WORD FORMATION 1

 Complete each sentence with one of the words given:

BANK, BOOK, FOOT, HEAD, MATCH, BLOW, CHAIR, HAND, KEY, TABLE

1. I’ve got to ………………………… it to you! You really know what you are doing!
2. Don’t worry, it’s a safe bet. You can ………………………… on it.
3. I’m trying to find some shoes that ………………………… this dress.
4. Everyone voted that Jane should ………………………… the meeting.
5. Mary has one of the ………………………… positions in the company.
6. We’ve decided to ………………………… in the direction of Rome and stop on the way.
7. I have set out the results of the survey in this ………………………… .
8. Jack received a severe ………………………… on the head and felt very dizzy.
9. Don’t forget to ………………………… a table at the restaurant for this evening.
10. What worries me is who is going to ………………………… the bill?

 Complete each sentence with a word made from the word in capitals:

1. Please ………………………… our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply. KNOW
2. Keith’s exam results turned out to be ………………………… . DISASTER
3. There will be no pay rises in the ………………………… future. SEE
4. Jim is one of the most ………………………… members of the committee. SPEAK
5. What are the entry………………………… at this university? REQUIRE
6. Jackie suffered as a child a very strict ………………………… . BRING
7. I think that your …………………………about the cost are wrong. ASSUME
8. This statue ………………………… the soldiers who died in the war. MEMORY
9. The idea that the sun ‘rises’ is a popular ………………………… . CONCEIVE
10. Ruth has gone back to college to get a teaching ………………………… . QUALIFY

 Complete the word in each sentence by adding an appropriate prefix:

1. I didn’t pay the bill and now the electricity has been …………………………connected.
2. There is a law against dropping litter, but it is rarely …………………………forced.
3. When the cassette finished, don’t forget to…………………………wind it.
4. I thought the effects in the film were rather …………………………done.
5. The rumors about the minister’s death were completely …………………………founded.
6. Anyone with a …………………………ability may qualify for a special pension.
7. I am …………………………debted to you for all the help you have given me.
8. When a currency is …………………………valued, it is worth less internationally.
9. I found the instructions you gave us very …………………………leading.
10. John rents the house and I …………………………let a room from him.

 Replace the words underlined in each sentence with one word ending in –ly beginning with the letter given:

1. The country imports every year over two million tons of rice.
2. Harry’s work has improved a great deal. c
3. By coincidence, I’m driving there myself tomorrow. c
4. I’ll be with you straight away. d
5. The two sisters were dressed in exactly the same way. i
6. I’m afraid that Carol’s writing is quite illegible. a
7. Tim only understands in a hazy manner what is going on. v
8. I think that this plan is downright ridiculous! t
9. Diana just wants to know the truth. m
10. The passengers only just escaped with their lives. b

 Complete the word in each sentence with over- or under-.

1. The …………………………lying causes of the problem are widely known.

2. What a terrible film. It’s really …………………………rated in my view.
3. The first time I tried out my new bike I …………………………balanced and fell off.
4. Don’t forget to give the door an …………………………coat as well as a coat of gloss paint.
5. The bath …………………………flowed and the water dripped through into the living room.
6. It is not as easy as all that. I think you are …………………………simplifying the problem.
7. I apologise for the delay in sending your order but we are …………………………staffed at present.
8. You can get to the other side of the road by going through this …………………………pass.
9. The garden had been neglected and was …………………………grown with weeds.
10. You should have turned the meat off before. It’s …………………………done now.