Advanced Word-Building Practice [2] •

Derivatives & Compounds of ‘Virus’

Task 2.1
 Complete the sentences with suitable compounds from the box below.

virus-containment
coronavirus-driven post-coronavirus
virus-laden
coronavirus-enforced pre-coronavirus
virus-resistant

1 Despite the …………… sell-off that had affected markets everywhere, Venture
was one of few companies that managed to fend off the negative momentum.

2 Digital traffic has doubled or even tripled from …………… levels, and we have
seen a significant uptick in digital and print subscriptions.

3 Hours before the UK went into …………… lockdown, a couple managed to fast-
track their wedding and tie the knot—with just four people in attendance.

4 India has ramped up its …………… measures and halted its lifeblood train
network.

5 Oil prices rose on Friday as the world’s richest nations poured unprecedented
aid into the global economy to stop a …………… recession.

6 The most important requirement for the …………… economy is that we should
not attempt to return to a pre-crisis ‘normality’.

7 The UFC, now, along with the NBA, the English Premier League, and the 2020
Olympic Games, is on a …………… hiatus.

8 The virus can be transmitted through a cough or sneeze, which could spread
…………… droplets on a new-born.

9 The virus may spread the cells that are susceptible to infection, and reduce the
chance of the emergence of …………… strains.

10 West Australian businesses are pessimistic about the chances of a ……………

economic rebound, with most expecting conditions to worsen in 2021.

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Task 2.2
 Choose all suitable answers to complete each sentence.

1 Amid coronavirus-…………… panic across the country, goods’ transporters have

raised fake alarm bells of hindrances by law enforcement agencies to gain a
stimulus package from the government.
A fuelled B induced C inflicted D triggered

2 Analysts warned of a global recession as coronavirus-…………… sell-off

dragged stocks, bond yields and oil prices lower.
A driven B enforced C fuelled D induced

3 As the coronavirus-…………… lockdown started to disrupt the country’s food

supply chain, several groups have asked the government to provide social
protection measures to farmers to ensure food security in the country.
A battered B enforced C induced D triggered

4 Authorities in Japan acknowledged the mishandling of a virus-…………… cruise

ship could have allowed the problem to magnify.
A driven B laden C ridden D stricken

5 Healthcare workers are often involved in procedures like endoscopies,

bronchoscopes among others that send virus-…………… droplets from a
patient's airways all over the room.
A carrying B containing C laced D laden

6 The foreign ministry said it will send charter flights to bring home residents of
virus-…………… regions from overseas.
A afflicted B conflicted C inflicted D stricken

7 The president is enlisting advisers from business, the medical field and elected
office to join a new council that will help shape his plans to reopen the
coronavirus-…………… economy.
A battered B infested C mediated D suppressed

8 The president may have moved too hastily to try to reboot the virus-……………
economy—loosening social-isolation measures, thereby triggering more cases
and deaths.
A plagued B ravaged C ridden D stricken

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