B2 Word Formation WF015

Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.

1. Happiness and misery are two values that are hardly __________________. (MEASURE)
2. City authorities invested in better street __________________in order to reduce crime.
(LIGHT)
3. __________________, the car got out of control and crashed into the tree. (FORTUNE)
4. People who are __________________often get benefits from the state. (EMPLOY)
5. My __________________told me that my rent was due next week. (LAND)
6. The __________________came to the house and fixed the faulty wires. (ELECTRIC)
7. It was not my __________________to embarrass him in front of everyone. (INTEND)
8. Technicians are trying to keep the reactor from __________________ (HEAT).
9. Michael is __________________on his father and always has to ask him for financial
support. (DEPEND)
10. The law proved to be __________________. Nobody cared about it. (EFFECT)
11. When a rescue team arrived at the site they found that a few passengers were still
__________________ (LIVE).
12. We have had a few __________________lately, but on the whole, we are getting along
fine. (AGREE)
13. She came from a __________________middle-class family. (RESPECT)
14. He is __________________to be a teacher. He simply can't manage a class. (FIT)
15. She surprised her coaches with a __________________performance. Everything she did
was perfect (FAULT).
16. The test was __________________easy. I have done more difficult ones. (COMPARE)
17. The __________________died at once when Sandy came in. (LAUGH)
18. People no longer have confidence in our __________________system. (JUST)
19. All natural minerals contain __________________. (PURE)
20. The bottles are designed to be __________________up to ten times. (USE)

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