Word formation

Ex. 7. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the sentence.

1. An __________ (-stick) frying pan has a special surface which prevents food
from sticking to it.

2. This is a __________ (lingual) dictionary.

3. Crime is a __________ (dimensional) problem.

4. Winter weather brought __________ (-zero) temperatures to much of the

country.

5. During the summer the town has a large __________ (-resident) population of
holidaymakers.

6. She had become involved, as a student, in __________ (racist) movements. 7.

__________ (-aircraft) missiles are intended to destroy or defend against enemy
aircraft. 8. __________ (tropical) regions are cooler than equatorial regions. 9.
__________ (sex) clothes are intended for use by both males and females. 10. It
felt like we travelled __________ (-stop) for the entire week. 11. I am on a
slimming diet and drink only __________ (fat) milk. 12. The __________
(continental) railway goes from New York in the east to San Francisco in the west.
13. She is said to have __________ (natural) powers and to be able to
communicate with the dead. 14. The play is performed on a __________
(angular) stage. 15. The word ‘__________ (-standard)’ describes a word or
phrase which is not considered correct by educated speakers of the language.

Ex. 8. Add correct prefixes to the beginning of the words, make any
necessary spelling changes.

1. The __________ (-government) protesters marched to parliament.

2. He is taking a __________ (atlantic) flight from London to New York.

3. When the ambulance came, the man was __________ (conscious) after being
knocked by a car.

4. The __________ (-president) of the United States was honoured at a ceremony,

five years after he resigned.

5. Increasingly, smoking is regarded as an __________ (social) habit

6. People who can only speak their own language are called __________ (lingual).
7. Superman is a comic strip character who has __________ (human) strength. 8.
There were violent scenes as __________ (-government) and anti-government
demonstrators fought outside parliament. 9. __________ (racial) fighting
between the two minorities had led to civic war in the country. 10. The two
countries __________ (-operated) to prevent the shipment of drugs from one to
the other. 11. Body language is a potent form of __________ (-verbal)
communication.

12. The media gave her so much attention she became a __________ (star)
overnight.

13. He never goes out or talks to people; he is so __________ (social). 14. Tom
knew the information was somewhere in his __________ (conscious), but he
could not remember it. 15. The neighbouring tribes found it difficult to
__________ (exist) peacefully. 16. We caught the __________ (continental) train
from Paris to Istanbul. 17. As these programmes are __________ (changeable),
they can be used with any computer system. 18. At the meeting, no one
interrupted the prime Minister’s __________ (logue) about education. 19. More
and more people are buying __________ (-packed) food. 20. The __________ (-
war) years were difficult for many people. 21. After getting her degree, Jason
decided to take a __________ (graduate) course. 22. Have you tried this new
__________ (bacterial) washing powder? It kills all germs. 23. The party leader
has actually declared her support for __________ (lateral) nuclear disarmament.
24. Dinosaurs were __________ (historic) creatures. 25. They arranged the chairs
in a __________ (-circle) for the meeting. 26. The north of the country was hit by
__________ (-zero) temperatures this week.
27. There is a __________ (-stop) bus service between the two cities. 28. He plays
the classic __________ (-hero) who drops out of society to join a world of
impoverished artists and writers. 29. Seven countries are taking part in the
__________ (lateral) talks. 30. Such memories exist only at the __________
(conscious) level. 31. I could only cross the road by going down a __________
(way). 32. Nobody believed what Mary wrote in her __________ (biography). 33.
Let me introduce you to Janet, my __________ (-wife). 34. Unfortunately our
football team lost in the __________ (-final). 35. This is a good train, it goes to
Manchester __________ (-stop). 36. Mary is sailing across the Atlantic. She is on a
__________ (atlantic) voyage. 37. Terry has given up smoking. Now she is a
__________ (-smoker). 38. Dave was in the first __________ (marine) that sailed
under the North Pole.