KEY TO WORD FORM 1

I. Use the word given in capitals at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap.
1 I was very …..surprised............... that you didn't phone me last night. (SURPRISE)
2 I thought the film was rather ….disappointing......... after all the publicity it had received.
(DISAPPOINT)
3 She's an …....interesting........... teacher and that's what makes her lessons so enjoyable. (INTEREST)
4 Anita looked quite …....worried......... when she left the police station. (WORRY)
5 Paul found climbing the mountain an …...exhausting............. experience. (EXHAUST)
6 Marie told me a rather ….amusing.......... story about her trip to the fashion show in Milan. (AMUSE)
II. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the gap.
1 What an …....amazing......... band! I never expected they'd be that good. AMAZE
2 They found the journey so …exhausting...... that they fell asleep as soon as they arrived. EXHAUST
Find + sth/ sb + adj
3 My problem at school was that I was ….bored............. with the lessons. BORE
4 Jake felt …...disappointed............. with his exam results. He had hoped to do better. DISAPPOINT
5 Why are the buses always late? It's …..annoying................ to have to wait in the rain! ANNOY
6 I'm doing this course because I'm …...interested...... in studying architecture at university. INTEREST
7 Annette felt very …..surprised............... that she hadn't been invited to the party. SURPRISE
8 I found driving Formula 1 car a really ….....exciting............ experience. EXCITE
III. Form adjectives from the following nouns and verbs.

Noun (n) or Verb (v) Adjective

nature (n) natural
Danger (n) dangerous
Friend (n) (un)friendly: (ko) thân thiện/ friendless (=
without friend)
Comfort (n +v) comfortable
Luxury (n) luxurious
Risk (n + v) risky
Nerve (n) nervous
Crowd (n + v) crowded
Disappoint (v) Disappointed/ disappointing
Care (n + v) Careful/ careless
Wonder ( n + v) wonderful
Dust (n + v) dusty
Memory (n) memorable
Hunger (n) hungry
Enjoy (v) enjoyable

IV. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a
word that fits in the gap in the same line.
“A BUS JOURNEY”
Tasha climbed onto a (1) ….crowded.................. CROWD bus which was going to take her into the town
centre. The wooden seats didn't look very (2).......comfortable........ COMFORT , so she decided to stand
even though a (3) ….....thoughtful................. THOUGHT passenger offered her a seat.
As the bus moved through the suburbs, it filled with women dressed in bright, (4) …colourful..
COLOUR clothes on their way to market to do their (5) ….weekly...........WEEK shopping. ' This is a
wonderful experience' , thought Tasha, who was beginning to feel (6)......optimistic......... OPTIMISM
about her journey.
The bus grew (7) …...noisier.......... NOISE and hotter as more people climbed aboard laughing and
chatting together. Tasha began to feel a little (8) ….nervous..........NERVE that she would not be able to
get to the door when the bus reached her stop. Fortunately, though, a (9)........helpful............... HELP
passenger saw her problem and shouted to the other passengers to let her pass. It seemed almost
(10).......miraculous................. MIRACLE, but suddenly everyone smilingly made room for her to get
off.
V. Form a noun from these verb.
Verb Noun
qualify qualification
confide confidence
understand understanding
improve improvement
behave behaviour
advise advice
assist Assistance/ assistant (person)
know knowledge
VI. Each of the nouns below has been formed from a verb. Write the verb next to each noun.
Verb Noun
advertise advertisement
entertain entertainment
feel feeling
achieve achievement
investigate investigation
obey obedience
prefer preference
sense sensation

VII. Complete the sentences using the negative form of the verb given in capitals. Remember to
use the correct form of the verb.
1 Could you help me ….........undo........... DO the button on the back of my dress?
2 I know the news will..........disappoint........ APPOINT you, but we are unable to offer you the job.
3 If you ….......overuse........... USE the equipment it will probably break.
4 That knot was so tight that he couldn't …...untie........ TIE it.
5 Accommodation is a word which many students..........misspell....... . SPELL
6 I can't find my keys anywhere. They seem to have just …...disappeared.......... ! APPEAR
7 This isn't a complete check-up, so you needn't …..undress........ - just take off your shirt. DRESS
8 I'm afraid you must have been …....misinformed/ uninformed.............. INFORM ; there's no concert
here tonight.