WORD FORMATION EXERCISE 1

1. Detroit is renowned for the _____________________________________of cars.

(PRODUCE)
2. If you make a good________________________________ at the interview, you will get
the job. (IMPRESS)
3. Teaching and medicine are more than___________________________, they're
professions. (OCCUPY)
4. My history teacher has a vast ________________________________of past events.
(KNOW)
5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ________________________
(QUALIFY)
6. My greatest___________________________ was graduating from the university.
(ACHIEVE)
7. The weatherman said there is a strong_________________________ of rain today.
(POSSIBLE)
8. Some old regulations and laws are no longer________________________________
(EFFECT)
9. Athens is ___________________________________________for its ancient buildings.
(FAME)
10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a_____________________________ record.
(CRIME)
11. Lizzy has just won a _________________________ to a world-renowned university.
(SCHOLAR)
12. You will need your parents' ___________________ if you want to go on the school trip.
(PERMIT)
13. It's a wonderful restaurant. The food is great and the service is superb. We
____________________ recommend it! (HIGH)
14. Thank you so much for the flowers. It's very __________________________ of you.
(THOUGHT)
15. Sarah speaks perfect French as she spent much of her __________________________ in
Canada. (CHILD)
16. I've ___________________________________ my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere?
(PLACE)
17. Don't forget to ________________________________ the modem when you have
finished using it. (CONNECT)
18. Ben behaves like a child when he doesn't get his own way. He's so
____________________. (MATURE)
19. Oliver's CV is truly ________________________________ . He's bound to get the job.
(IMPRESS)
20. Don't laugh at his silly jokes! You'll only _________________________________him to tell
them again. (COURAGE)
ANSWER KEY

1. PRODUCTION
2. IMPRESSION
3. OCCUPATIONS
4. KNOWLEDGE
5. QUALIFICATIONS
6. ACHIEVEMENT
7. POSSIBILITY
8. EFFECTIVE
9. FAMOUS
10.CRIMINAL
11.SCHOLARSHIP
12.PERMISSION
13.HIGHLY
14.THOUGHTFUL
15.CHILDHOOD
16.MISPLACED
17.DISCONNECT
18.IMMATURE
19.IMPRESSIVE
20.ENCOURAGE