Practice Test EA10 – Word Formation

Allotted Time: 60 minutes for 100 sentences

300. He earned his … by wood-cutting and hunting. (LIVE)
301. Will you give me some … in finding the necessary information? (ASSIST)
302. The … of that task took him several months. (ACCOMPLISH)
303. Their … was impressive and touching. (FRIEND)
304. Everybody was appalled by the … of the mob’s attacks. (SAVAGE)
305. She is so … that she can’ t even change an electric bulb. (PRACTICE)
306. His lawyer has demanded a … of the hearing. (POSTPONE)
307. Sorry to contradict you , but his work lacks … (PROFOUND)
308. They should take into account every … possibility. (IMAGINE)
309. He can’t fool me with his mock … (HUMBLE)
310. Father … the car by removing part of the engine. (MOBILE)
311. How … of her to behave like that! (HORROR)
312. The factory closure will result in hundreds of … (REDUNDANT)
313. That … decision was to bring about a lot of misfortune. (FATE)
314. Your account is l u l l of lies and … (DECEIVE)
315. Jack had the … to admit that it was his fault. (DECENT)
316. My letters have never met with any … (RESPOND)
317. The monks on Mount Athos live in … (SECLUDE)
318. He lived a life of utter … with no support whatsoever. (WRETCH)
319. They appreciated the … of your speech. (ACCURATE)
320. It was … of you to notice that on the spot. (PERCEIVE)
321. The woman got her … back slowly after her illness. (STRONG)
322. I would like to help her, but … I can’ t. (FORTUNE)
323. The members of the Order were sworn to … (SECRET)
324. Wc need an … of that photograph to study all the details. (LARGE)
325. Believe it or not, your plan simply isn’ t … (WORK)
326. His integrity and … of purpose made everybody respect him. (NOBLE)
327. She … me that my dress was beautiful. (SURE)
328. Kerry is a very … child, a ical nuisance for his family. (OBEY)
329. She … deceived everybody present by being all smiles. (ART)
330. He looked with … at his pretty daughter. (PROUD)
331. He claims that his theory is … (DEFENCE)
332. My proposal met with their immediate … (AGREE)
333. The Earth has a … movement round the sun. (CYCLE)
334. Our firm has more than two hundred … (EMPLOY)
335. The boom was the result of financial … (WIZARD)
336. Jane is so … ! . She never knows what the teacher has asked her. (ATTENTION)
337. I’m not going to climb that mountain ; it’s too … (RISK)
338. You may leave your holdall in a left-luggage … at the station. (LOCK)
339. Her conduct was absolutely …, don’t you think so? (SHAME)
340. A large sum of money has come to her by a recent … (INHERIT)
341. Wc had to …. the whole passage which was not an easy task. (MEMORY)
342. Why are you driving so … ? You might have an accident. (CARE)
343. This man had no proper … until he was thirteen. (SCHOOL)
344. He had a … on his arm from a wasp sting. (SWELL)
345. Phis girl is very … towards her parents. (AFFECT)
346. Oysters are considered a great … in Ireland. (DELICATE)
347. It is very difficult to … your heart when you hear a baby crying. (HARD)
348. He has gained the … over all his rivals. (ASCEND)
349. A bear is a … forest animal. (FUR)
350. They were … unaware of our presence. (SEEM)
351. This new dictionary has poor … of medical vocabulary. (COVER)
352. The senator gave a … summary of the meeting. (LONG)
353. Yesterday a substantial … of drugs was made. (SEIZE)
354. I have a strong … of a misfortune. (SENTIMENT)
355. You need a … of your licence by the end of the month. (RENEW)
356. That was but an … victory, my dear. (ILLUSION)
357. They have come up with a range of sophisticated … (WEAPON)
358. She seems to enjoy the … of her new life. (CONVENIENT)
359. The band had the audience in … (HYSTERIA)
360. He has a … reputation as a fighter. (FEAR)
361. He has got acute … to light and heat. (SENSITIVE)
362. I am thinking about the … of time. (PASS)
363. Not being of age, he wasn’t sent to prison but to a … . (REFORM)
364. The noise in the house … considerably when the children left. (LESS)
365. Will you take this …. to the chemist’s ? (PRESCRIBE)
366. I’m looking for a more … job as I can’t make ends meet. (REMUNERATE)
367. Nowadays we witness a … of natural resources. (WASTE)
368. When the police stopped him, he was driving at a … speed. (SUICIDE)
369. The newspapers’ … about his illegal actions startled us. (ASSERT)
370. The professor’s … lecture was very much appreciated. (INAUGURATE)
371. His unexpected … surprised everybody. (RENOUNCE)
372. Not a living soul did they meet in that … (WILD)
373. I think that this is an … point. (ARGUE)
374. Jane introduced me to a very … young man.(PRESENT)
375. The long … formed on the eaves of the roofs may be dangerous. (ICE)
376. Let’s put an end to this … argument. (NONSENSE)
377. Tax … is punishable by law, you know. (AVOID)
378. She uses quite … language in her poems. (FIGURE)
379. He was responsible for the … of mail in that village. (DISTRIBUTE)
380. Their behaviour was … » wasn’t it ? (ADMIRE)
381. The rent is £15 … of heating. (INCLUDE)
382. The … of the ozone layer endangers life everywhere. (DEPLETE)
383. She gets … when he’s not around . (LONE)
384. Raincoats are made of … material. (PERMEATE)
385. Her words caused a great deal of … (DISSENT)
386. The … is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser. (FINANCE)
387. These paintings are in a poor state of … (PRESERVE)
388. They beat him … and left him there. (SENSE)
389. People like him can never be trusted ; they are … (LIE)
390. The … of that car is $50 a week. (RENT)
391. Roosevelt was elected four times to the … of the USA. (PRESIDE)
392. A … is a man whose wife is dead. (WIDOW)
393. It is … to assume that everyone thinks die same way as you do. (LOGIC)
394. The university gives five research … a year. (FELLOW)
395. My brother shows a … interest in politics. (PASSION)
396. Her … in that firm was very rapid. (ADVANCE)
397. All competitors are people of … ability. (PROVE)
398. The … must be protected against the sale of poor quality goods. (CONSUME)
399. Several … were recorded in diis town last year. (BANKRUPT)