Practice Test EA12 – Word Formation

Allotted time: 60 minutes for 100 sentences

500. He achieved … as an addicted gambler. (NOTORIOUS)
501. We had to take a … route because the main road was blocked. (DEVIATE)
502. We can say that we have had a … meeting. (FRUIT)
503. His conduct is … to a priest and people don’ t go to his church. (BECOME)
504. My neighbour is an … always forecasting the end of the world. (ALARM)
505. Her … amused but also annoyed us all. (ECCENTRIC)
506. The castle was given to them in … (PERPETUAL)
507. Uncle John is the kind of person who can … others. (MAGNET)
508. After a long time, our plans have come to … (FULFIL)
509. The President’s successful visit abroad has … his position. (FORCE)
510. We all look for … sometimes, don’t we? (PRIVATE)
511. The … of troops took place gradually. (WITHDRAW)
512. They took up … in Australia going to the outback. (RESIDE)
513. This time he made a … decision that pleased only some of us. (CONTROVERSY)
514. He made a … speech against the government’s resolution. (FIRE)
515. Don’t be … by this failure as you still have one more chance. (HEARI)
516. I forgave him, eventually, although it was a … apology. (LATE)
517. Our shop can supply whichever … (REQUIRE)
518. My new neighbour is a fairly … person. (PEACE)
519. I fear that the future of our bank is … (PROBLEM)
520. The measures they have taken are … (DEBATE)
521. The signature on this document is … ; is it yours ? (LEGIBLE)
522. I’m afraid your dress is … for such a formal dinner. (PROPER)
523. My daughter is … to dust and hay. (ALLERGY)
524. She told him that piece of news for his … (EDIFY)
525. The … industry has striven in the last decades. (PHARMACY)
526. The singer on the stage had a sweet … voice. (MUSIC)
527.1 won’t allow any … whatsoever in my business. (INTERFERE)
528.1 can say that your clothes are really … (FUNCTION)
529. The woman accepted her fate with … (RESIGN)
530. We need someone with a real sense of … to the job. (COMMIT)
531 . She had long … hair which increased her femininity. (SILK)
532. The scientists studied the problem of … in subzero temperatures. (SURVIVE)
533. The manager’s suggestions met with some … (RESIST)
534. The … of the Earth round the Sun takes a year. (REVOLVE)
535. Everybody admired her … buttons. (PEARL)
536. Profits have risen … since the last meeting of the board. (SIGNIFICANCE)
537. The … of Romania’s independence took place in 1877. (PROCLAIM)
538. Alex is a … young employee who should be promoted. (RESOURCE)
539. Her efforts to improve the school have been … (EFFECT)
540. The president made an … to the new state of affairs. (ALLUDE)
541. He was accused of … to the party. (LOYAL)
542. It is … to drive a car without a driving licence. (LEGAL)
543. I know that her new hobby is … (EMBROIDER)
544. Margaret is such a … woman, always insisting on the rules. (PEDANT)
545. On Sundays the church is full of … (WORSHIP)
546. We all admired the … arrangement of flowers. (DECORATE)
547. His mates used to mock at his … but now they look up to him. (BOOK)
548. Our firm has entered into an … with a larger one. (ALLY)
549. Now that she lives abroad , she visits her grandparents … . (YEAR)
550.1 am curious to see how the … will react to the new law. (PEASANT)
551. She has retired and receives an … from her former employers. (ANNUAL)
552. We felt … by bis arrogant behaviour. (LITTLE)
553. His work sank into … after his death. (OBLIVIOUS)
554. There’s a clear … of liberals in the government. (PREDOMINATE)
555. In this case, our … is accurate. (DEDUCE)
556. He sticks … to any task, no matter the obstacles. (MAN)
557. In order to live all … needs must be satisfied. (BODY)
558. Mike’s … of Liza was unsuccessful. (COURT)
559. The two friends shook hands … when they met again.(VIGOUR)
560. Some fashion models appeared like … figures a few years ago. (SKELETON)
561. Such embroidered blouses are a … of this region. (PECULIAR)
562. He was surprised to find out that the machine was … . (DEFECT)
563. He’s too mother-… for his age. (RELIANCE)
564. What have you … the coffee with ? (SWEET)
565. Is she the only … of this house ? (OCCUPY)
566. I noticed a look of … on my daughter’s face. (ENCHANT)
567. I hope all my plans will soon … (MATERIAL)
568. Immediate measures must be taken to reduce the risk of … (BREAK)
569 Our boots were wet because it was … there. (SWAMP)
570. Who and what are … pronouns. (INTERROGATE)
571. To her surprise, they understood her … well. (AMAZE)
572. The tunes she played on the piano sounded quite … (VIBRATE)
573. This mistake that she made led to her … from her job. (SUSPEND)
574. Her appearance at the meeting was … (DISRUPT)
575. Like his father, he has worked in the …in his town. (BREW)
576. She is suffering from a … infection. (RESPIRE)
577. In the end this proved to be a … experience. (PROFIT)
578 This factory was … many years ago. (NATION)
579. You are an … to believe that such things might really happen. (IDEAL)
580. The rain had … when we left the party. (SLACK)
581. The price of cars is still … for many people nowadays. (PROHIBIT)
582. Stay away from that m a n ; he is said to be mean and … (REVENGE)
583. They had a lot of electrical … installed all about the house. (FIT)
584. He used to be such a restless … man ! (ADVENTURE)
585. This gymnast was a gold … at the Olympic Games. (MEDAL)
586. The … of this painting will take a long time. (RESTORE)
587. Both chambers voted for the abolition of the death … (PENAL)
588. If I may be …. I was the one who put forward this plan. (MODEST)
589. Share prices were … today in active trading. (BUOY)
590. The … to the text was unexpected. (AMEND)
591. We know that the next postal … is at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. (DELIVER)
592. He is a worldwide known nuclear … (PHYSICS)
593. Some people find white a very … colour. (REST)
594. His rudeness was beyond our …(ENDURE)
595. The boy looked at me in utter … (PERPLEX)
596. Fans of famous stars fill their rooms with their idols’… . (MEMORABLE)
597. His … reaction was to cover his face. (INSTANT)
598. I am amazed at the … of your project. (AMBITIOUS)
599. The Chinese and people of the same race have … eyes. (SLANT)