Engelsk Grammar Practice F.

Tajic

Choose the right verbs

Use the words given in capitals at the end of the sentences to form new words that fit the
gaps.
1. Some parents are concerned about the possible ______________________ video games

can have on children and teenagers. EFFECTED

2. Video games have played an _______________________ role in the life of teenagers.

INCREASEMENT

3. Players use their _______________________ when they play. IMAGINE

4. Some children seem to be completely _____________________ in the game and their

virtual world. ABSORPTION

5. The research showed that _____________________ people, who play less than 15 hours

a week, are not at greater risk to become violent. ADOLESCENCE

6. The researchers ______________________ that playing video games can help develop

new skills. CONCLUSIONS

7. Playing too many hours a day can ________________________ the social behaviour of

young people. AFFECTED

8. The researchers were surprised by their _________________________. FOUND

9. They found some _____________________ arguments for playing video games. BENEFIT

10. Playing video games causes the brain to release endorphins – and this feeling is almost

______________________. ADDICTION

11. Sometimes there needs to be an __________________________ that limits the amount

of time the young person spends with the video game. INTERVENE

KEY:
1 effects, 2 increasing, 3 imagination, 4 absorbed, 5 adolescent, 6 concluded, 7 affect,
8 findings, 9 beneficial, 10 addictive, 11 intervention