Practice exercises

Word formation II
Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given.

1) It’s ..unusually.. cold today, considering it’s still summer.

usual

2) Actually I found Tony’s book was ………………… interesting.

surprise

3) The police managed ……………….. to find the missing children.

success

4) Jean’s composition are always ………………… written.

beauty

5) I am ………………… ashamed of your behavior!

thorough

6) This question is ………………… difficult, isn’t it?

awful

7) Mike tried ………………… to phone Cathy several times.

success

8) These instructions seem ………………… complicated.

necessary

9) Someone had ………………… left the front door open.

obvious

10) I can’t sit on this chair. It’s really ………………… .

comfort

11) Ann left home and became ………………… from her parents.
depend

12) These old envelopes can be ………………… so that we can save

money.
use

13) Not being chosen for the team was a great ………………… .
appoint

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14) Mary and Louis have a very good ………………… .
relate
15) Not sharing your sandwich with the others was a …………………
attitude.
self

16) He leads a rather ………………… lifestyle. He eats junk food and

never takes exercise.
health

17) David has a really ………………… temper and gets angry very easily.
control

18) Gary was an ………………… driving instructor, who has done the job
for over 40 years.
experience

19) Don’t worry about washing these trousers in the machine. They’re …
…………….. .
shrink

20) Harry asked for a ………………… and the cashier gave him one.
receive

21) Nina wants to be a ………………… .

politics

22) No one knows the exact ………………… of the water in this lake.
deep

23) You need a lot of ………………… to go fishing.

patient

24) ………………… is a serious matter, and you have to think about it.
marry

25) Tom sent in his ………………… for the job the next day.
apply

26) I trust Helen. She has a deep ………………… of the problem.

know

27) There was no ………………… for the bus accident.

explain

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28) The ……………….. of the sculpture was a mysterious affaire for the
police.
thief

29) Most people have no real ………………… in ghosts.

believe

30) Tina had no ………………… there was something wrong.

suspect

31) We measured the ………………… of the room wall with a ruler.

long

32) George won a medal for his ………………… .

brave

33) Looking in the mirror too much is an example of ………………… .

vain

34) Do you think you have the ……………….. to fix this refrigerator.
able

35) We put the ………………… food in the freezer.

freeze

36) Sheila has the right ………………… for the job.

qualify