The document provides 50 sentences with missing words to be filled in using the correct word form or derived form of the words in parentheses. It tests one's ability to use word forms like national/nation, famous/fame, exciting/excite, boring/bore, dangerous/danger, productive/produce, confident/confidence appropriately in context.
The document provides 50 sentences with missing words to be filled in using the correct word form or derived form of the words in parentheses. It tests one's ability to use word forms like national/nation, famous/fame, exciting/excite, boring/bore, dangerous/danger, productive/produce, confident/confidence appropriately in context.
The document provides 50 sentences with missing words to be filled in using the correct word form or derived form of the words in parentheses. It tests one's ability to use word forms like national/nation, famous/fame, exciting/excite, boring/bore, dangerous/danger, productive/produce, confident/confidence appropriately in context.
1. Baseball is the national sport in the United State. ( nation )
2. What is the most beautiful country in the world ? ( beauty ) 3. The United States is an industrial nation. ( industry ) 4. Charles Dickens was a famous English writer. ( fame ) 5. Nam likes to read historical novels . ( history ) 6. Everyone was excited about the holiday. ( excite) 7. The exciting plan was finally completed ( excite ) 8. I didn’t like that television show. It was boring ( bore ) 9. The snakes in the tall grass were dangerous ( danger ) 10. He became a professional writer and lecture. ( profession ) 11. He felt it was wasted to spend time on video games. ( waste ) 12. Farms became more productive. ( produce ) 13. Those products are very good. ( produce ) 14. They were confident that the future will be better. ( confidence ) 15. The country was in bad economic situation. ( economy ) 16. You should spend your money economically ( economical ) 17. He became a popular figure all over the world. ( popularity ) 18. France was a powerful country at that time. ( power ) 19. He was proud of his ability as a pilot . ( pride ) 20. Edison’s work gave him a great deal of satisfaction ( satisfy ) 21.Friendly Indians met them along the river. ( friend ) 22. The girl on the elephant looks attractive ( attract ) 23. Mai thinks English is very interesting ( interest ) 24. Are you interested in buying a new bicycle ? ( interest ) 25. The lecture was very boring. I felt so bored ( bore ) 26. Cultural activities should be promoted. ( culture ) 27. He said “ Good morning” in a friendly way . ( friend ) 28. I’m confident he will succeed in his chosen career. ( confidence ) 29. Although he was unsuccessful , he continued to write.( succeed ) 30. Finally he succeed in paying his debts. ( success ) 31. The farmers were able to produce better crops. ( productive ) 32. Later people recognized him as a great scientist. ( recognition ) 33. As a boy of sixteen, he managed his parents’ farm. ( management ) 34. The children decorate the room for the party. ( decoration ) 35. He was educated at home as a young boy. ( education ) 36. The traders inform them that the river was dangerous. (information ) 37. You’ll have to apologize your teacher for forgetting to do your homework. ( apology ) 38. Actors have to memorize their roles. ( memory ) 39. Your skirt needs lengthen . ( long ) 40. I’ll have to shorten these trousers. They’re too much long. (short) 41. The sky suddenly darkened and it looked like rain. ( dark ) 42. He always widen his knowledge by reading. ( wide ) 43. Do you know the length and the width of the door? ( long / wide ) 44. The man sat there quietly ( quiet ) 45. He spoke about his work pride. ( proud ) 46. The goal was scored beautifully ( beauty ) 47. We should use paper economical- ( economy ) 48. Could you explain it more simply ? ( simple ) 49. He was popularly welcomed in Paris. ( popular ) 50. She didn’t use her time wastefully. ( waste )
“Not Quite American: The Philippine Community in the United States (1907-1941)” in (Re)Presenting Filipino Americans, Asian American Studies Institute (A.A.S.I.)-University of Connecticut (U.S.A.), September 2002.