WORD FORMATION - PRACTICE 1
For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.
BOOKS
Nearly all the (0) DISCOVERIES that have been made through the ages
DISCOVER
can be found in books. The (1) ____ of the book is one of humankind's
INVENT
greatest (2) ____, the importance of which cannot be overestimated.
ACHIEVE
Books are very adaptable, providing us with both (3) ____ and information.
ENTERTAIN
The (4) ____ of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that
PRODUCE
is (5) ____ to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have
RECOGNISE
some (6) ____ to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15 th
SIMILAR
century, in Europe, all books were (7) ____ by hand. They were often
WRITE
beautifully illustrated and always rare and (8) ____. With printing came
EXPENSE
the (9) ____ of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books,
POSSIBLE
making (10) ____ more widespread and accessible.
KNOW
A POPULAR WRITER
Emma Harte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel, was a poor (0) LONELY girl
who became the (1) ____ owner of an international chain of stores. Like
the woman she writes about, Ms Bradford is beautiful and (2) ____. She
left school at sixteen and became a (3) ____. After twenty-three
years of this work, she made the (4) ____ to start writing novels.
She is now one of the most (5) ____ -paid novelists in the world. Was Emma
Harte's story based on Ms Bradford's own (6) ____ successful life? 'I'm
afraid not,' she said with (7) ____. 'My life has been quite different from
Emma Harte's. She was (8) ____ to be born into a poor family. I came
from a middle-class home and I'm (9) ____ married to a rich American
film producer. The only thing I share with my heroine is her (10) ____ to
work hard.'
LEAVING A JOB
I recently left my job in an ____________ (1)agency
after a disagreement with my boss. She accepted my
(2) ____________ but warned me that because of the
(3) ____________ situation, I might have to get used to the
idea of being (4) ____________ for a while. I thought that she
was trying to make a point, but after I had made over
fifty (5) ____________ to other companies, I realised that she
was right. Although I am a (6) ____________ designer, I
didn't receive any offers of a job. After that I tried
working from home, but it was not very (7) ____________ Then
I became an (8) ____________ in a fast-food restaurant,
even though my (9) ____________ were extremely low.
I wish I had accepted early (10) ____________ from my old job. RETIRE
That is what I disagreed with my boss about!
HOW A HOBBY CAN MAKE YOU ANGRY!
Recently I decided to take up (1) ____________ as a hobby. I have
always taken snapshots, but I have never been very (2) ____________
My snaps were either a complete (3) ____________ for
technical reasons, or were just not very (4) ____________. First
I decided that to be (5) ____________, I should have bought new
equipment. Just then I had an (6) ____________ piece of good
luck. A friend who works in a camera shop said she
could sell me a (7) ____________ camera. A customer had
left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been
a (8) ____________, and it was actually for sale.
I thought this was a rather (9) ____________ explanation
and so I asked her some more questions. It turned out
that she had had a (10) ____________ with the customer and he
had thrown the camera at her in anger because she had disliked his photos!
FATHER AND SON
My next-door neighbour has a very unusual (1) ____________
He has long hair with a (2) ____________ in the middle, and
usually wears an old pair of jeans and a (3) ____________ shirt.
His clothes are very (4) ____________ for working in a bank, but
that is what he does! Unless he (5) ____________ when he gets to
work and changes his clothes! His clothes are usually filthy
and I am sure he never washes them or takes them to
the (6) ____________. When he wears a coat it is always
old and (7) ____________, and even on very cold days it is
(8) ____________ all down the front. The funny thing is that his
son is very (9) ____________, always wears the latest styles, and
never wears casual clothes, even on an (10) ____________ occasion.
LONE
WEALTH
AMBITION
JOURNAL
DECIDE
HIGH
INCREDIBLE
AMUSE
LUCK
HAPPY
ABLE
ADVERTISEMENT
RESIGN
ECONOMY
EMPLOY
APPLY
QUALIFICATIONS
PROFIT
EMPLOY
EARN
PHOTOGRAPH
SKILL
FAIL
IMAGINE
SUCCESS
EXPECT
VALUE
UNDERSTAND
BELIEF
AGREE
APPEAR
PART
STRIPE
SUIT
DRESS
CLEAN
WEAR
BUTTON
FASHION
FORMAL
1) 1) invention 2) achievements 3) entertainment 4) production/producing 5) recognisable 6) similarity/ies 7) written 8) expensive 9) possibility 10) knowledge
2) 1) wealthy 2) ambitious 3) journalist 4) decision 5) highly 6) incredibly 7) amusement 8) unlucky 9) happily 10) ability
3) 1) advertising 2) resignation 3) economic 4) unemployed 5) applications 6) qualified 7) profitable 8) employee 9) earnings 10) retirement
4) 1) photography 2) skilful 3) failure 4) imaginative 5) successful 6) unexpected 7) valuable 8) misunderstanding 9) unbelievable 10) disagreement
5) 1) appearance 2) parting 3) striped 4) unsuitable 5) undresses 6) cleaner's 7) worn 8) unbuttoned 9) fashionable 10) informal
WORD FORMATION - PRACTICE 2
1) A house in the country
When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because
she was tired of the (1) ____ she lived in. It was crowded,
NEIGHBOUR ______________________________
there was a (2) ____ of parking places, and
SHORT_______________________________
the view from her (3) ____ windows was of distant
STAIRS _______________________________
factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4) ____
SELL _______________________________
of her house very easily, and with a small (5) ____ from
LEND _______________________________
the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an
old farm building, which had been (6) ____ and turned into
BUILD _______________________________
a modern house. After loading all her belongings into a van,
Ann managed to get them into the new house (7) ____.
DAMAGE _______________________________
She (8) ____ most of the rooms with what she already
FURNITURE ______________________________
owned. Even her curtains were the right (9) ____ for the
LONG _______________________________
windows and she only had to buy a new (10) ____ for
COOK _______________________________
the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely
something was bound to go wrong!
2) A letter of apology
I am writing to apologise for the (1) ____ of your Happy
CANCEL _______________________________
Holiday Coach Tour to Aberdeen. (2) ____ our luxury
FORTUNE _______________________________
coach was involved in a (3) ____ in France a week ago,
COLLIDE _______________________________
and our driver has been (4) ____ obliged to remain there
EXPECT _______________________________
for the moment. The coach was travelling on a road (5) ____
SUIT _______________________________
for heavy traffic, and the accident was (6) ____. Luckily
AVOID _______________________________
none of the passengers suffered any (7) ____, and we have
INJURE _______________________________
complained to the authorities that the road needs (8) ____
WIDE _______________________________
Our new coach will be fitted with (9) ____ seat belts for
ADJUST _______________________________
the safety and comfort of passengers. We will of course
return the (10) ____ you have made for your holiday as
PAY _______________________________
soon as possible.
3) Supermarkets
Nowadays, a great (1) ____ of different food is available
VARY _______________________________
from large supermarkets. There are rarely any (2) ____
SHORT _______________________________
of fresh food, and there is far less (3) ____ of our having
LIKELY _______________________________
to rely on (4) ____ products. Does this mean that
FREEZE _______________________________
supermarkets have become the most (5) ____ shops of
SUCCESS _______________________________
all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of
food less (6) ____ and most people enjoy shopping in
EXPENSE _______________________________
them. There has been a (7) ____ in the number of
REDUCE _______________________________
(8) ____ made against supermarkets in recent years.
COMPLAIN _______________________________
The assistants are no longer (9) ____, but smile and
POLITE _______________________________
try to be helpful. Above all, supermarkets have shown a
WILLING _______________________________
(10) ____ to listen to their customers, and to adapt to
customers' needs.
4) Arthur's life of crime
At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur's (1) ____ . He
INNOCENT _______________________________
had been accused of the (2) ____ of a valuable Chinese vase,
THIEF _______________________________
and was also charged with ten other (3) ____. The value of
OFFEND _______________________________
the (4) ____ goods was said to be over £10,000. Arthur said
STEAL _______________________________
in his own (5) ____ that the vase had been put into his car
DEFEND _______________________________
(6) ____. He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a
ACCIDENT _______________________________
fake, and was almost (7) ____. The judge did not believe
WORTH _______________________________
Arthur's story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8)____
CRIME _______________________________
and that he deserved a severe (9) ____. Then
PUNISH _______________________________
the judge sentenced Arthur to five years (10) ____.
PRISON _______________________________
Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison
and so he was used to it.
5) School report
Margaret started English Literature this term, and I
am afraid that her (1) ____ to the subject has not been
INTRODUCE _______________________________
entirely (2) ____. She has not shown much enthusiasm,
SUCCESS _______________________________
and does not always pay (3) ____ in class. Her assignments
ATTEND _______________________________
are often (4) ____, because she is so untidy, and because
READ
_______________________________
of her (5) ____ to check her work thoroughly. She failed
FAIL
_______________________________
to do any (6) ____ before the end of term test, and had
REVISE _______________________________
poor results. She seems to have the (7) ____ idea that
MISTAKE
_______________________________
she can succeed without studying. She has also had many
(8) ____ and has frequently arrived late for class. This
ABSENT _______________________________
has resulted in several severe (9) ____. Although
PUNISH _______________________________
Margaret is a (10) ____ student in some respects, she
GIFT
_______________________________
has not had a satisfactory term.
EX 1) NEIGHBOURHOOD SHORTAGE UPSTAIRS SALE LOAN REBUILT UNDAMAGED FURNISHED LENGTH COOKER
EX 2) CANCELLATION UNFORTUNATELY COLLISION UNEXPECTEDLY UNSUITABLE UNAVOIDABLE INJURIES WIDENING ADJUSTABLE PAYMENT
EX 3) VARIETY SHORTAGES LIKELIHOOD FROZEN SUCCESSFUL EXPENSIVE REDUCTION COMPLAINTS INPOLITE WILLINGNESS
EX 4) INNOCENCE THEFT OFFENCES STOLEN DEFENCE ACCIDENTALLY WORTHLESS CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT IMPRISONMENT
EX 5) INTRODUCTION SUCCESSFUL ATTENTION UNREADABLE FAILURE REVISION MISTAKEN ABSENCES PUNISHMENTS GIFTED
WORD FORMATION - PRACTICE 3
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
There is an example at the beginning (0). Example: 0: encourages
WRITING THERAPY
Writing therapy is a branch of alternative medicine that (0)___
you to identify, explore and release (1) ___ problems in the same
way as talking therapy does. The (2) ___, of course, is that all
your pent-up feelings and (3) ___ are jotted down rather than
spoken and a lot of people (4) ___ find this easier and safer.
Another bonus is that it can be done at any time, (5) ___ and the
cost involved is that of a pen and a notebook. A session with a (6) ___
may be (7) ___to get you started, but no talent is required only the (8) ___ to commit your secret thoughts to paper. The point
of the exercise is to provide an (9) ___ outlet for your worries and
to make you conscious of what is (10) ___ in your life so that you
can try to find a remedy.
COURAGE
EMOTION
DIFFERENT
FRUSTRATE
ACTUAL
ANY
THERAPY
HELP
WILLING
EXPRESS
SATISFY
________________________
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1) EMOTIONAL 2) DIFFERENCE 3) FRUSTRATIONS 4) ACTUALLY 5) ANYWHERE 6) THERAPIST 7) HELPFUL 8) WILLINGNESS 9) EXPRESSIVE 10)
UNSATISFACTORY/DISSATISFYING
A pet parrot
From early (1) ____ Jane had always wanted a pet parrot.
Her parents told her that a parrot was an (2) ____ pet, but Jane
insisted. She was worried about the (3) ____ of the rainforests
where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more
(4) ____. Her father argued that a parrot would suffer from
(5) ____ if it lived in a house. He also explained that pet parrots
are caught by (6) ____, who need money and don't care about
protecting species. 'They catch the parrots and send them to
Europe in (7) ____ boxes,' he told her. 'And in any case, parrots
are very (8) ____ and don't make good pets.' Jane soon made
an interesting (9) ____, however. She found a pet shop which
bred parrots instead of importing them. So she took all her
(10) ____ and bought a tiny S. American parrot, which she
called 'Pixie'.
CHILD
SUIT
DESTROY
PROTECT
LONELY
HUNT
WOOD
OBEY
DISCOVER
SAVE
EX 8: 1) CHILDHOOD 2) UNSUITABLE 3) DESTRUCTION 4) PROTECTION 5) LONELINESS 6) HUNTERS 7) WOODEN 8) DISOBEDIENT 9) DISCOVERY 10) SAVINGS