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WORD FORMATION (BASIC)

ineffective

1. It’s no use taking such measures. They are all going to be  . (EFFECT)
basic

2. The   problem is that there are  not enough  good teachers to educate our
children (BASE)
activities

3. The parents - teachers association has planned a number of   for the foreign
students. (ACT)
applicant

4. She was the only    for the job . (APPLY)


directly

5. The plane is scheduled to fly   to the Canary Islands nonstop. (DIRECT)


disappeared

6. He saw her in the crowd but suddenly she  . (APPEAR)


desicion

7. The government must come to a   on whether to apply new taxes as soon as
possible. (DECIDE)
cooker

8. He bought a gas   for his camping trips a few years ago (COOK)


ability

9. He has the   to play in every position, so he’s a very  valuable


player. (ABLE)
childish

10.Don’t be so  . When are you going to start behaving like an adult? (CHILD)
attraction

11.The new zoo's main   are the baby lions (ATTRACT).


safety

12.Passengers on planes must always fasten their   belts (SAFE).


difference

13.What's the   between figure skating and speed skating? (DIFFERENT)


comfortable uncomfortable

14.I love my new sofa. It's so  . The older one was much more   
(COMFORT, COMFORT)
appearance

15.We didn't recognise him at first. His   has changed a lot. (APPEAR)


brighten

16.She chose some modern colourful furniture to   up her apartment. (BRIGHT)
dangerous

17.It's always very   to drive at such a high speed. (DANGER)


peaceful

18.August is a such a   month in our city because everyone is away on holidays.


(PEACE)
arrival

19.The   of flight OS2895 will be announced soon. (ARRIVE)


sleepy

20.I feel very   today. I think I'll get myself some coffee. (SLEEP)
farming

21.The land is very dry, which makes   difficult (FARM).


unforgettable

22.If you plan your journey carefully you will have an   time in India. (FORGET)
collection

23.The book contains a   of poems from three decades. (COLLECT)


wealthy

24.There are millions of   people all over the country. (WEALTH)


sailors

25.  brought the Plague to Europe from Asia. (SAIL)


interesting

26.Our teacher has put together some   newspaper articles for us to work
on. (INTEREST)
depth

27.Divers went down to a   of over 30 metres. (DEEP)


difficulty

28.We had   deciding who to send to the compaction. (DIFFICULT)


mysterious

29.The   creature has not been sighted for over a week. (MYSTERY)


scientists

30.  have been warning us about the effects of global warming for many
years. (SCIENCE)
consiousne ss

31.The boy hit his head so hard that he lost  . (CONSCIOUS)


effective

32.Antibiotics are only   of you take them for a few days. (EFFECT)
painless

33.You don't have to be afraid of the examination. It's completely   (PAIN).


distant

34.The first settlers came from   islands in the Pacific. (DISTANCE)


performance

35.The orchestra has given a wonderful   during the previous season. (PERFORM)


arrival

36.The   of our flight was delayed due to foggy weather in London. (ARRIVE)
safety

37.For your own  , please step back from the cages. (SAFE)


lately

38.My sister has been suffering from a bad cough  . (LATE)


death

39.Jamie's early   came as a shock to all of us. (DIE)


loss

40.I reported the   of my passport to the authorities. (LOSE)


behaviour

41.The boys'   was reported to their parents. (BEHAVE)


complaint

42.When she got home she immediately filed a   . (COMPLAIN)


disappearance

43.The   of the airplane was a mystery to the investigators. (APPEAR)


description

44.I had to write a   of the house I wanted to buy (DESCRIBE).


depth

45.The submarine levelled out at a   of 2,000 feet (DEEP).


poverty

46.There are still many people in developing countries who live in extreme   
(POOR).
inventions

47.There have been many great   in the past hundred years. One of them is the
computer (INVENT) .
weakness

48.My father always tells me that crying is a sign of   (WEAK).


knowlegde

49.His   of medicine impressed me. (KNOW)


speech

50.What do you think of his   ? - It was great ! (SPEAK)

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