Word Formation Exercises

WORD FORMATION EXERCISES
Exercise 1
1. Detroit is renowned for the………….. of cars. PRODUCE
2. If you make a good……………… at the interview, you will get the job. IMPRESS
3. Teaching and medicine are more than…………………., they're professions. OCCUPY
4. My history teacher has a vast…………………. of past events. KNOW
5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some……………. QUALIFY
6. My greatest…………….. was graduating from the university. ACHIEVE
7. The weatherman said there is a strong…………… of rain today. POSSIBLE
8. Some old laws are no longer……………….. EFFECT
9. Athens is…………………. for its ancient buildings. FAME
10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a……………….. record. CRIME
11. Despite her severe………….., she fulfilled her goals in life. DISABLE
12. Being……………. is the worst thing that can happen to someone. EMPLOY
13. If you buy presents in the summer your…………………… can be very high. SAVE
14. Due to the pilot's…………………, the copilot managed to land safely. GUIDE
15. It's important to also see the less………………… sides of the job. DESIRE
16. I was surprised at his………………… to give up. REFUSE
17. Children are by nature………………….. of danger. AWARE
18. She is always……………. towards her parents. RESPECT
19. The hospital has the best medical……………. and fast ambulances. EQUIP
20. You can relax in the comfortable………………….. of the hotel. SURROUND
21. The…………………….. looked dark and there were hardly any other guests. ENTER
22. Artists must be…………………., otherwise they just repeat what they see or
hear. CREATE
23. Why are you so……………… of his work? He's just doing his best. CRITIC
24. Have you made up your mind? We need to know your ……………as soon as possible.
DECIDE
25. He's too shy to look people …………………… when he talks to them. DIRECT
26. Have they put the Christmas………………….. yet? DECORATE
27. They put too many unnecesary ……………………… in food. ADD
28. I ……………… think that there's no point in arguing with him. Just ignore him. HONEST
29. Extraterrestrial life has not been…………………. proved yet. SCIENCE
30. Why don't you call the …………………. if the lights don't work? ELECTRIC
31. Music and television are forms of………………… ENTERTAIN
32. The concert didn't live up to our………………… EXPECT
33. The electric company admitted their ………………… for the blackout. RESPOND
34. Did you use to have …………………… as a child? ALLOW
35. I don't like those trousers, no matter how …………………….. they are. FASHION
36. Life ……………….. varies according to country and gender. EXPECT
Exercise 2
1) We need to find a __________ to the problem as soon as possible. (solve)
2) Juan speaks English fluently and makes very few __________ mistakes. (grammar)
3) The teacher keeps a record of every student's __________ . (attend)
4) Air-conditioning is a ___________ if you live somewhere like the south of Spain. (necessary)
5) Don't be afraid of the dog. He's absolutely __________ . (harm)
6) The company is trying hard to improve customer __________ . (satisfy)
7) Measures were taken around the world to __________ airport security after the 11 September
attacks. (tight)
8) We're going to change our suppliers as they have become very __________ in the last year.
(rely)
9) Patricia's very __________ . She writes short stories, paints and makes mosaics. (create)
10) We need your __________ at the bottom of the page. (sign)
Exercise 3
1) The index at the back of the book is in __________ order. (alphabet)
2) The fans waved __________ as the film star stepped out of the limousine. (excite)
3) Chickenpox is a highly __________ disease which many people catch as a child. (infect)
4) Matt is very __________ . He wants to be number one at everything. (compete)
5) Harry loves cars and he's so __________ about them. (knowledge)
6) There is little __________ of the president being re-elected. (likely)
7) The prime minister thinks there may be a __________ to overthrow him. (conspire)
8) In __________ with Tokyo, London and Paris are relatively cheap. (compare)
9) The police were unable to __________ that she had committed the crime. (proof)
10) The president's speech went on for so long that I almost died of __________ ! (bore)
Exercise 4
1) Naomi and Kurt have three children. Naomi also has a daughter from a previous ________ .
(marry)
2) The film was so ________ . You knew exactly how it was going to end. (predict)
3) The goverment is concerned about the significant rise in ________ . (homeless)
4) It has been ________ proven that stroking a cat can lower your blood pressure. (scientific)
5) Thanks to the large ________ from her grandmother Paula was able to buy a villa in the south
of France. (inherit)
6) In the UK it is ________ to sell cigarettes to children under 16. (legal)
7) You can ________ your tea with honey instead of sugar. (sweet)
8) You need to _______ the final point of the presentation. It's rather confusing. (clear)
9) The film turned out to be a big ________ . It was really quite boring. (disappoint)
10) The ________ between the city's two football teams is often quite fierce. (rival)
Exercise 5
1) Lizzy has just won a ________ to a world-renowned university. (scholar)
2) It's ________ arguing with them. They are not going to change their mind. (point)
3) You will need your parents' _______ if you want to go on the school trip. (permit)
4) It's a wonderful restaurant. Great food and excellent service. We _______ recommend it!
(high)
5) Thank you so much for the flowers. It's very ________ of you. (thought)
6) Sarah speaks perfect French as she spent much of her __________ in Canada. (child)
7) I've ________ my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere? (place)
8) Don't forget to ________ the modem when you have finished using it. (connect)
9) Ben sulks like a child when he doesn't get his own way. He's so ________ . (mature)
10) Oliver's CV is truly _______ . He's bound to get the job. (impress)

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