word formation exercises
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1. Traditional British fish and chips may soon become a thing of the past as cod is fast becoming a(n) _______________
fish - there may soon be none at all!
dangerous fish and chips endangered danger endanger
2. It's always a bit depressing when you come back to _____________ after a wonderful holiday.
normal rainy day in London normalness normality normally
3. What do you think was the most important ___________ ever? Maybe the combustion engine, the internet, the
wheel?
invention traffic at lights inventment inventor inventing
4. A formal letter: "Dear Mrs Smith, Thank you for your __________ offer of accommodation during my stay in Brighton.
I am pleased to tell you that..."
kindly letter kind unkind kindness
5. The new management consultant ___________ most of the company's problems within a few months. Her advice
helped to increase profits and motivate the staff.
solved business consultant solution soluted solve
6. We wanted to go somewhere new and ____________ this year, so we booked a safari holiday in Kenya.
excited safari vehicle exciting excite excitable
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A WORD DERIVED FROM THE WORD IN CAPITAL LETTERS
1. Artists must be ............. , otherwise they just repeat what they see or hear CREATE
2. Why are you so ................ of his work? He's just doing his best. CRITIC
3. Have you made up your mind? We need to know your ............ as soon as possible. DECIDE
4. He's too shy to look people ............... when he talks to them DIRECT
5. Have they put the Christmas .................. yet? DECORATE
6. They put too many unnecessary ................... in food ADD
7. I ..................... think that there's no point in arguing with him. Just ignore him. HONEST
8. Extraterrestrial life has not been ................... proved yet. SCIENCE
9. Why don't you call the ..................... if the lights don't work? ELECTRIC
10. Music and television are forms of ...................... ENTERTAIN
11. The concert didn't live up to our ....................... EXPECT
12. The electric company admitted their ......................... for the blackout. RESPOND
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13. Did you use to have ......................... as a child? ALLOW
14. I don't like those trousers, no matter how ...................... they are. FASHION
15. Life .......................... varies according to country and gender. EXPECT
PEOPLE OF THE FOREST
Read the text and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps. There is an example at the beginning.
This TV (0) documentary follows a family of chimpanzees which live in the forest of Tanzania. DOCUMENT
Set in (1) ......... scenery the programme gives us a fascinating insight into the life and social SPECTACLE
(2) ............ of these creatures. ACTION
(3) .......... we humans share 98% of our genes with chimpanzees; indeed, they are our closest APPEAR
relative in the animal (4) ........... and scenes in the documentary offer clear evidence of our KING
(5) ......... . The focus of the film is on Fifi and we first see her as SIMILAR
a (6) .......... five-year-old who spends all her time annoying her younger brother. Meanwhile, PLAY
the older male chimps seem to be involved in an endless fight for (7) ........... .And it is no SUPREME
suprise to learn that while all this is taking place the females are left to deal with the
day-to-day (8) ................ matters. ORGANISE
Make sure you set aside an hour to watch this. The (9) ........... splendour of the location makes GEOGRAPHY
this programme worthwhile viewing, although our (10) .............. to these animals will make you. LIKE