word forms exercises

WORD FORM EXERCISESI.. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.. In some cases you may have to make a negative form by using the prefix dis-, in-, or

WORD FORM EXERCISES

I Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters In some cases you may have to make a negative form by using the prefix dis-, in-, or

un-1 HONEST

a It was very of him to steal that money

b I _ think that this is the best thing to do

c They praised her for her _

2 IDENTIFY

a Have you got some kind of _ on you?

b UFO means Flying Object

3 IMAGINE

a They said my illness was Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain?

b He hasn’t got the _ to think up such a clever plan

4 INDUSTRY

a I’m afraid _ relations aren’t very good in this company

b She was a much less _ student than her sister

c He’s a leading , with factories all over the country

d In the past few years this area has become heavily _

5 MANAGE

a The said he wouldn’t change the radio without a receipt

b They are taking over the of the company next week

c Only the Director can make that decision

d She’s got a job as the _ of a dress shop

6 NATION

a If he isn’t Spanish, what _ is he?

b The coal industry was originally private but was _in the 1940’s

c There is no _ service in the United Kingdom

7 OBSERVE

a It was very _ of you to notice that

b This _ houses the largest telescope in the country

c He’s under _ all the time

8 SATISFY

a He couldn’t give a _ explanation for his actions

b I get no from doing this

c I’m afraid I was very with the travel arrangements

9 SCIENCE

a She’s a top working on our space project

b There is no _ explanation for what happened

c The connection hasn’t been _ proved yet

10 SHORT

a Mrs Bailey will be with you _

b I had to my speech as we had started late

c There is a _ of carrots because of the bad weather

11 VARY

a The temperature is very at this time of the year

b Do you like this new _ of apple?

c There are _ desserts to choose from

12 CONVENIENCE

a I’m afraid it won’t be _ for me to see you tomorrow

b The house is situated near the centre of town

c This is very _! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else?

13 CREATE

a I would like to show you my latest , which I have called ‘Boats on a Lake’

b The chameleon is a very strange _

c Conan Doyle was famous as the of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes

14 CRITIC

a Why does everybody him all the time?

b After so much he felt he had to resign

c They were very of his efforts to improve services

15 DECIDE

a They’re going to announce their _ tomorrow

d He’s so _! He just can’t make up his mind!

16 DECORATE

a The said he would charge me $ 1,000 a room

b During the festival _ were hanging from every tree

17 DEMONSTRATE

a The _ all sat down in the middle of the road

b He offered to give me a _ of how the machine worked

18 DEPEND

a We are _ on other countries for most of our food

b Every year we celebrate our _

19 DICTATE

a The boss wants you to take some _

b He acted in an extremely manner, which made him very unpopular

20 DIRECT

a Are you sure we’re going in the right ?

b She looked _ at me as she said it

d Hitchcock is one of my favorite film.

21 ECONOMY

a My new car is more than the one I had before

b She studied at university

c On my salary we have to live as _ as possible

d If we don’t on electricity, there will be power cuts

22 ELECTRIC

a He works as an for a local firm

b The price of _ has gone up again

c The fire was caused by an fault in the television

d He is an _ engineer

23 EMPLOY

a Last December the boss gave all his a bonus

b I’ve been _ since June I must find work soon

c Her _ was so angry at her attitude that he fired her

d He hoped the agency would find him a job

24 ENTHUSIASM

a They all cheered as their team came out

b I’m afraid they weren’t very about your idea of going out this evening

25 ACT

a We must take _ before things get worse

b There are a lot of _ outside the stadium

c Don’t worry about the volcano It’s been for years

d She said she wanted to be television _

26 ADD

a Are all those _ they put in food really necessary?

b In _ to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee

27 ADMIRE

a This is an _ piece of work

b I am full of _ for the improvements he’s made

28 ADVANTAGE

a Unfortunately, you’ll be at a _ if you can’t drive

b Knowing a lot of languages, he’s in a very position

29 ADVERTISE

a He works for an _ agency

b I saw an for the job in our local newspaper

30 AGREE

a He gets very angry if you with his ideas

b The we made was for one year only

31 ATTRACT

a I only had a day to visit all the tourist _

b She smiles so _, doesn’t she?

32 BASE

a My grandfather only had a very _ education

b The organization is run on a voluntary

33 CALCULATE

a Half of these _ are wrong!

b My son wants a pocket for his birthday

c He was a very cool, kind of person

34 COLLECT

a Stamp _ can be a very expensive hobby

b Here’s a special offer to all of foreign coins!

c The _ was very successful It raised $ 3,500

35 COMPARE

a I’m just a beginner in with her

b Crimes of violence were _ rare until a few years ago

c What happened two years ago is not really _ to the situation now

36 COMPETE

a Would all please make their way to the start?

b We’re selling these toys at a very price

c If I win this I’ll get a new bicycle

37 CONFIRM

a She received a letter of from the hotel

b We’ve received an _ report of an explosion outside the President’s house

38 CONTINUE

a His latest book is a of his previous one

b The train service was _ because it wasn’t used by many people

c I couldn’t get much work done as I was being interrupted by people telephoning me

d After four hours’ typing I had a terrible headache

II Supply the correct word forms:

1 It’s hard to find in the summer (ACCOMMODATE)

2 He has a large _ of stamps (COLLECT)

3 He made an unfavorable _ between food in his country and mine (COMPARE)

4 They made a _ about the heating (COMPLAIN)

5 I had to write a _ for homework (COMPOSE)

6 She gave a of the new computer (DEMONSTRATE)

7 I had starting my car this morning (DIFICULT)

8 Have you got some kind of on you? (IDENTIFY)

9 How serious is her _? (ILL)

11 There was a strange _ in the bowl (MIX)

12 Gardening is a relaxing _ for some people, but not for me!

13 Could I have _ to go home early? (PERMIT)

14 There are several _ mistakes in this letter (PUNCTUATE)

15 I have made a for next weekend (RESERVE)

16 He made a about the robbery (STATE)

17 He made another about who to invite (SUGGEST)

18 Can I get a of this book? (TRANSLATE)

19 He’s having for his bad back (TREAT)

20 I’ve put on _ since I arrived here (WEIGH)

21 He’s so ! No wonder he has no friends! (AGREE)

22 We must meet soon, before Saturday.(PREFER)

23 The earthquake caused _ damage (EXTEND)

24 The roads were because of the snow (PASS)

25 This place has changed beyond .(RECOGNIZE)

26 She took the job to be _ independent (FINANCE)

27 He died under circumstances (SUSPECT)

28 We can look forward to a period of _ (PROSPER)

29 I’m afraid I rather agreed to help (WISE)

30 They were caught in an _ shower of rain (EXPECT)

31 I’m afraid I rather agreed to help (WISE)

32 She spent hours getting the house _ clean (SPOT)

33 If I were you, I wouldn’t make a _ just yet (DECISION)

34 It’s _ of motorists to drink and drive (RESPONSE)

35 If you have any special , please let me know (REQUIRE)

36 I don’t mind criticism but there’s no need to be unpleasant (CONSRUCT)

37 If you’re not too busy, I could do with some _ (ASSIST)

38 I had my trousers _ because they were too short (LONG)

39 If you lose your check book, you should _ the bank without delay (NOTE)

40 It was a letter addressed to the boss and the secretary shouldn’t have opened it (CONFIDE)

41 The of the flight was delayed so we had to spend the night at the airport

(DEPART)

42 The teacher warned the children that if they _ again, they’d be punished

(BEHAVE)

43 It’s to study a language if you’re never going to use it (POINT)

44 I’m afraid I’m in the _ position of being out of work and heavily in debt (ENVY)

45 Great works of art like the Mona Lisa are _ (PRICE)

46 I’m afraid you’ve me because that’s not what I meant (UNDERSTAND)

47 Why do we always end up by having an ? (ARGUE)

48 I’ve been a _ since I had a hear attack (SMOKE)

49 Unless you _ I won’t forgive you (APOLOGY)

50 I wish you’d be _ instead of telling me lies (TRUE)

51 The weather in this country is so _ that you never know what to expect

(PREDICT)

52 It’s a doing business with you (PLEASE)

53 Although the stone in your ring looks like a diamond, I’m afraid it’s _ (WORTH)

54 How can you the fact that some people live in mansions while other lives in slums? (JUST)

55 It’s to expect to get something for nothing (REASON)

56 If you’re hoping to make a good , you should may more _ to your

_ (IMPRESS / ATTEND / APPEAR)

57 He made an for the position of manager (APPLY)

58 We need her _ before we can go ahead (APPROVE)

59 He made an to see me at 2.00 p.m (ARRANGE)

60 Have you got of your booking yet? (CONFIRM)

61 This time his _ were not believed (DENY)

62 This new centre is an interesting _ (DEVELOP)

63 He used the company for unfair _ (DISMISS)

64 I’m afraid is hard to find round here (EMPLOY)

65 She made a thorough _ of the body (EXAMINE)

66 He gave no _ for his absence (EXPLAIN)

67 I hope to be a minister in the next (GOVERN)

68 Has she got any kind of on her? (IDENTIFY)

69 His _ definitely needs working on (PRONOUNCE)

70 He made a _ to proceed with the sale (RECOMMEND)

71 We were shocked by his to see his son (REFUSE)

72 I wish you a very happy _.(RETIRE)

73 This is my favorite chair! It’s so (COMFORT)

74 It’s to drive so fast (DANGER)

75 I must clean this floor (DIRT)

76 Elvis Presley was a pop singer (FAME)

77 It was so they had to drive very slowly (FOG)

78 Is lunch ready yet? They’re very _ (HUNGER)

79 Be careful The roads are very _ (ICE)

80 I’d like a nice _ orange (JUICE)

81 How many holidays do you have? (NATION)

82 Why do they give such _ parties? (NOISE)

83 His broken arm is still very _ (PAIN)

84 The President was a very _ man (POWER)

85 The children always get bored on a day (RAIN)

86 He always feels _ in the morning (SLEEP)

87 I live in the _ part of the country (SOUTH)

88 The film was and he became very rich (SUCCESS)

89 I hope we have _ weather for our holidays (SUN)

90 We have a _ newspaper in this town (WEEK)

91 Thanks for everything I had a _ time (WONDER)

92 He lives in a _ house by the sea (WOOD)

93 Most orphans are bred in _ (ORPHAN)

94 Thousands of people were made _ by the war (HOME)

95 Mrs Brown lived lonely in her _ (POOR)

96 He was because he could not pay his debts (SADNESS)

97 Dickens’ novels were first _ in 1838 (PUBLISH)

98 I really don’t think he has the to do this job (ABLE)

99 I would recommend that you should be interested in reading books and

magazines (EDUCATION)

100 John is old enough to be of his parents (DEPEND)