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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. 1 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. c. I had to look up number in telephone _______________. 2 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. 3 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) 10. They had a very happy ___________. (MARRY) 4 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) 5 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) 6 . 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. 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 _________

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