Exercise on wordformation EXERCISE ON WORD FORMATION 1. Chestnut honey provides quick and relief.(EFFECT) 2. Come rain, wind or shine these snapdragons give a superb display over an long period.(EXCEPTION) 3. Dreaming of a beautiful home for your .(RETIRE)? Enjoy lifetime ownership of a luxury home for an price.(AFFORD) 4. The post-war decline in beer was practically halted last year. (CONSUME) 5. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and therewith.(HATE) 6. In the first quarter of the 18th century people began to realise the of hygiene to public health.(IMPORTANT) 7. The collapse of the Roman Empire lasted for nearly three hundred years before its final dissolution in AD 476.(GRADE) 8. Jamie’s of the night’s events is hazy but the tabloids will refresh his memory. (RECOLLECT) 9. We are great in fate and we believe we’re meant to be together.(BELIEVE) 10. I think your stylist has taken her from the rubbish dump.(INSPIRE) 11. The statesmen and scholars have made important on ways Washington could help Russia control parts of the arsenal. (SUGGEST) 12. After denying the of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went on to talk about the newest tax policy.(EXIST) 13. Your to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I’m not the guy you need.(ATTACH) 14. It is an fact that the search will go on for another couple of months.(DENY) 15. The most important feast of Islam, Eid ul-Adha (which means Celebration of Sacrifice) marks Abraham’s to sacrifice his son in to Allah with a three-day festival.(WILLING; OBEY) 16. The monitoring programme is well developed in our school. (SPECTACULAR) 17. For much of the last decade, Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa was a huge site. (CONSTRUCT) 18. When planning began in 1989, Prof. Piero Pierotti called the rescue effort “irresponsible ” that would put the tower at risk.(MAD) 19. Once and for all - fingers crossed - the leaning tower has been .(RIGHT) 20. I this morning and was late for my English classes.(SLEEP). 21. The film, though poor in artistic values, was a success. (FINANCE) 22. The doctor my illness as a rare ape-like syndrome, taking into my strange facial mimics. (DIAGNOSIS; CONSIDER) 23. The lower salaries would be a slight from the original project. (DEVIATE) 24. It is impossible to everybody. (PLEASURE) 25. There was no on her side so he proceeded with his work.(RESIST) 26. If you need anything I am at your , madam. (SERVE) 27. in the wardrobe he waited for her husband to fall asleep. (HIDE) 28. “Will you your theory?” a curious student asked his professor.(CLEAR) 29. We can’t go together anywhere as my holiday doesn’t with yours. (COINCIDENCE) dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 1 Exercise on wordformation 30. Boozing and clubbing- my two favourite Saturday night . (ACTIVE) 31. On the Valentine’s day I got a cordless electric drill with batteries. (RECHARGE) 32. His eyes with surprise when I told him I was pregnant.(WIDE) 33. That was my hubby, the same man who mopped my floors , who won this year’s Mr Universe . (COMPETE) 34. I felt so relaxed and when Alan said ‘Forget your husband tonight.’(ATTRACT) 35. The drawback for the great sportsmen is that the satisfaction of rarely lasts very long. (ACCOMPLISH) 36. When thugs burst into a man’s flat, beat him brainless with a baseball bat, strangle him, dump him into a bathtub, drain his blood by slitting his wrists and then saw him into pieces, then it is called (SANE) 37. White is the colour of , so never wear it if you are upset about a bloke- it will only make you feel worse.(LONE) 38. Food like bananas and oysters are presumed to be aphrodisiac mainly due to their to certain body parts. (RESEMBLE) 39. Enjoy nicotine, alcohol and caffeine only in (MODERATE) 40. His were not as serious as the previous time. Just broken ribs, dislocated shoulders and sprained ankles.(INJURE) 41. Don’t ! Nothing bad really happened. (DRAMA) 42. I’m unable to between these perfumes, they all smell the same. (DIFFERENT) 43. We’ve run out of floss so we must remember to buy some. (DENTIST) 44. My grandma a natural (DIE) 45. They give her morphine to the pain.(DEAD) 46. The of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this government.(ELECTRIC) 47. With the of the soup it was a wonderful meal.(EXCEPT) 48. Her in helping the poor earned her admiration in the neighbourhood. (SELF) 49. Soak the dried mushroom overnight to them before cooking.(SOFT) 50. They have always wanted to have a baby, but Sue each time she got pregnant. (CARRY) 51. Chinese cooking can be as spicy.(CHARACTER) 52. Don’t be too hasty to pass on other people.(JUDGE) 53. Cut the carrots and put them into water.(LONG) 54. It’s obviously behaviour for a son to marry his mother.(NATURE) 55. The of his work lies in the materials he uses.(ORIGIN) 56. I can understand your arguments only .(PART) 57. The pregnant woman talked with her husband about the responsibilities of their future (PARENT) 58. The over, we started serious discussions with the delegates.(PLEASANT) 59. Her designs might look well on paper but they are quite (PRACTICE) 60. Can I find a pencil somewhere in this library? (SHARP) 61. I like him a lot, but I’m not attracted to him. (SEX) 62. Feel the moisturisation makes to your hair.(DIFFER) 63. I obviously have very strange morals, or lack of them, because it really doesn’t bother me in the (SLIGHT). dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 2 Exercise on wordformation 64. Am I vain in the fact that I take myself (SERIOUS)? 65. Putting your face on TV doesn’t make you famous, it makes you .(NEED; RECOGNISE) 66. Though Monsters has a great storyline younger may be confused as some facts are never explained.(VIEW) 67. What should I buy for my girlfriend? Underwear’s too obvious, chocolates are too and a book would be a bit boring.(PREDICT) 68. It is better to be divorced and homeless than married and (HOPE) 69. Off-screen, Simon’s been making a name for himself in the tabloids as a playboy in kiss and tells by blonde lapdancers.(NUMBER) 70. Scandinavian legend says that when the son of the goddess Frigga was killed her tears of became the white berries.(SORRY) 71. After two months of laser treatment I noticed a tiny and felt a stab of determination. (IMPROVE) 72. Fed up with your partner’s snoring? A dig in the rib is still probably the most (EFFECT) 73. Check all bones have been removed from the fish, the fine pin bones, then place in a shallow dish.(SPECIAL) 74. If you can’t scuba dive, or if snorkelling limits your , take a trip on a glass-bottomed boat to view the crystal-clear waters.(EXPLORE) 75. I don’t want my kids to spend their young years under constant to be the best. (PRESS) 76. Clear the path ahead and free your mind of clutter and negative .(THINK) 77. Marie Curie’s …………………of radium made her famous. ( DISCOVER ) 78. People in your village are very …………….( FRIEND ) 79. These animals are in danger of …………… ( EXTINCT ) 80. He has ………………….in giving up smoking. ( SUCCESS ) 81. Minh is ………….at English than Trung. ( BAD ) 82. There are not many ………….between American and British English. ( DIFFER) 83. Our teacher always ………us to discover new things by ourselves. ( COURAGE ) 84. Tam has a big ………….of foreign stamps. ( COLLECT ) 85. While walking through the tropical forests, we saw many strange …………… ( CREATE ) 86. The sun quickly ………………benhind the cloud. ( APPEAR ) 87. The worldwide …………… situation got worse in the 1990s. ( ECONOMY ) 88. There are many good programs on TV for ……………. ( TEEN ) 89. They organize the festival to celebrate ……………from slavery. ( FREE ) 90. English is …………… used in many parts of the world. ( WIDE ) 91. There are always ………… differences in every country. ( REGION ) 92. “ What kind of job …………….do you have ?” the manager asked him. ( QUALIFY ) 93. English has …………… borrowings from other languages. ( CONSIDER ) 94. I don’t like stories which have …………….ending. ( HAPPY ) 95. The little village is very quiet and …………… ( PEACE ) 96. Would you like to book a ……………to Hong Kong ? ( FLY ) 97. The …………….area of the city is not very attractive. ( INDUSTRY ) 98. It was extremely …………… of you to leave your library book on the bus. ( CARE ) 99. He is interested in the ……………….of old buildings. ( PRESERVE ) dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 3 Exercise on wordformation 100. Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ………… ( HARM ) 101. His performance in Hamlet was most ………………( IMPRESS ) 102. She received a lot of …………… from her teachers and friends. ( COURAGE ) 103. Using electricity is an …………….way of cooking. Gas is much cheaper. ( ECONOMY ) 104. He is quite an ……………person. He plays a lot of sports. ( ENERGY ) 105. Nga regularly writes ……………… for Hoa Hoc Tro magazine. ( POET ) 106. My sister is ………………of ants and bees. ( TERROR ) 107. That rule is not …………………in this case. ( APPLY ) 108. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have many ……………… trying to take our customers away. ( COMPETE ) 109. The twina are so alike that it is difficult to ………….one from the other.( DISTINCT ) 110. Vietnam declared its …………… on September 2 nd , 1945. ( DEPEND ) At a ( 111 ) ………… held in Oxwell last Thursday evening a wide MEET ( 112 )…………… of opinions was expressed on plans to build a large VARY supermarket in the town. A ( 113 )………… of the supermarket group DIRECT stated that the supermarket would benefit the ( 114 )……… of Oxwell INHABIT as it would give people more ( 115 )……………. .when shopping and CHOOSE would lead to a ( 116 ) …………… in the number of jobs available in GROW the town, which has a high rate of ( 117 )……………. Although there EMPLOY was an ( 118 ) ……………. .on the need for new jobs, some of those AGREE present claimed that the supermarket would lead to a ( 119 )………… LOSE of jobs as small shops, ( 120 )……………to compete with supermarket ABLE prices, would be forced to close. The final ( 121 ) ………….on whether DECIDE or not to build the supermarket will be made next month. 122. Thousands of people were made……………by the earthquake. ( HOME ) 123. Conan Doyle was famous as the ……………of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. ( CREATE ) 124. He couldn’t give a …………… explaination for his actions. ( SATISFY ) 125. Can you …………… this shirt for me. It is a bit long. ( SHORT ) 126. Does she have any kind of ……………on her ? ( IDENTIFY) 127. He was given an award for his …………action. ( COURAGE ) 128. This time his ……………were not believed. ( DENY ) 129. Novelists are among the most ………… people in the world. ( IMAGINE ) 130. The ………………of the building has shocked every one. ( DESTROY ) 131. She always listens ………………to what she is told. ( ATTEND ) 132. The newspaper is published twice ………… ( WEEK ) 133. The editor welcomes ……………… from readers on any ( CORRESPOND ) subject. 134. Unfortulately we lack the resources to …………… ( MODERN ) 135. We soon became ……………with the couple next door. ( FRIEND ) 136. He got into ………………. while swimming and had to be rescued. ( DIFFICULT ) 137. It was a …………… story that moved many of us to tears. ( TOUCH ) 138. She was more ………… as a writer than as a singer. ( FAME ) 139. Leaving the doors unlocked is an open ………… to burglars. ( INVITE ) dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 4 Exercise on wordformation 140. Who’s paying for her ……………? ( SCHOOL ) 141. …………… action by train drivers seriously affected rush – hour services. ( INDUSTRY ) 142. Mr. Nam looks so …………….in his uniform. ( MAN ) 143. Her sudden…………….made every one surprised. ( ENTER ) 144. We stayed in a hotel with a ……………atmosphere. ( REST ) 145. Children like to share interests and ………….with their parents. (ENJOY) 146. He was a talented musician in his ………… ( YOUNG ) 147. They’ll learn Greek for …………… ( BEGIN ) 148. The organization works to alleviate world ………….and disease. ( HUNGRY) 149. His wife died in …………… ( CHILD ) 150. The scheme has been set up to help ……………people. ( HOME ) 151. I’ve …………… forgotten her name. ( COMPLETE ) 152. there’re several ………………errors in his writing. ( GRAMMAR ) 153. We often meet ……………….in the street. ( FOREIGN ) 154. She has a beautiful …………voice. ( SING ) 155. The group shared their……………of life at school. (REMEMBER) 156. She wanted to avoid the awards ceremony and all its…………….publicity. ( ATTEND ) 157. He was taken to the police station for…………… ( QUESTION ) 158. This is a great ………………on your previous work. ( IMPROVE ) 159. The existence of God is beyond human…………… ( UNDERSTAND ) 160. The system has the …………to run more than one program at the same time. ( ABLE ) 161. ………….or wrongly, many older people are afraid of violence in the streets. ( RIGHT ) 162. Before our modern age, people had a more physical and …………lifestyle. ( ACT ) 163. Fax machines were a wonderful ………………at the time. ( INVENT ) 164. Their music still enjoys widespread ……………among teenagers. ( POPULAR) 165. Put an …………… in the local paper to sell your car. ( ADVERTISE ) 166. There’s a world of ……………….between liking someone and loving them. ( DIFFER ) 167. She had never been greatly concerned about her ……………( APPEAR ) 168. For further ……………on the diet, write to us at this address. ( INFORM ) 169. The ………….of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. ( MAJOR ) 170. The gorvernment is encouraging the ……………of small businesses. ( DEVELOP ) 171. He is one of this country’s top professional …………….( SPORTS ) 172. An…………… is a person who is concerned about the natural environment and wants to improve and protect it. ( ENVIRONMENT ) 173. There are deep …………… in the party over European monetary union. ( DIVIDE ) 174. Are beaches covered with ……………? ( POLLUTE ) 175. Husband and wife were ………………successful in their chosen careers. ( SIMILAR ) 176. They were proud of their children’s ………………( ACHIEVE ) dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 5 Exercise on wordformation 177. Her new book is a ………………of her autobiography. ( CONTINUE ) 178. The town is a delightful …………….in a wide green valley. ( SITUATE ) 179. The newspaper continues to defend its……………of the photographs. ( PUBLISH ) 180. The new model will be in ………… by the end of the year. ( PRODUCE ) 181. There’s only a……………amount of risk involved. ( MINIMUM ) 182. He knew I was ………….and dynamic and would get things done. ( ENERGY ) 183. The price of wine varies …………… depending on where it comes from. ( ENORMOUS ) 184. I was …………that they hadn’t asked for more. ( THANK ) 185. The children all have very different ………………( PERSON ) 186. Most advertisements work through …………….( SUGGEST ) 187. It was very …………….of you to send the flowers. ( THINK ) 188. The Blue Mosque at Isfahan is the most beautiful ………… I have ever seen. ( BUILD ) 189. The clothes are available in warm ……………colors. ( NATURE ) 190. Gas and oil …………… aways increases in cold weather. ( CONSUME ) 191. Bathrooms don’t have to be purely ………………( FUNCTION ) 192. Her triumph was a cause for …………….( CELEBRATE ) 193. They attach great …………… to the project. ( IMPORTANT ) 194. Thanks to the automobile, Americans soon had a …………… of movement previously unknown. ( FREE ) 195. Seafood is a …………… on the island. ( SPECIAL ) 196. There have been strange …………… here lately. ( HAPPEN ) 197. She brings to the job a rare combination of ……………and experience. ( YOUNG ) 198. The male birds are more …………… than the females. ( COLOR ) 199. The product was developed in ………………to customer demand. ( RESPOND) 200. The students are aready …………… with the work of Shakespeare. ( ACCQUAINT ) 201. She is always polite and ………… towards her employees. ( CONSIDER ) 202. Against all …………… , she was enjoying herself. ( EXPECT ) 203.It’s a ……………day. It’s going to rain soon. ( CLOUD ) 204. The team has been training hard in ……………for the big game. ( PREPARE ) 205. No one understood why he suddenly roared with ………… ( LAUGH ) 206. In March and April, the weather is much less …………… ( PREDICT ) 207. The advantages of this system are too…………….to mention. ( NUMBER) 208. His stories usually have a happy …………….( END ) 209. We need to be more ………………about this problem. ( SCIENCE ) 210. Scientists have established a ………………between cholesterol levels and heart disease. ( CONNECT ) 211. The story has attracted …………….attention. ( WORLD ) 212. Lisa watched until the train ………… from view. ( APPEAR ) 213. The inn is ………………situated on the banks of the river. ( PICTURE ) 214. After a few minutes our eyes got used to the …………….( DARK ) 215. She was an exotic …………….with long red hair and brilliant green eyes. ( CREATE ). dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 6 Exercise on wordformation 216. The government must take …………….action on gun control. ( DECIDE ) 217. They waited and waited for something …………… to happen. ( EXCITE ) 218. Keep …………….by eating well and exercising regularly. ( HEALTH ) 219. It is about 50 kilos in …………….( WEIGH ) 220. All the newspapers praised the ……………of the firemen. ( BRAVE ) 221. Saucepans are sold in the ……………goodsdepartment. ( HOUSE ) 222. The group called “ Friends of the Earth” is concerned about the ………… of the natural environment. ( CONSERVE ) 223. The thief replaced the diamond with a ………… stone. ( WORTH ) 224. …………… about the company’s future meants that few people wanted to invest money in it. ( CERTAIN ) 225. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was …………… ( INTEND ) 226. People with very ……………skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods. ( SENSE ) That rule is not …………… in this case. ( APPLY ) 227. Industial robots work with far greater………………than most men.( PRECISE) 228. Tom was accused of stealing some …………………documents. ( CONFIDENCE ) 229. The cost of ……………to the show is quite reasonable. ( ADMIT ) 230. Burning coal is an …………….way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.( ECONOMY ) 231. Tom spoke ……………….because he was so excited. ( BREATHE ) 232. She was extremely ………………about the history of China. ( KNOWLEDGE ) 233. The ……………was so exciting and absorbing that she could not put the book down. ( THRILL ) 234. He was very ……………of the work he had done. ( PRIDE ) 235. there has been a …………….of 10 % in the amount of money available for bying new books. ( REDUCE ) 236. ……………… is a profession of an accountant. ( ACCOUNT ) 237. The thing I hate most about him is his …………… ( SELFISH ) 238. The audience clapped loudly in …………………( APPREACIATE ) 239. It was ………… of you to make fun of him like that. ( KIND ) 240. You should try to show a bit more ……………….for other people instead of thinking about yourself all the time. ( CONSIDERATE ) 241. She was very ……………when my husband died. ( SYMPATHIZE ) 242. There is a ………………that he’ll come tomorrow. ( POSSIBLE ) 243. Have you got……………….of your booking yet ? ( CONFIRM ) 244. She was …………….when I told her my plan. ( DOUBT ) 245. I was late because I ……………….how much time I need. ( ESTIMATE ) 246.He wrote the book alone, so he doesn’t have a ……………( AUTHOR ) 247. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be…………… ( CONFIDENT) 248.I’ll always remember that journey – it was an……………experience ( FORGOT) dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 7 . ) dangthanhhai@moet.edu.vn 3 Exercise on wordformation 100 . Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ………… ( HARM ) 101 . His performance in Hamlet was most ………………( IMPRESS ) 102 . She received a lot. Exercise on wordformation EXERCISE ON WORD FORMATION 1. Chestnut honey provides quick and relief.(EFFECT) 2. Come rain, wind. ……………… for Hoa Hoc Tro magazine. ( POET ) 106 . My sister is ………………of ants and bees. ( TERROR ) 107 . That rule is not …………………in this case. ( APPLY ) 108 . We have to keep our costs as small as