Word formation practice tests (2016) Mã A627198

1 Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in the box, ending as shown.

a) I don't want to be a slave! I demand my ... free dom. b) How kind of you to bring flowers! That was very …………..ful. c) Martin plays the guitar, but he isn't a very good …………….ian. d) Our school has closed because there is a ………………..age of teachers. e) Brian is one of the world's ………………… ing architects. f) Imagine my ………………….ment when the cat started to speak! g) Don't be ……………………ish! There is no such thing as a ghost! h) I prefer to begin at the end and go……………………………….. wards. 2. Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in box A. Use one of the prefixes or suffixes in box B.

a) I travelled to Scotland on the overnight train and slept all the way. b) You're always breaking things! Why are you so………………………….. ? c) Jane knows a lot of French words, but she tends to ………………………them. d) We all believe in …………………………..between the people of different nations. e) Bad weather caused the ……………………..of nearly all the football programme. f) George was very ………………………………….with the service at the hotel. g) We live in a flat on the…………………………………. of London. h) Patsy thought the shop assistant had …………………………………..her. i) David was tired of being a/an ……………………………..so he started his own company. j) The government is providing more money to help……………………..people. 3. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I work in a (1) .secretarial agency SECRETARY as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting (2) OCCUPY and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a (3) meal in the oven FREEZE and then watching TV. So I decided to take up (4) CARPENTER as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an (5) for EXPLAIN my choice. Learning a skill is a good (6) to the SOLVE problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a (7) FAIL because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) wood- SUCCESS worker! I am working on the (9) of some CONSTRUCT furniture at the moment. And although there are only two other girls in the class, I don't feel any (10) EMBARRASS I've turned out to be the best student in the class!

4. Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in the box, ending as shown.

a) Carol and Andy have just moved into a new ...neighbour...hood. b) My new ………………….er is paying me a much higher salary. c) The local council have decided to……………………. en the main road. d) Jerry picked up a ………………………ful of the money and smiled. e) I'm a terrible card player. I'm really ……………………….less. f) It's a kind of blue colour, but a bit…………………ish too. g) Bill now works in ……………………..ship with two other architects.

h) Don't drink from the stream. You don't know if the water is………………….able. i) Most people say that they believe in the …………………….ity of men and women. j) Doctors have proved that smoking is…………………………. ful. 5. Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word in box A. Use one of the prefixes or suffixes in box B.

a) I can't eat this! It's completely inedible b) John has been interested in sailing ever since he was a/an ……………………. c) The teacher arranged the desks in a/an ……………………. d) I like it here. The people are really ………………………. e) There are two figures in the …………………..of the picture. f) You have to have a good head for heights if you are a ……………………… g) It's much safer for a young child to ride a/an ……………………….. h) Scientists are …………………………..that a cure for the disease will be found. i) Most countries have signed a/an ………………………..agreement banning whaling. j) Paintings by this………………………. have been sold for millions of pounds.

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the

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