
WORD FORMATION - EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1 : Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in the blanks.
1. It's totally (understand)__________________ that you stayed home when you were sick.
2. Don't laugh at his stupid jokes! You'll only (courage)____________________ him to say them again.
3. That sidewalk is (slip)____________________, I almost fell!
4. After Monday, I will no longer be a foreigner. I am receiving my (citizen)__________________!
5. Arthur will be very lonely unless you (friend)___________________ him.
6. Every afternoon, the cooks (sharp)________________ their knives in preparation for dinner.
7. I hate being around Mary Lou, she is so so (friendly)___________________.
8. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather(penny)__________________.
9. I have a class at 8:00 a.m. but I always (sleep)____________________.
10. The groom may (veil)______________ the bride only when their vows have been exchanged.
11. I think we should try something else. That strategy seems way too (risk)_________________.
12. My father's death left me with a great (empty)_____________________ in my heart.
13. George W. Bush is pretending that he attacked Iraq to (liberty) __________________the Iraqi.
14. Americans fought hard to earn their (free)_________________ from Britain.
15. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be extremely (care)_________________.
16. Every time I think I've beaten you, you (do)__________________ me!
17. I had to take three months off when I was pregnant, but my boss has been very (understand)_______________.
18. He will (cork)________________ the wine as soon as we are ready for dinner.
19. You need to work on your orthography so you don't (spell)___________________ these words.
20. The weather (cast)________________ looks bad for a picnic--rainy and windy!
21. Safety tests on old cars have been ____________________ throughout Europe. (STANDARD)
22. We eventually began the ____________________ task of sorting through his papers. (LABOUR)
23. Children normally feel a lot of ____________________ about their first day at school. (ANXIOUS)
24. That’s a very ____________________ flower arrangement you have there. (ART)
25. The engineering sector achieved significant ____________________ last year. (GROW)
26. He was ____________________ from a wound in his shoulder. (BLOOD)
27. Her first novel, ____________________ More Innocent Times, was published in 1977. (TITLE)
28. There is a(n) ____________________ simple explanation of what happened. (SUPPOSE)
29. Her face showed a(n) ____________________ of fear and excitement. (MIX)
30. The reports are treated as strictly____________________. (CONFIDENCE)
31. Watch how she does it and then do ____________________. (LIKE)
32. The painting consists of four ____________________ blocks of colour. (RECTANGLE)
33. The magazine offers tips on cutting your house ____________________ costs. (MAINTAIN)
34. The government has a policy of letting the ____________________ ill be cared for in the community. (MIND)
35. That staircase of theirs is the most beautiful piece of ____________________. (CARPENTER)
36. In the exam we had to write one ____________________ essay. (DESCRIBE)
37. I’m not ____________________ to being treated like this. (CUSTOM)
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