Test on word formation (1)

Exercise 1.
1. ________ is one of the qualities required of a social worker. FLEXIBLE
2. Novelists are among the most _______ people in the world. IMAGINE
3. Secondary education is __________ and free in many countries. COMPEL
4. The song has _________ been selected for the SEA Games 22, Vietnam. OFFICE
5. _______ are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution ENVIRONMENT
6. Actually, there is no short cut to _________ a foreign language. MASTER
7. Leonardo De Vince was a _______ story of an artist and scientist. SUCCEED
8. Your father is a bit _________. I think he should go on a diet. WEIGH
9. The police should impose heavy fines on those who drive ________. DANGER
10. He is OK, but quite _________ at times. RELY
Exercise 2.
1. The duty of the police is the _______ of law and order. MAINTAIN
2. Our tomatoes are ________ nicely: they’ll be ready to eat in about a week. RIPE
3. Look at this picture of Bill and his father: you can see the _____clearly, can’t you? LIKE
4. He said “ Good morning” in a most _________ way. FRIEND
5. Playing for the national team for the first time was an _____ experience for Hong Son. FORGET
6. “ This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer. “ I find your arguments ______”. CONVINCE
7. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to _________ it? MODERN
8. George and I have been friends since _________ : he used to live next door. CHILD
9. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and _____ for their animals. WARM
10. Pele _______ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. COURAGE
Exercise 3.
1. The secretary was very busy all day dealing with _________. ENQUIRE
2. The teacher stressed the need for regular ________. ATTEND
3. Sarah ________ opened the door of the cellar, wondering what she might find. CAUTION
4. The company is very efficient and gives a __________ service. SPEED
5. You’d better drive. I’m too ________ for such traffic. EXPERIENCE
6. After _______ attempts, Minh finally passed his graduation examination REPEAT
7. The house is large, but it is _________ to live in. COMFORT
8. You look rather __________. Are you worried about something ? OCCUPY
9. I couldn’t avoid _________ what he said. HEAR
10. What a very __________ old man he is! LEARN
Exercise 4.
1. She gave me a very _____ look when she saw that I wasn’t wearing the correct uniform APPROVE
2. He’s normally very ____ so you’ll be lucky if you get any information out of him. COMMUNICATE
3. With her ____ mind, she was able to work out the best way to persuade everybody. ANALYSE
4. How dare she _______ us when she sits around doing nothing all day. CRITIC
5. Everywhere you could see evidence of the ______ force of the enemy bombs. DESTROY
6. That is supposed to be the ____ price but you always seem to end up paying extra. INCLUDE
7. Some of the ____ in this dictionary are more difficult to understand than the DEFINE
word they are explaining
8. We have to ____ on electricity so make sure you switch off all the lights when you leave. ECONOMY
9. The judges were ___ impressed by the imaginative use of light and shade in the painting. SPECIAL
10. I consider him to be one of our greatest _________ poets. LIVE
Exercise 5.
1. He fell off his motobike, but his _________ were not serious. INJURE
2. The family managed to get out of the burning house , but they lost nearly their ______ POSSESS
3. He says he has no ____________ of resigning INTEND
4. The crowd showed it __________ by shouting insults at the players APPROVE
5. Dozens of ________ are injured on the city roads every year CYCLE
6. Many modern refridgerators never need to be ___________ . FROST
7. Kate is studying to become a __________ . LAW
8. To be successful, an artist must show great ____________. ORIGIN
 9. Switzerland and Australia are both ____________ countries MOUTAIN
10. My brother lives in an attractive ___________ part of Paris RESIDE
Exercise 6.
1. We must keep costs as small as possible. We have so many __ trying to take our customers away.
COMPETE
2. He is very anxious about the ___________ of his passport. LOSE
3. This organization is concerned about the _________ of the rain forest. DESTROY
4. Television is one the cheapest forms of _______________ . ENTERTAIN
5. I was annoyed at his ___________ to co – operate . REFUSE
6.We bought back several carved ____ statues from our holiday in Africa. WOOD
7. Our journey took nearly five hours. It was much ____ than I’d thought. FAR
8. John has just got _________ to a girl he has known since he was a boy.
ENGAGE
9. More and more young people want to get a university ___________ EDUCATE
10. Sue went red with ____________ EMBARRASS
Exercise 7.
1. Don’t believe a word Tom says. He’s a terrible ___________ LIE
2. The man spoke with a ___________ accent. SOUTH
3. The woman has a blonde shoulder - ______________ hair . LONG
4. Applicants must be under 25, hard – working and __________ . ENERGY
5. When Bill and Jane retire, they’re planning to spend all their ___ on a Mediterrance holiday SAVE
6. Third time lucky! After two _____ attemps, Mark’s finally passed his driving test. SUCCESS
7. They’re an incrediby_____ family! You should see how much food they throw away. WASTE
8. You shouldn’t leave _____ things on car seats in full view of people walking past VALUE
9. I’ve never had the same opinions as my father. When I was younger, we were always having __AGREE
10. Jeremy Hopkins’s performance in King Lear was the most _________. IMPRESS
Exercise 8
1. Drug _______ is a growing problem particularly among young people. ADDICT
2. Most banks have installed video cameras as part of their ______ systems. SECURE
3. Elsa is being kept in an isolation ward because she’s highly _________. INFECT
4. My brother and I was sent to _______ school when we were seven. BOARD
5. Phil was sentenced to seven years’________ for his part in the arm robbery. PRISON
6. There is no ________ to the problem of the beginning of the universe. SOLVE
7. The chairman expressed doubts about the __________of showing the film on children TV. SUIT
8. O’Hara wanted a divorce because his wife had been ________ FAITH
9. To be successful, an artist must show great ____________. ORIGIN
10. ___________ is not enough by itself: you must work hard too. INSPIRE
Exercise 9
1. I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on, she was completely _____. RECOGNISE
2. Telling lies is ____________. MORAL
3. I have no excuses. My actions were ___________. EXPLAIN
4. The hero had a __________ love affair with the actress. PASSION
5. I’ll resign if you continue to _________ everything I say. REGARD
6. _________ to the university is by examination only. ADMIT
7. He was turned down for the job because he is _________. QUALIFY
8. It was _________ of Tom to accuse Bill of having told him a lie.
JUSTICE
9. He has been constant in his _________ to scientific studies. DEVOTE
10. I understand __________ what you are saying . PERFECT
Exercise 10.
1. _____________ goods are exported all over the world. TRADE
2. The director needs someone who is efficient and __________. TRUST
3. 7.30 A.M on a Saturday is rather ________ time for an appoinment. CONVENIENT
4. Please don’t be so _________, I can’t do all the work by myself. REASON
5. Did you really have to behave with such __________ ? SEVERE
6. I was kept ________ last night by the noise from a party in the flat above WAKE
7. An aeroplane has to overcome the __________ air . RESIST
8. She always listens ___________ to what she is told. ATTENTION
9. He regularly writes _________ for our newspaper. POET
10. Successful business needs good ________ skills.
ORGANIZATION