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496. We had an unusually cold winter with temperatures for two months. ZERO

497. We all his story - it just didn't seem at all plausible. BELIEVE

498. Teachers sometimes complain of being and overworked. PAY

499. Students often tend to be a bit but they usually become less radical with age. ESTABLISH

500. I'm sorry to be so - I'd like to think things over for another day or two. DECIDE

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Key to exercises
Identifying parts of speech
1.
1. adjective: following 'most' and preceding the noun 'schools'.
2. noun: after the article and preceding the conjunction.
3. verb: past participle needed to follow 'has not' and fit before 'in the news'.
4. noun: following 'some' and preceding 'or another'.
5. adverb: qualifying 'astonished'

Suggested answers:

1. unusual, well-known, etc.

2. headlines
3. featured, appeared, been
4. reason
5. absolutely, rather, etc.

2.
noun verb adjective adverb
comparison compare comparative comparatively
(in)comparable (in)comparatively
(in)stability (de)stabilise (un)stable (un)stably
stabiliser stabilising
stabilised
height heighten high highly
heightened
power empower powerful powerfully
power powerless powerlessly
empowered
empowering
observation observe observant observantly
observer
development develop developing developmentally
developer (un/under/over)-
developed
developmental
doubt doubt doubtful doubtfully
doubter undoubted undoubtedly
doubtless doubtless
doubting

Understanding affixes
3.
1. INESCAPABLE
2. ILLEGALLY
3. (DIS)SATISFACTION
4. OVERBEARING
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5. UNDENIABLY
6. UPBRINGING
7. INEXPLICABLY
8. INDESCRIBABLE

500 word formation exercises

1. COMPARISON 37. ELOQUENTLY 73. INCORPORATES

2. ORIGINATED 38. CONCEPTION 74. GENEROSITY
3. DAILY 39. GUIDANCE 75. ORIGINAL
4. CRITICAL 40. DATED 76. OCCURRENCES
5. INTRIGUING 41. UNDERESTIMATED 77. BENEFICIAL
6. RESTFUL 42. INVARIABLY 78. INHABITANTS
7. INVENTOR 43. PRECAUTION 79. GROWTH
8. MAJESTIC 44. CONCLUSIONS 80. UNPOPULAR
9. GROWING 45. DISPUTED 81. DISCOVERY
10. PLEASANT 46. KEEPING 82. UNPREDICTABLE
11. ENTHUSIASM 47. INCREDIBLY 83. INFLUENTIAL
12. SOPHISTICATION 48. INSPIRATION 84. TRADITIONS
13. CRITICISM 49. FINANCIERS 85. UNDISPUTED
14. INCREDIBLE 50. DISCREDITED 86. HEIGHT
15. ORIGINALLY 51. ESTIMATION 87. PREDICTABLY
16. ACTIVITY 52. INCONVENIENCE 88. ACCOMPANIED
17. INSPIRATION 53. FATALITY 89. ADMIRATION
18. ELOQUENT 54. RESPECTS 90. CRITICISED
19. CELEBRATIONS 55. UNSUITABLE 91. GENEROSITY
20. POPULARITY 56. ADMIRABLE 92. EXTENSIVELY
21. CONCEPTUAL 57. CREATION 93. INCONVENIENT
22. INITIALLY 58. ACTIVITIES 94. INVENTIVE
23. GUIDED 59. STIMULATING 95. ORIGINALLY
24. INCREASINGLY 60. UNMODIFIED 96. PROVABLE
25. CENSORSHIP 61. REPUTABLE 97. UNACCOMPANIED
26. ORIGINS 62. DISPROVEN 98. STIMULANTS
27. SUITABLE 63. NOTORIETY 99. WIDESPREAD
28. TRADITIONALLY 64. OCCURRENCE 100. TENDENCY
29. RESTLESS 65. INCORPORATED 101. UPDATED
30. DISCOVERIES 66. DISRESPECTFUL 102. UNINHABITED
31. INCONCLUSIVE 67. CREDITABLE 103. WITHDRAWABLE
32. CELEBRATION 68. LIVING 104. INVARIABLY
33. CREATOR 69. PRECAUTIONS 105. MEDICAL
34. SOLITARY 70. EXTENSIVE 106. HEIGHT
35. MISCONCEPTION 71. TEMPORARILY 107. USELESS
36. OUTCRY 72. TRANSFERABLE 108. SIMILARITIES

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109. VARIETY 151. ENTERTAINMENT 195. DISAGREE

110. COMMONLY 152. SPECIALIZE 196. DISAPPROVES
111. TREATMENT 153. IMAGINATIVE 197. USEFUL
112. CONFUSING 154. DISREGARD 198. SIMILARLY
113. FINALLY 155. RESPONSIBILITY 199. VARY
114. SOLUTION 156. SUPPOSEDLY 200. WILLING
115. UNACCEPTABLE 157. EMBARRASSMENT 201. UNEMPLOYED
116. SURVIVAL 158. SELF-ESTEEM 202. BASIS
117. SILENTLY 159. EXCLAMATION 203. MOVEMENT
118. APPLICATION 160. HANDFUL 204. APPLICATION
119. IRRESPONSIBLE 161. FOUNDATION 205. FRESHLY
120. INCLUDING 162. ANNOYANCE 206. DEEPLY
121. LAWYER 163. CIRCULATION 207. DARKENED
122. INDEPENDENCE 164. OBLIGATORY 208. STRANGER
123. POWERFUL 165. DIVERSITY 209. PATIENCE
124. IMPORTANCE 166. HESITANT 210. ACTIVE
125. CREATURES 167. DIFFERENTLY 211. CONFUSION
126. DECISIVE 168. SICKENS / SICKENED 212. REASONABLE
127. INCOMPLETE 169. SURVIVORS 213. SILENTLY
128. MEMBERSHIP 170. APPLIANCES 214. CONSIDERATION
129. SUPPORTIVE 171. SPEAKER 215. IMPRESSION
130. UNDERESTIMATE / 172. EXTENT 216. INVESTIGATION
OVERESTIMATE 173. LIKELIHOOD 217. UNSOLVED
131. PEACEFUL 174. AMAZING 218. ANNOUNCER
132. INTERNATIONAL 175. RESPECTFUL 219. ENABLE
133. HEAVILY 176. IMAGINARY 220. GOVERNOR
134. SURROUNDINGS 177. SECURITY 221. EXPECTATIONS
135. PAYMENT 178. CAREFUL 222. APPEARANCE
136. INVALUABLE 179. EMPLOYER 223. MEANING
137. VALUABLE 180. DEPENDENT 224. HAPPINESS
138. SUSPICIOUSLY 181. WORTHY 225. HARMFUL
139. PLEASANT / 182. ENJOY 226. ADDITION
PLEASURABLE 183. EXHAUSTED 227. POINTLESS
140. SUMMARY 184. DECISION 228. SLIPPERY
141. OBSESSIVE 185. COMPLETION 229. PREDICTION
142. EMPLOYED 186. DESPERATE 230. PREPARATIONS
143. BITTERNESS 187. PROTECTIVE 231. SENSITIVE
144. ACTIVITY 188. RESISTANCE 232. UNREASONABLE
145. TREATY 189. SUCCEED 233. ANNOUNCEMENT
146. CONFUSED 190. EXCITEMENT 234. DISABLED
147. DISGUSTED 191. BEHAVIOUR 235. PERSUASIVE
148. EXPECTANCY 192. ABILITY 236. PUBLISHED
149. DISAPPEAR 193. SLEEPY 237. SPEECH
150. INDIFFERENT 194. ROBBERS 238. ENTITLED

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239. ORIGINATED 283. ENABLED 327. REGARDLESS

240. NECESSITY 284. FILLED 328. SURPRISINGLY
241. LAWFUL 285. INDEPENDENT 329. APPOINTMENT
242. LATELY 286. COMPETITIVE 330. MAJORITY
243. CONTRIBUTION 287. DARKNESS 331. ASSUMPTION
244. INFORMAL 288. ARRIVAL 332. ABSENCE
245. POVERTY 289. STRANGELY 333. INVASION
246. CONTEMPTIBLE 290. DISGUSTING 334. RIVALRY
247. DESPERATELY 291. INCURABLE 335. INTRUDER(S)
248. UNSUCCESSFUL 292. PROPERLY 336. EVIDENCE
249. RETIREMENT 293. REMARKABLE 337. SETTLERS
250. CHILDHOOD 294. DIFFERENCE 338. PROSPEROUS
251. MISBEHAVE 295. CURIOSITY 339. REVIVAL
252. THREATENED 296. ANXIETY 340. ATTACHMENT
253. SECRETIVE 297. IMAGINATION 341. EXPLANATION
254. PROPOSAL 298. ASHAMED 342. FREEDOM
255. SUSPICIOUS 299. PUNISHMENT 343. BETRAYAL
256. PLEASURE 300. PAINFUL 344. MURDERER
257. REFUSAL 301. WEAKNESS 345. OBSESSION
258. REPORTEDLY 302. ARRANGEMENT 346. LIGHTER
259. UNWILLING 303. EXHAUSTING 347. COINCIDENCE
260. ACCUSATION 304. MYSTERIOUS 348. POINTLESS
261. EXTRAORDINARY 305. DEMANDING 349. SLIPPERY
262. PASSAGE 306. IRRESISTIBLE 350. PREDICTION
263. GOVERNMENT 307. PRESENCE 351. PREPARATIONS
264. UNEXPECTED 308. OBVIOUSLY 352. SENSITIVE
265. APPARENT 309. EXCITED 353. UNREASONABLE
266. HEARTLESS 310. DISTANCE 354. ANNOUNCEMENT
267. EXTENSIVE 311. GROWTH 355. DISABLED
268. UNLIKELY 312. REGULARLY 356. PERSUASIVE
269. KINGDOM 313. CROWDED 357. PUBLISHED
270. DESCENDANT 314. COMPLAINT 358. SPEECH
271. INFLUENTIAL 315. SADNESS 359. ENTITLED
272. RECOVERY 316. REQUIREMENTS 360. ORIGINATED
273. DEFENSIVE 317. UNDOCUMENTED 361. NECESSITY
274. WIDTH 318. DESCRIPTION 362. LAWFUL
275. DENSITY 319. IMPATIENT 363. LATELY
276. BRIEFLY 320. ACTOR 364. CONTRIBUTION
277. BELIEF 321. PROBABILITY 365. INFORMAL
278. DISHONOUR 322. FURIOUS 366. POVERTY
279. RECALL 323. SLAVERY 367. CONTEMPTIBLE
280. INDUSTRIALIZATION 324. CONTENT 368. DESPERATELY
281. COMPARISON 325. POET 369. UNSUCCESSFUL
282. OVERTAKE 326. FEELINGS 370. RETIREMENT

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371. CHILDHOOD 415. LENGTH 459. EXPLOSION

372. MISBEHAVE 416. MECHANIZATION 460. ADVISABLE
373. THREATENED 417. ADDICTION 461. UNEMPLOYMENT
374. SECRETIVE 418. PRESENTATION 462. EVASION
375. PROPOSAL 419. SECRECY 463. UNWRITTEN
376. SUSPICIOUS 420. UNEMPLOYED 464. MANAGEMENT
377. PLEASURE 421. IMPOLITE 465. CRYING
378. DEPTH 422. APPLAUSE 466. BEATEN
379. BITTERLY 423. UNDERPAID 467. SYSTEMATICALLY
380. ABUNDANT 424. SENSELESS 468. HIGHLY
381. CRUELTY 425. SHYNESS 469. REORGANISATION
382. HEAT 426. CERTAINTY 470. ECONOMICALLY
383. IMPRESSIVE 427. SPECIALTY 471. SOLUTION
384. OFFENSIVE 428. INFORMANT 472. BEHAVIOUR
385. NOVELIST 429. HEROISM 473. BLOCKADE
386. ADDITIONAL 430. EXPANSION 474. MONETARY
387. ACCESSIBLE 431. PERSONIFICATION 475. NAVAL
388. WEALTHY 432. RELIABILITY 476. PASSIONATELY
389. RESPECTFULLY 433. INVESTMENT 477. INVENTION
390. RECENTLY 434. LONELINESS 478. FOLLOWER
391. UNEMPLOYMENT 435. CHILDHOOD 479. ENDURANCE
392. EMBARRASSING 436. DESTRUCTION 480. RENEWABLE
393. ACCUSATIONS 437. DETAINMENT 481. ASSISTANT
394. IMPOLITE 438. BRAVERY 482. OUTWEIGH
395. NATURAL 439. PRIDE 483. DISCONNECTED
396. HONESTY 440. EQUIPMENT 484. BROADENS
397. CONFESSION 441. ELECTRICITY 485. ENCOURAGEMENT
398. OWNER 442. MISUNDERSTANDING 486. ENTITLED
399. APOLOGY 443. DISAGREEMENT 487. MISPRONOUNCES
400. INSURANCE 444. IMPRISONMENT 488. BOYHOOD
401. DAILY 445. REPLACEMENT 489. BOREDOM
402. AGREEMENT 446. LOSS 490. SHARPEN
403. EXCEPTIONAL 447. CONFIDENTIAL 491. APPOINTEE
404. INVITATION 448. CHOICE 492. THOUGHTLESS
405. CHAMPIONSHIP 449. RESPONSIBILITY 493. BULLETPROOF
406. LEADING 450. HOUSING 494. COMMUTERS
407. ACHIEVEMENT 451. PREFERENCE 495. UNHELPFUL
408. UNBELIEVABLE 452. STRIKING 496. SUB-ZERO
409. INABILITY 453. DISAPPOINTMENT 497. DISBELIEVED
410. STUBBORNNESS 454. DISQUALIFIED 498. UNDERPAID
411. EXPECTATION 455. STORAGE 499. ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT
412. HUMANITIES 456. SATISFACTION 500. INDECISIVE
413. ILLUSTRATIONS 457. RESERVATION
414. OCCUPATION 458. ABUSE

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