Test on Word Formation ( Part 3 ) Exercise 1. 1. We had a very ___________ evening in London last week ENJOY 2. He fell off his motobike, but his _________ were not serious. INJURE 3. The family managed to get out of the burning house , but they lost nearly their ______ POSSESS 4. He says he has no ____________ of resigning INTEND 5. The crowd showed it __________ by shouting insults at the players APPROVE 6. Dozens of ________ are injured on the city roads every year CYCLE 7. The company is not taking any new _________ this year EMPLOY 8. Kate is studying to become a __________ . LAW 9. Motor – racing is an extremely____________sport. RISK 10. The duty of the police is the _________ of law and order. MAINTAIN Exercise 2. 1. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have so many _________ trying to take our customers away COMPETE 2. Our tomatoes are ____nicely: they will be ready to eat in about a week RIPE 3. He is very anxious about the ___________ of his passport. LOSE 4. This organization is concerned about the _________ of the rain forest. DESTROY 5. Television is one the cheapest forms of _______________ . ENTERTAIN 6. I was annoyed at his ___________ to co – operate . REFUSE 7. Look at this picture of Bill and his father : you can see the __________ clearly, can’t you LIKE 8. Switzerland and Australia are both ____________ countries MOUTAIN 9. My brother lives in an attractive ___________ part of Paris RESIDE 10. He said good morning in a most __________ way. FRIEND Exercise 3. 1.We bought back several carved ____ statues from our holiday in Africa. WOOD 2. Our journey took nearly five hours. It was much ____ than I’d thought. FAR 3. John has just got _________ to a girl he has known since he was a boy. ENGAGE 4. “ This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer, “ I find your arguments ___________” CONVINCE 5. More and more young people want to get a university ___________ EDUCATE 6. Sue went red with ____________ EMBARRASS 7. Don’t believe a word Tom says. He’s a terrible ___________ LIE 8. It’s a lovely house, I agree, but can we afford to ___________ it ? MODERN 9. Brown is very warm and _________ person CARE 10. The man spoke with a ___________ accent. SOUTH Exercise 4. 1. Bill and I have been friends since _______ : he used to live next door. CHILD 2. The woman has a blonde shoulder - ______________ hair . LONG 3. Applicants must be under 25, hard – working and __________ . ENERGY 4. Many modern refridgerators never need to be ___________ . FROST 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 5 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 6. 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 7. 1. Jane’s __________ as a director came as no surprise. APPOINT 2. My colleagues are very pleasant , but the manager is a little _______ FRIEND 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. Many people still refuse to think that smoking is __________ HARM 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. The _________ of the new guests caused trouble to my aunt. ARRIVE . Test on Word Formation ( Part 3 ) Exercise 1. 1. We had a very ___________ evening in London last week ENJOY 2. He fell off his motobike, but his _________ were not serious. INJURE 3. . little _______ FRIEND 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. Many people. 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