Exercise on wordformation
EXERCISE ON WORD FORMATION
1. Chestnut honey provides quick and relief.(EFFECT)
2. Come rain, wind or shine these snapdragons give a superb display over an long
period.(EXCEPTION)
3. Dreaming of a beautiful home for your .(RETIRE)? Enjoy lifetime ownership of
a luxury home for an price.(AFFORD)
4. The post-war decline in beer was practically halted last year. (CONSUME)
5. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and therewith.(HATE)
6. In the first quarter of the 18th century people began to realise the of hygiene to
public health.(IMPORTANT)
7. The collapse of the Roman Empire lasted for nearly three hundred years before its
final dissolution in AD 476.(GRADE)
8. Jamie’s of the night’s events is hazy but the tabloids will refresh his memory.
(RECOLLECT)
9. We are great in fate and we believe we’re meant to be together.(BELIEVE)
10. I think your stylist has taken her from the rubbish dump.(INSPIRE)
11. The statesmen and scholars have made important on ways Washington could
help Russia control parts of the arsenal. (SUGGEST)
12. After denying the of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went
on to talk about the newest tax policy.(EXIST)
13. Your to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I’m not the guy
you need.(ATTACH)
14. It is an fact that the search will go on for another couple of months.(DENY)
15. The most important feast of Islam, Eid ul-Adha (which means Celebration of Sacrifice) marks
Abraham’s to sacrifice his son in to Allah with a three-day
festival.(WILLING; OBEY)
16. The monitoring programme is well developed in our school.
(SPECTACULAR)
17. For much of the last decade, Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa was a huge site.
(CONSTRUCT)

him into a bathtub, drain his blood by slitting his wrists and then saw him into pieces, then it is called
(SANE)
37. White is the colour of , so never wear it if you are upset about a bloke- it will
only make you feel worse.(LONE)
38. Food like bananas and oysters are presumed to be aphrodisiac mainly due to their
to certain body parts. (RESEMBLE)
39. Enjoy nicotine, alcohol and caffeine only in (MODERATE)
40. His were not as serious as the previous time. Just broken ribs, dislocated
shoulders and sprained ankles.(INJURE)
41. Don’t ! Nothing bad really happened. (DRAMA)
42. I’m unable to between these perfumes, they all smell the same. (DIFFERENT)
43. We’ve run out of floss so we must remember to buy some. (DENTIST)
44. My grandma a natural (DIE)
45. They give her morphine to the pain.(DEAD)
46. The of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this
government.(ELECTRIC)
47. With the of the soup it was a wonderful meal.(EXCEPT)
48. Her in helping the poor earned her admiration in the neighbourhood. (SELF)
49. Soak the dried mushroom overnight to them before cooking.(SOFT)
50. They have always wanted to have a baby, but Sue each time she got pregnant.
(CARRY)
51. Chinese cooking can be as spicy.(CHARACTER)
52. Don’t be too hasty to pass on other people.(JUDGE)
53. Cut the carrots and put them into water.(LONG)
54. It’s obviously behaviour for a son to marry his mother.(NATURE)
55. The of his work lies in the materials he uses.(ORIGIN)
56. I can understand your arguments only .(PART)
57. The pregnant woman talked with her husband about the responsibilities of their future
(PARENT)
58. The over, we started serious discussions with the delegates.(PLEASANT)

(PRESS)
76. Clear the path ahead and free your mind of clutter and negative .(THINK)
77. Marie Curie’s …………………of radium made her famous. ( DISCOVER )
78. People in your village are very …………….( FRIEND )
79. These animals are in danger of …………… ( EXTINCT )
80. He has ………………….in giving up smoking. ( SUCCESS )
81. Minh is ………….at English than Trung. ( BAD )
82. There are not many ………….between American and British English. ( DIFFER)
83. Our teacher always ………us to discover new things by ourselves. ( COURAGE )
84. Tam has a big ………….of foreign stamps. ( COLLECT )
85. While walking through the tropical forests, we saw many strange ……………
( CREATE )
86. The sun quickly ………………benhind the cloud. ( APPEAR )
87. The worldwide …………… situation got worse in the 1990s. ( ECONOMY )
88. There are many good programs on TV for ……………. ( TEEN )
89. They organize the festival to celebrate ……………from slavery. ( FREE )
90. English is …………… used in many parts of the world. ( WIDE )
91. There are always ………… differences in every country. ( REGION )
92. “ What kind of job …………….do you have ?” the manager asked him. ( QUALIFY )
93. English has …………… borrowings from other languages. ( CONSIDER )
94. I don’t like stories which have …………….ending. ( HAPPY )
95. The little village is very quiet and …………… ( PEACE )
96. Would you like to book a ……………to Hong Kong ? ( FLY )
97. The …………….area of the city is not very attractive. ( INDUSTRY )
98. It was extremely …………… of you to leave your library book on the bus. ( CARE )
99. He is interested in the ……………….of old buildings. ( PRESERVE )

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Exercise on wordformation
100. Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ………… ( HARM )

125. Can you …………… this shirt for me. It is a bit long. ( SHORT )
126. Does she have any kind of ……………on her ? ( IDENTIFY)
127. He was given an award for his …………action. ( COURAGE )
128. This time his ……………were not believed. ( DENY )
129. Novelists are among the most ………… people in the world. ( IMAGINE )
130. The ………………of the building has shocked every one. ( DESTROY )
131. She always listens ………………to what she is told. ( ATTEND )
132. The newspaper is published twice ………… ( WEEK )
133. The editor welcomes ……………… from readers on any ( CORRESPOND )
subject.
134. Unfortulately we lack the resources to …………… ( MODERN )
135. We soon became ……………with the couple next door. ( FRIEND )
136. He got into ………………. while swimming and had to be rescued.
( DIFFICULT )
137. It was a …………… story that moved many of us to tears. ( TOUCH )
138. She was more ………… as a writer than as a singer. ( FAME )
139. Leaving the doors unlocked is an open ………… to burglars. ( INVITE )

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Exercise on wordformation
140. Who’s paying for her ……………? ( SCHOOL )
141. …………… action by train drivers seriously affected rush – hour services.
( INDUSTRY )
142. Mr. Nam looks so …………….in his uniform. ( MAN )
143. Her sudden…………….made every one surprised. ( ENTER )
144. We stayed in a hotel with a ……………atmosphere. ( REST )
145. Children like to share interests and ………….with their parents. (ENJOY)
146. He was a talented musician in his ………… ( YOUNG )
147. They’ll learn Greek for …………… ( BEGIN )
148. The organization works to alleviate world ………….and disease. ( HUNGRY)

improve and protect it. ( ENVIRONMENT )
173. There are deep …………… in the party over European monetary union.
( DIVIDE )
174. Are beaches covered with ……………? ( POLLUTE )
175. Husband and wife were ………………successful in their chosen careers.
( SIMILAR )
176. They were proud of their children’s ………………( ACHIEVE )

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177. Her new book is a ………………of her autobiography. ( CONTINUE )
178. The town is a delightful …………….in a wide green valley. ( SITUATE )
179. The newspaper continues to defend its……………of the photographs.
( PUBLISH )
180. The new model will be in ………… by the end of the year. ( PRODUCE )
181. There’s only a……………amount of risk involved. ( MINIMUM )
182. He knew I was ………….and dynamic and would get things done. ( ENERGY )
183. The price of wine varies …………… depending on where it comes from.
( ENORMOUS )
184. I was …………that they hadn’t asked for more. ( THANK )
185. The children all have very different ………………( PERSON )
186. Most advertisements work through …………….( SUGGEST )
187. It was very …………….of you to send the flowers. ( THINK )
188. The Blue Mosque at Isfahan is the most beautiful ………… I have ever seen.
( BUILD )
189. The clothes are available in warm ……………colors. ( NATURE )
190. Gas and oil …………… aways increases in cold weather. ( CONSUME )
191. Bathrooms don’t have to be purely ………………( FUNCTION )
192. Her triumph was a cause for …………….( CELEBRATE )
193. They attach great …………… to the project. ( IMPORTANT )

216. The government must take …………….action on gun control. ( DECIDE )
217. They waited and waited for something …………… to happen. ( EXCITE )
218. Keep …………….by eating well and exercising regularly. ( HEALTH )
219. It is about 50 kilos in …………….( WEIGH )
220. All the newspapers praised the ……………of the firemen. ( BRAVE )
221. Saucepans are sold in the ……………goodsdepartment. ( HOUSE )
222. The group called “ Friends of the Earth” is concerned about the ………… of the natural
environment. ( CONSERVE )
223. The thief replaced the diamond with a ………… stone. ( WORTH )
224. …………… about the company’s future meants that few people wanted to invest money in it.
( CERTAIN )
225. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was …………… ( INTEND )
226. People with very ……………skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods.
( SENSE )
That rule is not …………… in this case. ( APPLY )
227. Industial robots work with far greater………………than most men.( PRECISE)
228. Tom was accused of stealing some …………………documents.
( CONFIDENCE )
229. The cost of ……………to the show is quite reasonable. ( ADMIT )
230. Burning coal is an …………….way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.( ECONOMY )
231. Tom spoke ……………….because he was so excited. ( BREATHE )
232. She was extremely ………………about the history of China. ( KNOWLEDGE )
233. The ……………was so exciting and absorbing that she could not put the book down.
( THRILL )
234. He was very ……………of the work he had done. ( PRIDE )
235. there has been a …………….of 10 % in the amount of money available for bying new books.
( REDUCE )
236. ……………… is a profession of an accountant. ( ACCOUNT )
237. The thing I hate most about him is his …………… ( SELFISH )
238. The audience clapped loudly in …………………( APPREACIATE )