WORD FORMATION & SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION CHECK

I. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITALS.

1. That was a rather __________________ thing to do. FOOL
2. The villagers were very ____________________ to anyone who passed through.
HOSPITALITY
3. Her ____________________ remains unexplained, she’s nowhere to be seen. APPEAR
4. Full ____________________ by all members is compulsory. PARTICIPATE
5. He’s not exactly good-looking, but he has a certain ____________________. ATTRACT
6. ____________________ are working to improve the quality of our lakes and rivers.
ENVIRONMENT
7. He has helped patients suffering from ____________________, depression, and eating
disorders. ANXIOUS
8. I’m a bit of a ____________________ at making cakes. FAIL
9. She was given some medicine to ____________________ the pain. RELIEF
10. After thirty years of trading, the company name enjoys global ____________________.
RECOGNIZE
II. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
1. We couldn’t go camping because of the heavy rain. (PREVENTED)
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2. I didn’t come to see you because I didn’t know that you had come back from your trip. (IF)
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3. It often takes him 2 hours to do his homework every day. (SPENDS)
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4. The last time he came back to his hometown was 20 years ago. (COME)
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5. Please keep quiet, I am concentrating on my work. (WOULD RATHER)
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6. Keeping in touch with old friends is easy now. (IT’S)
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7. It was my habit to stay up late. (USED)
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8. The Italian built the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the 12th century. (WAS)
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9. Have you ever been to a baseball match before? (FIRST)
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10. The weather was so cold that we couldn’t go fishing. (WARM)
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