USE

 OF  ENGLISH-­‐  WORD  FORMATION  EXERCISES  

 
EXERCISE  1  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXERCISE  2  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXERCISE  3  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXERCISE  4  
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXERCISE  5  

 
ANSWERS    
 
EXERCISE  1  

Question 1 - luxurious.

Question 2 - uncovered.

Question 3 - supposedly.

Question 4 - disbelief.

Question 5 - helpful.

Question 6 - overcharged.

Question 7 - surprisingly.

Question 8 - different.
  
 
EXERCISE  2  

Question 1 - impatient.

Question 2 - homeless.

Question 3 - astonishingly.

Question 4 - protective.

Question 5 - unpleasant.

Question 6 - likely.

Question 7 - spoonfuls.

Question 8 - medical.

 
EXERCISE  3  

Question 1 - profitable.

Question 2 - underestimated.

Question 3 - crossly.

Question 4 - wonderfully.

Question 5 - unfairly.

Question 6 - disappeared.

Question 7 - unfashionable.

Question 8 - scientifically.

 
EXERCISE  4  

Question 1 - likely.

Question 2 - dangerously.

Question 3 - variety.

Question 4 - childhood.

Question 5 - disagreement.

Question 6 - revolutionised. also: revolutionized

Question 7 - characterised. also: characterized

Question 8 - computerised. also: computerized

 
 
EXERCISE  5  

Question 1 - friendly.

Question 2 - sunny.

Question 3 - hostility.

Question 4 - abusive.

Question 5 - tendency.

Question 6 - misfortune.

Question 7 - researchers.

Question 8 - adoption.