LET’S PRACTICE: WORD FORMATION EXERCISE :)

NAME: Gema Abigail Verde Ortiz DATE: 29/08/2023

INSTRUCTIONS: For each question, fill the space in the sentence using the base word given in bold at the end.
The required word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb and it may be either positive (e.g. helpful) or
negative (e.g. unhelpful).

SAFETY
1. There will be a special D meeting tomorrow morning at 9a.m, which everyone has to
attend. (safe)

2. The modernization of the factory DOUBLE productivity but unfortunately, many people lost theirjobs.
(double) D

3. All students must take English and Mathematics. Then they must choose two other courses, but the course in
INTERNATIONAL Relations is OPTIONAL . (nation / option)

UNFORTUNATE , there is so much

4. It is my dream to work in the ship-building industry but
LY
UNEMPLOYEMENT around that I may have to alter my ambitions. (fortune / employ)

ADDITIVES
5. Too much of the food we eat nowadays is full of chemicals and other . (add)

6. Come to my house tomorrow, PREFERABLY as early as possible. (prefer)

7. I do like your new friend Jasper. He tells the funniest jokes and seems to be a very
ENTERTAINING
young man. (entertain)

THIRD, time and he doesn't seem to

8. He has just asked me for money again. That's the
understand the word "no"! (three)

,
9. Mr. Highton, a huge of the students in this class failed their year-end
, . What can you offer as an explanation? (percent / exam)

LIKELY_ ,
10. George is not to understand what you are talking about unless you explain things
very clearly. (like)

RESIDENTIAL
11. I wanted some information about your _ , courses as I will be in the area for about a
week. You do offer accommodation, don't you? (reside)
 FOREIGNER
12. My mother is a , so she knows how to cook all sorts of food; but her
,
_SPECIALITY is Mediterranean cuisine. (foreign / special)

HIGHLY
13. I recommend you to go and see that movie. It's the best I've seen this year! (high)
,

COMPUTERISE CURRENTLY
14. Once the office is totally D , it should save us a lot of time that we
spend looking for bits of paper. (computer / current)

SCIENTIFIC
RELY
15. The research that was carried out was not very and we can't
on the results. (science / reliable)

16. I've been working on a SOLUTION to this problem for months. I think I'll just have to accept it
can't be fixed. (solve)

17. When he was still a YOUTHFUL 19 year old, he went to Harvard University. (youth)

INFAMOUS
18. Billy the Kid was one of the most killers of the old West. (fame)

19. Mary and Peter don't have any children. They're CHILDLESS , but perfectly happy. (child)

APPEARANCE
20. Police are looking into the of a ghostly hitch-hiker, reported by several
on the highway near Alton. (appear / drive)
drivers
HOUSEHOLD
21. My next guest is a name now but had to work for many years to become so well
known. (house)

UNSUCCESSF
22. We tried, ULLY , to climb the mountain… but the weather deteriorated
so we had to give up. (success / quick)
QUICKLY

23. My boss said your resume was showing your FAVORABLY so he's likely to look at your application
very . (great / favor)

HARDNESS
24. We have used stone of different to get that amazing effect. It's a very special
building. (hard)