Practice Test EA8 – Word Formation

Allotted time: 60 minutes for 100 sentences.

101. He took a … of water to quench his thirst. (MOUTH)
102. He stubbornly refused to admit … for the accident. (LIABLE)
103. There was a … in her insistence that 1 didn’ t like. (FIX)
104. He raised his sword in … (DEFEND)
105. Too many people still die of … (STARVE)
106. He knew he was going to lose his … (KING)
107. We are disappointed by her approaching this matter so … .(AMATEUR)
108. Your well-known … is disgusting. (MEAN)
109. He is a worldwide famous … (CELLO)
110. Their supreme goal was the … of monarchy. (ABOLISH)
111. The 18th century brought about the … of the human mind. (ENLIGHTEN)
112. The owl is the symbol of … (WISE)
113. The room was scarcely furnished but its … made it pleasant. (CLEAN)
114. It is quite a problem to be granted … to this club. (MEMBER)
115. The poet made … use of commonplace words. (ART)
116. Artificial heating … the growth of plants. (HASTE)
117. He boasted about his … of several estates. (OWNER)
118. You have made a thorough … of the scene. (DESCRIBE)
119. She looked like the very … of his dreams. (EMBODY)
120. They tried to … the value of my contribution to the research. (MINIMUM)
121. One of the major problems in today’s society is … (EMPLOY)
122. The doctors suspect him of … (SANE)
123. The … of die landscape was depressing. (DULL)
124. They confirmed the … of all the pareels. (RECEIVE)
125. He knew that the … spelt disaster for people like him. (UPHEAVE)
126. The project, brilliant in its …. failed because of lack of funds. (CONCEIVE)
127. While in UK they benefited from constant … to the language. (EXPOSE)
128. He is a totally … person who deliberately defies all standards. (MORAL)
129. The … of Monaco lies in southern Europe . (PRINCE)
130. Is she a recent … of yours ? (ACQUAINT)
131. Our front seats were already taken so we had to move … (REAR)
132. I know this has been sheer …. hasn’t it ? (MOCK)
133. Are you sure … is free to this museum ? (ADMIT)
134. Most of young delinquents lacked … care. (PARENT)
135. The hero is a sensible but … young man. (RESOLUTION)
136. Will you please check when the … is ? (DEPART)
137. Me was awarded a prize in … of his merits. (RECOGNIZE)
138. In all …. the flight will be cancelled. (LIKELY)
139. The ballet … was exquisite. (PERFORM)
140. We may notice a … of the interest in the music of the 1960s. (REVIVE)
141. The … between the two girls is striking. (RESEMBLE)
142. You could feel the … of the audience. (BORE)
143. His blood … was alarmingly high. (PRESS)
144. The … of the committee met all our expectations. (RESOLVE)
145. The old shepherd had a gaunt, … face. (ANGLE)
146. The … of the estate was on lease. (REMAIN)
147 . Do you have any … to make? (COMPLAIN)
148. His glance was full of … towards me. (HATE)
149. The Romanians are the … of the Dacians and of the Romans. (DESCEND)
150. He moved about the house so … that he woke me up. (NOISY)
151. The journey across the desert was … (HAZARD)
152. The … she had to make kept her busy all day. (INQUIRE)
153. Aren’t you … of what you have done ? (SHAME)
154. There has been a great … in unemployment lately. (REDUCE)
155. I’ve made an appointment for a … massage. (FACE)
156. This drug can provide … from breathing problems. (RELIEVE)
157. I wish I were a … but I’m sure I’ll never be one. (MILLION)
158. Do you think it was … ? I strongly doubt it. (WORTH)
159. Anyone who will provide information will be guaranteed … (ANONYMOUS)
160. She … accepted to be the first to try. (WILL)
161. He was the … of the monastery until he died . (ABBEY)
162. Her fingerprints on the gun were … proof of her guilt. (CONCLUSION)
163. The … of her movements made me sad. (WEARY)
164. He fixed everything with amazing … (ABLE)
165. There is no such word ; it is absolutely … (MEAN)
166. Many of the … fought valiantly. (WAR)
167. Let’s talk openly without any … (RESTRAIN)
168. He is a … man and that’s why he finishes everything on time. (METHOD)
169. 1 find the problems we are facing … (MOUNT)
170. It turned out to be a … attempt. (VICTORY)
171. He suffered a breakdown after the repeated … (FAIL)
172. Why are there so many … today ? (ABSENCE)
173. His unexpected recovery seemed … (MIRACLE)
174. You may think of him as being … after so many accidents. (FORTUNE)
175. There must be some … ; he should have been here by now. (UNDERSTAND)
176. He provided a certain … for him until he became of age. (ALLOW)
177. It was … of you to say such a thing. (MISCHIEF)
178. He lay … on the floor for minutes on end. (CONSCIOUS)
179. This cocktail is a … of three different drinks. (MIX)
180. They have reported some … of their initial plans. (ALTER)
181. He obeyed all your orders … (TRUTH)
182. I feel that this is going to be a … matter. (TROUBLE)
183. We watched him do all those tricks with … (AMUSE)
184. She glared at us … and left the room. (CONTEMPT)
185. His voice was full of … when he rang me up. (ANNOY)
186. He is fond of … and Is said to have green fingers. (GARDEN)
187. A … of diplomatic relations has been announced. (RESUME)
188. He suffered a … loss of hearing after the blast. (CONSEQUENCE)
189. The bereft woman was crying … (PATHOS)
190. Killing him was a … deed. (MONSTER)
191. It was quite … of you to join us in those grievous moments. (TOUCH)
192. Unfortunately … came too late. (REALIZE)
193. You are supposed to give a … account of the events. (FACT)
194. When I looked down the steep rocky wall I felt a kind of … (DIZZY)
195. The teams scored one goal … (PIECE)
196. The … on the walls was utterly unhealthy. (MOIST)
197. The … of his room was impressive. (TIDY)
198. Be … for a change, will you ? (REASON)
199. Could she give me a rough … of the likely cost ? (APPROXIMATE)