WORD FORMATION FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

WORD FORMATION – FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

1. 10.The agenda for the meeting is still not _____. (FINAL)

FINALIZED

2. 6.Millions of people like _____ and property owners depend on the tourist industry
for their livelihood. (HOTEL)

HOTELIERS

3. 10.The work is marred by a number of typing and spelling errors, and would have
benefited from stricter _____ before submission. (READ)

PROOFREADING

4. 2.The actor’s performance is horridly _____ - his screaming antics would be more
appropriate for a cartoon villain. (KEY)

OFF-KEY

5. 5.The International Red Cross has its _____ in Geneva, Switzerland. (HEAD)

HEADQUARTERS

6. 7.I felt that turning up at the wedding in jeans and a T-shirt was rather
_____ (APPROPRIACY)


INAPPROPRIATE

7. 2.Politicians are seen as corrupt and _____. (SERVE)

SELF-SERVING

8. 8.The record of 47 hours for watching TV wiithout stopping was set last year and is
still _____. (BREAK)

UNBROKEN

9. 3.John considers reading others’ diaries an _____ invasion of privacy. (PERMIT)

IMPERMISSIBLE

10. 7.The scheme can only accept household paint and not car, varnish, wood _____ or
other chemicals. (PRESERVE)

PRESERVATIVES

11. 4.The work is still at a very _____ level. (EXPERIMENT)

EXPERIMENTAL

12. 7.Her case was _____ argued. (CONVINCE)


CONVINCINGLY

13. 9.She _____ him and offered support after reading about the 1995 case in the
news. (FRIEND)

BEFRIENDED

14. 5.It is common knowledge that oil and water are _____. For example, Pouring olive
oil into water results in two distinct layers. (MIX)

IMMISCIBLE

15. 2.Tom’s parents were angry with him for _____ at the party. (BEHAVE)

MISBEHAVING

16. 1.Without the _____ of several large firms, the festival wouldn’t have taken
place. (PATRON)

PATRONAGE

17. 2.In my opinion, this book has nothing more than _____ rubbish. (INTELLECT)

PSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL

18. 5.Street-fights are an everyday _____ in this area of the city. (OCCUR)


OCCURENCE

19. 9.In the car, he would _____ start singing along to the music he loved, from Mahalia
Jackson to Michael Jackson. (CONSCIOUS)

UNSELFCONSCIOUSLY

20. 1.ID card stands for _____ card. (IDENTIFY)

IDENTITY

21. 2.As the climate cools gradually, almost _____, with every few metres of altitude
gained, the full diversity of fauna and flora is revealed in all its
splendor. (PERCEPTION)

IMPERCEPTIBLY

22. 6.The executives promised the shareholders a/an _____ performance in the second
quarter regardless of current dire financial situations. (BREAK)

BREAK-EVEN

23. 5.That kind of linkage diplomacy is always dangerous and _____. (AGREE)

DISAGREEABLE

24. 3.I am trying to reduce my _____ by cycling more and driving less. (FOOT)


ECO-FOOTPRINT

25. 2.An accurate _____ was made after a series of tests. (DIAGNOSE)

DIAGNOSIS

26. 4.The news of _____ of war terrified people all around the globe. (BREAK)

OUTBREAK

27. 7.Many people donated money to help the people in Africa who are starving as a
resuilt of _____ of food. (SCARCE)

SCARCITY

28. 3.There has been a _____ improvement in her writing. (NOTICE)

NOTICEABLE

29. 3.I don’t think Tom’s gettting enough sleep lately. His eyes are terribly
_____. (BLOOD)

BLOODSHOT

30. 5.His recent unpredictable mood _____ him from his friends. (STRANGE)


ESTRANGES

31. 8.I am such a _____. I’m always leaving my umbrella behind. (BRAIN)

SCATTERBRAIN

32. 2.Their trouble is _____. They themselves made the situation worse. (INFLICT)

SELF-INFLICTING

33. 9.He became _____ in his opposition in the plan. He gave up his viewpoint after his
boss criticized. (RESOLVE)

IRRESOLUTE

34. 8.How much does _____ of this club cost ? (MEMBER)

MEMBERSHIP

35. 6.Beck has the _____ task of trying to rebuild the business. (ENVY)

UNENVIABLE

36. 3.Why don’t you take the _____ and arrange a meeting ? (INITIATE)


INITIATIVE

37. 1.There is a strong smell of _____ in the hospital. (INFECT)

DISINFECTANT

38. 8.Theo and his twin brother are always together. They are _____. (SEPARATE)

INSEPARABLE

39. 9.Our competitive company confirmed that they were not involved in any _____
activities. (ACT)

ACTIONABLE

40. 4.The price of the house includes many existing _____ and fittings. (FIX)

FIXTURES

41. 10.You should use it as a study room. It’s _____ quiet. (COMPARE)

COMPARATIVELY

42. 4.Ask Margaret. She’s pretty _____ about that sort of thing. (CLUE)


CLUED-UP

43. 3.Telephone charges are lower during _____ periods. (PEAK)

OFF-PEAK

44. 2.The politician argued for the _____ of the old system of taxation. (RETAIN)

RETENTION

45. 2.Her rudeness was most _____. (REGRET)

REGRETFUL

46. 1.She became well-known as a consistent _____ of slavery. (OPPOSE)

OPPONENT

47. 6.And then she mistily realized what she should have known at once that she had
reached the cliff’s edge _____. (HINDRANCE)

UNHINDERED

48. 4.The excuse he gave for being late, which involved a story about being held up by
bank robbers, sounded highly _____. (PLAUSIBLE)


IMPLAUSIBLE

49. 1.Her _____ was so great that she broke a glass. (ANXIOUS)

ANXIETY

50. 2.It’s Frank’s _____ that drives his parents crazy. They can’t even persuade him to
brush teeth in the morning. (OBSTINATE)

OBSTINACY