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EXERCISES ON WORD FORM
Exercise 1.
1. We had a very enjoyable evening in London last week ENJOY
2. He fell off his motorbike, but his injury were not serious. INJURE
3. The family managed to get out of the burning house , but they lost nearly their possession
POSSESS
4. He says he has no intention of resigning INTEND
5. The crowd showed it disapproved by shouting insults at the players APPROVE
6. Dozens of cyclist are injured on the city roads every year CYCLE
7. The company is not taking any new employment this year EMPLOY
8. Kate is studying to become a Lawyer . LAW
9. Motor – racing is an extremely risky sport. RISK
10. The duty of the police is the maintainace of law and order. MAINTAIN
Exercise 2.
1. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have so many competitors trying to take our
customers away COMPETE
2. Our tomatoes are unripe nicely: they will be ready to eat in about a week RIPE
3. He is very anxious about the Loss of his passport. LOSE
4. This organization is concerned about the destruction of the rain forest. DESTROY
5. Television is one the cheapest forms of entertainment . ENTERTAIN
6. I was annoyed at his refusal to co – operate . REFUSE
7. Look at this picture of Bill and his father : you can see the likeness clearly, can’t you LIKE
8. Switzerland and Australia are both mountainous countries MOUTAIN
9. My brother lives in an attractive residential part of Paris RESIDE
10. He said good morning in a most Friendly way. FRIEND
Exercise 3.
1.We bought back several carved wooden statues from our holiday in Africa. WOOD
2. Our journey took nearly five hours. It was much farther than I’d thought. FAR
3. John has just got engagement to a girl he has known since he was a boy. ENGAGE
4. “ This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer, “ I find your arguments unconvinced”
CONVINCE

5. More and more young people want to get a university education EDUCATE
6. Sue went red with embarrassment EMBARRASS
7. Don’t believe a word Tom says. He’s a terrible liar LIE
8. It’s a lovely house, I agree, but can we afford to modernise it ? MODERN
9. Brown is very warm and careful person CARE
10. The man spoke with a southern accent. SOUTH
Exercise 4.
1. Bill and I have been friends since childhood: he used to live next door. CHILD
2. The woman has a blonde shoulder - length hair . LONG
3. Applicants must be under 25, hard – working and energetic . ENERGY
4. Many modern refridgerators never need to be defrosted. FROST
5. When Bill and Jane retire, they’re planning to spend all their savings on a Mediterrance holiday .
SAVE
6. Third time lucky! After two unsuccessful attempts, Mark’s finally passed his driving test.
SUCCESS
7. They’re an incrediby wasteful family! You should see how much food they throw away. WASTE
8. You shouldn’t leave valuable things on car seats in full view of people walking past
VALUE
9. I’ve never had the same opinions as my father. When I was younger, we were always having
disagreement . AGREE

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10. Jeremy Hopkins’s performance in King Lear was the most impressive. IMPRESS
Exercise 5
1. Drug addiction is a growing problem particularly among young people. ADDICT
2. Most banks have installed video cameras as part of their security systems. SECURE
3. Elsa is being kept in an isolation ward because she’s highly infected. INFECT
4. My brother and I was sent to boarding school when we were seven. BOARD

5. Phil was sentenced to seven years’prisoner for his part in the arm robbery. PRISON
6. There is no solution to the problem of the beginning of the universe. SOLVE
7. The chairman expressed doubts about the unsuitability of showing the film on children TV. SUIT
8. O’Hara wanted a divorce because his wife had been unfaithful FAITH
9. To be successful, an artist must show great originality. ORIGIN
10. Inspiration is not enough by itself: you must work hard too. INSPIRE
Exercise 6.
1. I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on, she was completely unrecognized. RECOGNISE
2. Telling lies is unmoral. MORAL
3. I have no excuses. My actions were unexplainable. EXPLAIN
4. The hero had a passional love affair with the actress. PASSION
5. I’ll resign if you continue to disregard everything I say. REGARD
6. Admittance to the university is by examination only. ADMIT
7. He was turned down for the job because he is unqualified. QUALIFY
8. It was unjusticable of Tom to accuse Bill of having told him a lie. JUSTICE
9. He has been constant in his devotion to scientific studies. DEVOTE
10. I understand perfectly what you are saying . PERFECT
Exercise 7.
1. Jane’s appointment as a director came as no surprise. APPOINT
2. My colleagues are very pleasant , but the manager is a little unfriendly FRIEND
3. 7.30 A.M on a Saturday is rather Inconvenient time for an appointment. CONVENIENT
4. Please don’t be so unreasonable, I can’t do all the work by myself. REASON
5. Many people still refuse to think that smoking is harmful HARM
6. I was kept wakeful last night by the noise from a party in the flat above WAKE
7. An aeroplane has to overcome the resistant air . RESIST
8. She always listens attentively to what she is told. ATTENTION
9. He regularly writes poems for our newspaper. POET
10. The arrival of the new guests caused trouble to my aunt. ARRIVE
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in brackets.
1. Some people in Hong Kong lead a hard __________ (live).

2. We waited one hour for the __________ (arrive) of the train.
3. He is the ___________ (manage) of the bank.
4. You need to improve your __________ (write). It is difficult to read.
5. We waited __________ (patient) for the bus to come.
6. He led a __________ (lone) life in the foreign country.
7. The old lady made herself ___________ (comfort) in a big chair.
8. We laughed at the ___________ (see) of her dirty face.
9. You should keep your ___________ (distant) from her family affairs.
10. He feel __________ (doubt) about whether to go or not.
11. She is a __________ (love) girl.
12. We can trust him because he is a __________ (faith) person.
13. You should do your ___________ (correct) on a new page.
14. This difficult concept is beyond students' __________ (understand).
15. They have just reached an __________ (agree).

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16. He is __________ (agree) to the suggestion.
17. The news of his sudden __________ (die) came as a surprise.
18. He found all the fish were __________ (die).
19. The manager scolded the worker ___________ (angry) because he broke the glass.
20. He was filled with __________ (angry) at what he saw.
1/ life
6/ lonely
11/ lovely
16/

2/ arrival
3/ manager

4/ writing
5/ impatiently
7/ comfortable
8/ sight
9/ distance
10/ doubtful
12/ faithful
13/ correction
14/ understanding
15/ agreement
17/ death
18/ dead
19/ angrily
20/ anger

1. Chestnut honey provides quick and ............. relief.(EFFECT)
effective
2. Come rain, wind or shine these snapdragons give a superb display over an ....................... long
period.(EXCEPTION)
3. Dreaming of a beautiful home for your ........................... .(RETIRE)? Enjoy lifetime ownership of a
luxury home for an ................. price.(AFFORD)
retirement
affordable
4. The post-war decline in beer ......................... was practically halted last year. (CONSUME)
consumption
5. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and ..................there with.(HATE)
6. In the first quarter of the 18th century people began to realise the ......................... of hygiene to
public health.(IMPORTANT)
importance
7. The ....................collapse of the Roman Empire lasted for nearly three hundred years before its final

dissolution in AD 476.(GRADE)
8. Jamie’s ....................of the night’s events is hazy but the tabloids will refresh his memory.
(RECOLLECT)
9. We are great ........................ in fate and we believe we’re meant to be together.(BELIEVE) belief
10. I think your stylist has taken her ............................... from the rubbish dump.(INSPIRE) inspiration
11. The statesmen and scholars have made important ................................ on ways Washington could
help Russia control parts of the arsenal. (SUGGEST) suggestion
12. After denying the ........................... of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went
on to talk about the newest tax policy.(EXIST) existence
13. Your .......................... to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I’m not the guy you
need.(ATTACH)
14. It is an ............................. fact that the search will go on for another couple of months.(DENY)
15. The most important feast of Islam, Eid ul-Adha (which means Celebration of Sacrifice) marks
Abraham’s ...................... to sacrifice his son in ................................ to Allah with a three-day festival.
(WILLING; OBEY)
willingness
obedience
16. The monitoring programme is .............................. well developed in our school.(SPECTACULAR)
17. For much of the last decade, Italy’s leaning tower of Pisa was a huge .................................. site.
(CONSTRUCT) construction
18. When planning began in 1989, Prof. Piero Pierotti called the rescue effort
“irresponsible .......................” that would put the tower at risk.(MAD)
19. Once and for all - fingers crossed - the leaning tower has been .................................. .(RIGHT)
20. I ............................. this morning and was late for my English classes.(SLEEP).
slept
21. The film, though poor in artistic values, was a ............................... success. (FINANCE)
financial
22. The doctor ......................................my illness as a rare ape-like syndrome, taking
into ......................... my strange facial mimics. (DIAGNOSIS; CONSIDER)
23. The lower salaries would be a slight ..................................... from the original project.(DEVIATE)

24. It is impossible to .............................. everybody. (PLEASURE)
please
25. There was no ............................. on her side so he proceeded with his work.(RESIST)

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26. If you need anything I am at your ......................., madam. (SERVE)
27. ............................... in the wardrobe he waited for her husband to fall asleep. (HIDE)
hiding
28. “Will you ............................... your theory?” a curious student asked his professor.(CLEAR)
29. We can’t go together anywhere as my holiday doesn’t ..................................with yours.
(COINCIDENCE)
30. Boozing and clubbing- my two favourite Saturday night .............................. . (ACTIVE)
actively
31. On the Valentine’s day I got a cordless electric drill with .......................... batteries. (RECHARGE)
rechargeable
32. His eyes .......................... with surprise when I told him I was pregnant.(WIDE) widened
33. That was my hubby, the same man who mopped my floors , who won this year’s Mr
Universe .......................... . (COMPETE) competition
34. I felt so relaxed and ............................. when Alan said ‘Forget your husband tonight.’(ATTRACT)
attractive
35. The drawback for the great sportsmen is that the satisfaction of ......................................... rarely
lasts very long. (ACCOMPLISH) accomplishment
36. When thugs burst into a man’s flat, beat him brainless with a baseball bat, strangle him, dump him
into a bathtub, drain his blood by slitting his wrists and then saw him into pieces, then it is
called .......................... (SANE)
37. White is the colour of ............................... , so never wear it if you are upset about a bloke- it will
only make you feel worse.(LONE) loneliness
38. Food like bananas and oysters are presumed to be aphrodisiac mainly due to their ..................... to

certain body parts. (RESEMBLE)
39. Enjoy nicotine, alcohol and caffeine only in ............................... (MODERATE)
40. His ........................... were not as serious as the previous time. Just broken ribs, dislocated
shoulders and sprained ankles.(INJURE) injury
WORD FORMATION Exercise II
1. Don’t ........................! Nothing bad really happened. (DRAMA)
2. I’m unable to .......................between these perfumes, they all smell the same. (DIFFERENT) differ
3. We’ve run out of .......................floss so we must remember to buy some. (DENTIST)
4. My grandma .............................. a natural ............................ (DIE) died
- death
5. They give her morphine to ...................the pain.(DEAD)
6. The ...................................... of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this
government.(ELECTRIC) electricity
7. With the ............................ of the soup it was a wonderful meal.(EXCEPT)
exceptional
8. Her ........................ in helping the poor earned her admiration in the neighbourhood. (SELF)
9. Soak the dried mushroom overnight to ..................... them before cooking.(SOFT)
soften
10. They have always wanted to have a baby, but Sue .................each time she got pregnant.(CARRY)
11. Chinese cooking can be ..........................as spicy.(CHARACTER)
12. Don’t be too hasty to pass .............................on other people.(JUDGE)
judgement
13. Cut the carrots ............................. and put them into water.(LONG)
14. It’s obviously ......................... behaviour for a son to marry his mother.(NATURE)
natural
15. The ................................... of his work lies in the materials he uses.(ORIGIN)
16. I can understand your arguments only ....................................... .(PART)
partly
17. The pregnant woman talked with her husband about the responsibilities of their future .................
(PARENT)

18. The ............................over, we started serious discussions with the delegates.(PLEASANT)
19. Her designs might look well on paper but they are quite ......................(PRACTICE) practical
20. Can I find a pencil .........................somewhere in this library? (SHARP)

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21. I like him a lot, but I’m not .......................... attracted to him. (SEX)
22. Feel the ......................... miniaturization makes to your hair.(DIFFER)
23. I obviously have very strange morals, or lack of them, because it really doesn’t bother me in
the ........................ (SLIGHT).
24. Am I vain in the fact that I take myself.................... (SERIOUS)? seriously
25. Putting your face on TV doesn’t ....................... make you famous, it makes you ............................ .
(NEED; RECOGNISE)
26. Though Monsters has a great storyline younger ..................may be confused as some facts are
never explained.(VIEW)
27. What should I buy for my girlfriend? Underwear’s too obvious, chocolates are too .........................
and a book would be a bit boring.(PREDICT)
28. It is better to be divorced and homeless than married and ...........................(HOPE) hopeless
29. Off-screen, Simon’s been making a name for himself in the tabloids as a playboy in ....................
kiss and tells by blonde lapdancers.(NUMBER) numberal
30. Scandinavian legend says that when the son of the goddess Frigga was killed her tears
of ...................... became the white berries.(SORRY)
31. After two months of laser treatment I noticed a tiny ....................... and felt a stab of determination.
(IMPROVE) improvement
32. Fed up with your partner’s snoring? A dig in the rib is still probably the most .............................
(EFFECT) effective
33. Check all bones have been removed from the fish, .......................... the fine pin bones, then place
in a shallow dish.(SPECIAL) especially
34. If you can’t scuba dive, or if snorkelling limits your ................... , take a trip on a glass-bottomed

boat to view the crystal-clear waters.(EXPLORE)
exploration
35. I don’t want my kids to spend their young years under constant ................. to be the best. (PRESS)
pressure
36. Clear the path ahead and free your mind of clutter and negative ...................... .(THINK) thoughts

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