WORD FORMS (Part 8) ~ Exercises With Keys

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WORD FORMS 8
Exercise 1.
1. That young man was noted for his.......
2. We found a......in front of our house.
3. Your sister has made a remarkable......after her illness.
4. ......of water is very common in this part of the world.
5. I have to......the chicken before cooking it.
6. I always use a......cream before going to bed.
7. The people murdered their vicious......
8. Some people develop altitude......when climbing high
mountains.
9. I have no......to talking to him even after what happened.
10. If we allow this man to go unpunished, it will set a......
Exercise 2.
1. As a result of......this shirt is now too small to wear.
2. The woman’s voice was......Margaret’s.
3. What is your opinion about the......powers of certain
substances ?
4. Wild animals live in......and sometimes in neglect in a zoo.
5. Oxygen is a......element of paramount importance for life.
6. I had my eyes tested last week, at my wife’s......
7. She has had this scar on her forehead since......
8. We need a......to fit the glass into the window frames.
9. Scientists are still......as to how the crystal skulls were made.
10. The doctor wanted to know if my knee was still......
Exercise 3.
1. We managed to carry our luggage in a.......

2. Your......on this document means that you agreed to it.
3. Ripe fruit are......on the market at the moment.
4. We are sure that his intentions are.......
5. She has had several......of her illness lately.
6. Few people are born with......like theirs.
7. That business......took us several days.
8. There has always been a deep......between the rich and the
poor.
9. She was famous for her great......of outlook.
10. The silence was......and premonition was in the air.
Exercise 4.
1. His......of talking to me that evening surprised me.
2. My cousin joined the......service.
3. What is the most......event in your life?
4. We need extra......place either in the loft or in the cellar.
5. Smoking is......to health and yet so many people keep
WORD FORMS FOR GCSE EXAMINEES

PART 8

1. GALLANT
2. BEG
3. RECOVER
4. SHORT
5. FROST
6. CLEAN
7. OPPRESS
8. SICK
9. AVERSE
10. PRECEDE

1. SHRINK
2. MISTAKE
3. RECUPERATE
4. CAPTIVE
5. GAS
6. INSIST
7. BABY
8. GLAZE
9. MYSTERY
10. PAIN
1. TRAIL
2. SIGN
3. PLENTY
4. BENEVOLENCE
5. RECUR
6. ENDOW
7. TRANSACT
8. CLEAVE
9. BROAD
10. EARTH
1. AVOID
2. DIPLOMACY
3. SIGNIFY
4. STORE
5. INJURY


smoking.
6. My brother has recently been promoted to.......
7. He is a highly revered......of the National Gallery.

8. Is dinner ready? I’m......after so much work!
9. How can one write a book which......the horrors of war?!
10. She made several......to your remarks.
Exercise 5.
1. He showed great interest in......meditation.
2. What most of us remember from history books are
the......events.
3. Suddenly we saw a......figure in the darkened room.
4. His gun was fitted with a.......
5. Josephine is a woman of great......
6. His grandfather had been a man of great......
7. This lime he had an......reaction.
8. Alice looks......in her new dress.
9. My brother enjoys......so much I think he’ll never get
married.
10. In this profession men......women by two to one.
Exercise 6.
1. The courtiers burst into laughter when they heard the.......
2. We tried to find her telephone number in the telephone......
3. My son’s dream is to become a.......
4. It was he who had such a......idea.
5. There’s been an increase in......rates lately.
6. The......of this document will lake me about twenty minutes.
7. I have a large......in this company.
8. London Promenade Orchestra is one of the most......in the
world.
9. Mother always has me prepare the......for the Christmas
turkey.
10. All these gixxls are easily......
Exercise 7.

1. We can say that the colours of her clothes......nicely.
2. When she saw the results of the exam, her......was obvious.
3. The perspective of......affected the workers’ morale.
4.......taught the Christian religion in remote places in Asia and
Africa.
5. The news......has just finished and there was no mention of
it.
6. A......angel is believed to be a good spirit that protects each
of us.
7. Many of his words and expressions are rather.......
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6. INSPECT
7. TRUST
8. RAVENING
9. GLORY
10. REFER
1. TRANSCEND
2. CLIMAX
3. GHOST
4. SILENCE
5. REFINE
6. LEARN
7. PREDICT
8. FANTASY
9. BACHELOR
10. NUMBER

1. JEST
2. DIRECT

3. PARACHUTE
4. FARCE
5. TRUANT
6. TRANSCRIBE
7. HOLD
8. PRESTIGE
9. STUFF
10. TRANSPORT

1. HARMONY
2. DISAPPOINT
3. CLOSE
4. MISSION
5. TRANSMIT
6. GUARD
7. SLANG
8. TRANSPARENT
9. NOMINATE
10. SIGHT

8. They tested the......of water in the village wells.
9. They have announced the......for the Oscars.
10. Psychologists show more......into human character and
behaviour.
Exercise 8.
1. She spoke with......of his impudent behaviour.
2. Your house is absolutely......- it must have cost a fortune.
3. The thieves have stolen all my.......
4. I remember her old father was......
5. He wrote a......on the great German philosophers.

6. Nuclear......is one of the main issues mankind is confronted
with.
7. Religion has been a......force in any society throughout
history.
8. The Princess looked......beautiful at the wedding.
9. During the war, a lot of......fled to America.
10. His actions were......and he was hanged.
Exercise 9.
1. Unfortunately,......still exists in some parts of the world.
2. They had to obey the decisions taken by the......of the party.
3. This woman has had two......in three years.
4. She thinks that he is her friend, but he is.......
5. Some......will be served at the end of this meeting.
6.......I was reacting against the strictness of the rules.
7. The principal look......measures against the culprits.
8. The two Prime Ministers finally agreed to meet for......talks.
9. According to the medical report, she is.......
10. The general checked the......of the troops for battle.
Exercise 10.
1. You have been elected......of our association.
2. When I asked for his permission, I was met with a.......
3. He was such a......that I couldn’t tell when he was being
serious.
4. The football fans’ behaviour was......to the team.
5. She......her children to her landlady while she was out of
town.
6. In my opinion, he has made a......mistake.
7. The similarity between these tests is too great to be.......
8. The old woman was accused of......views.
9. He looked so......that I realized he had won.

10. His......about my health was unexpected.
Exercise 11.

WORD FORMS FOR GCSE EXAMINEES

PART 8

1. DISAPPROVE
2. PALATE
3. JEWEL
4. PARALYSIS
5. TREAT
6. DISARM
7. COHERE
8. STUN
9. REFUGE
10. TREASON

1. SLAVE
2. LEAD
3. PREGNANT
4. TREACHERY
5. REFRESH
6. CONSCIOUS
7. DISCIPLINE
8. PREPARE
9. PARANOIA
10. READY
1. TREASURE
2. REFUSE

3. JOKE
4. DISCREDIT
5. TRUST
6. PARDON
7. COINCIDE
8. HERESY
9. TRIUMPH
10. SOLICIT


1. I counted on your......and you let me down.
1. DISCREET
2. She will decorate her house......of the cost.
2. REGARD
3. This is going to be a......task for the authorities.
3. TICKLE
4. The...... of Japan was an apocalyptic movie.
4. SUBMERGE
5. The tune that the......played was very beautiful.
5. TRUMPET
6. That woman is......wicked, don’t you lliink so?
6. REDEEM
7. She made a......remark about our duties.
7. PARENTHESIS
8. She will be punished severely for her......
8. DISOBEY
9. In the end our fears proved......and we calmed down.
9. GROUND
10. She showed good......in choosing that hotel.
10. JUDGE

Exercise 12.
1. I can see that your recovery is only......
1. PART
2. The police acted in......with the drug traffickers.
2. COLLUDE
3. He showed remarkable......under those trying circumstances.
3. COMPOSE
4. They have a bright......living-room downstairs.
4. SPACE
5. Railway annual freight......has decreased in the last decade.
5. TON
6. I’d like to spend a week or two somewhere in a......space.
6. PEACE
7. She’s extremely......about ancient art.
7. KNOW
8. The fans gave the footballer a......welcome.
8. TUMULT
9. After the death of his uncle, he became the......owner of the 9. LAW
castle.
10. MOOD
10. Keep away from him when he is.......
Exercise 13.
1. He told us some......stories that, to his surprise, fell flat.
1. SPICE
2. The two leaders made a......statement.
2. JOIN
3. The......of birds in the rainforests is amazingly colourful.
3. PLUME
4. I looked at them in......amazement.
4. SPEECH

3. I want to renew my annual......to Cosmopolitan.
5. SUBSCRIBE
6. Fishing is one of my favourite.......
6. RELAX
7. They seemed......to meet on that very day.
7. ORDAIN
8. I dare say this is a......view of the problem.
8. SUBJECT
9. Due to massive......there is frequent landslide in this area.
9. FOREST
10. The......of wolves is well-known.
10. FEROCIOUS
Exercise 14.
1. The argument caused a certain......between the two.
1. STRANGE
2. He had a special......towards music.
2. LEAN
3. The baby had......eyes when he had measles.
3. WATER
4. They will bury her......the day after tomorrow.
4. REMAIN
5. I need four......of cloth for my kitchen curtains.
5. WIDE
6. ......hydrogen is kept in insulated storage tanks.
6. LIQUID
7. The......of India took place in 1947.
7. PART
8. The professor’s elaborate lecture was......to most of us.
8. COMPREHEND
9. The mob got carried away by a......wave of hysteria.

9. TiDE
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10. Suppliers have to pay a 10%......on imported goods.

10. CHARGE

ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1.
1. gallantry 2. beggar 3. recovery 4. Shortage 5. defrost
6. cleansing 7. oppressor 8. sickness 9. aversion 10. precedent
Exercise 2.
1. shrinkage 2. unmistakably 3. recuperative 4. captivity 5. gaseous
6. insistence 7. babyhood 8. glazier 9. mystified 10. painfiil
Exercise 3.
1. trailer 2. signature 3. plentiful 4. benevolent 5. recurrences
6. endowments 7. transaction 8. cleavage 9. breadth 10. unearthly
Exercise 4.
1. avoidance 2. diplomatic 3. significant 4. storage 5. injurious
6. inspectorship 7. trustee 8. ravenous 9. glorifies 10. references
Exercise 5.
1. transcendental 2. climactic 3. ghostly 4. silencer 5. refinement
6. learning 7. unpredictable 8. fantastic 9. bachelorhood 10. outnumber
Exercise 6.
1. jester 2. directory 3. parachutist 4. larcical 5. truancy
6. transcription 7. holding 8. prestigious 9. stuffing 10. transportable
Exercise 7.
1. harmonize 2. disappointment 3. closure 4. Missionaries 5. transmission
6. guardian 7. slangy 8. transparency 9. nominees 10. insight
Exercise 8.

1. disapproval 2. palatial 3. jewellery 4. paralytic 5. treatise
6. disarmament 7. cohesive 8. smnningly 9. refugees 10. treasonable
Exercise 9.
1. slavery 2. leadership 3. pregnancies 4. treacherous 5. refreshments
6. Subconsciously 7. disciplinary 8. preparatory 9. paranoiac 10. readiness
Exercise 10.
1. treasurer 2. refusal 3. joker 4. discreditable 5. entrusted
6. pardonable 7. coincidental 8. heretical 19. triumphant 10. solicitude
Exercise 11.
1. discretion 2. regardless 3. ticklish 4. Submersion 5. trumpeter
6. irredeemably 7. parenthetical 8. disobedience 9. groundless 10. judgement
Exercise 12.
1. partial 2. collusion 3. composure 4. spacious 5. tonnage
6. peaceful 7. knowledgeable 8. tumultous 9. lawful 10. moody
Exercise 13.
1. spicy 2. joint 3. plumage 4. speechless 5. subscriptions
6. relaxations 7. preordained 8. subjective 9. deforestation 10. ferocity
Exercise 14.
1 estrangement 2. leaning 3. watery 4 remains 5. widths 6. Liquefied

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