WORD FORMS (Part 5) ~ Exercises With Keys

WORD FORMS

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Thẩm Tâm Vy
PART V

Exercise 1.
1. Your foolish behaviour is......for a woman of thirty-five.
2. The two presidents made......efforts to establish peace.
3. While digging in the garden, they found an......jug.
4. This is a chair with......arms which makes it easy to handle.
5. An old man was lying on the......and people just passed by.
6. Your knowledge of the subject is no more than.......
7. It is.......impossible for him to accept such things.
8. Her low salary was a......factor in her decision to change her
job.
9. He asked me about the......of the bank.
10. The......of a relationship is ensured by both parts.
Exercise 2.
1. He searched......for a cigarette to hide his excitement.
2. Is it possible to be certain of the......of a child by medical
means?
3. He wants to specialize in......like his father.
4. She is rather fat because she is so.......
5. He will pay......to his ex-wife until their children are of age.
6. Grandfather used to hire a......to entertain us at Christmas.
7. Γ11 give you the money back next Friday which is
the......day.
8. The new cook’s meals arc scarcely are they?
9. His sister was a gentle,........young lady.

10. He achieved......as an addicted gambler.
Exercise 3.
1. We had to lake a......route because the main road was
blocked.
2. We can say that we have had a......meeting.
3. His conduct is......to a priest and people don’t go to his
church.
4. My neighbour is an......always forecasting the end of the
world.
5. Her....... amused but also annoyed US all.
6. The castle was given fo rhem in........
7. Uncle John is the kind of person who can.......others.
8. After a long time, our plans have come to........
9. The President’s successful visit abroad has.......his position.
10. We all look for....... sometimes, don’t we?
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1. MATURE
2. CREDIT
3. EARTH
4. MOVE
5. PAVE
6. FRAGMENT
7. ABSOLUTE
8. CONTRIBUTE
9. LOCAL

10. STABLE
1. FEVER
2. PATERNAL
3. SURGEON
4. ACTIVE
5. MAINTAIN
6. MAGIC
7. PAY
8. EAT
9. ALTRUISM
10. NOTORIOUS

1. DEVIATE
2. FRUIT
3. BECOME
4. ALARM
5. ECCENTRIC
6. PERPETUAL
7. MAGNET
8. FULFIL
9. FORCE
10. PRIVATE


Exercise 4.
1. The.....of troops look place gradually.
2. They took up..... in Ausưalia going to the outback.
3. This time he made a.....decision that pleased only some of
us.
4. He made a.....speech against the government’s resolution.

5. Don’t be......by this failure as you still have one more
chance.
6. I forgave him, eventually, although it was a.....apology.
7. Our shop can supply whichever......
8. My new neighbour is a fairly......person.
9. I fear that the future of our bank is......
10. The measures they have taken are......
Exercise 5.
1. The signature on this document is.....; is it yours?
2. I’m afraid your dress is.....for such a formal dinner.
3. My daughter is.....to dust and hay.
4. She told him that piece of news for his......
5. The.....industry has striven in the last decades.
6. The singer on the stage had a sweet.....voice.
7.1 won’t allow any.....whatsoever in my business.
8.1 can say that your clothes are really......
9. The woman accepted her fate with.......
10. We need someone with a real sense of......to the job.
Exercise 6.
1. She had long.....hair which increased her femininity.
2. The scientists studied the problem of.....in subzero
temperatures.
3. The manager’s suggestions met with some......
4. The.....of the Earth round the Sun takes a year.
5. Everybody admired her.....buttons.
6. Profits have risen.....since the last meeting of the board.
7. The.....of Romania’s independence took place in 1877.
8. Alex is a.....young employee who should be promoted.
9. Her efforts to improve the school have been......
10. The president made an.....to the new state of affairs

Exercise 7.
1. He was accused of.....to the party.
2. It is.....to drive a car without a driving licence.
3. I know that her new hobby is......
4. Margaret is such a......woman, always insisting on the rules.
5. On Sundays the church is full of......
Thẩm Tâm Vy
PART V

1. WITHDRAW
2. RESIDE
3.
CONTROVERSY
4. FIRE
5. HEART
6. LATE
7. REQUIRE
8. PEACE
9. PROBLEM
10. DEBATE
1. LEGIBLE
2. PROPER
3. ALLERGY
4. EDIFY
5. PHARMACY
6. MUSIC
7. INTERFERE
8. FUNCTION
9. RESIGN
10. COMMIT

1. SILK
2. SURVIVE
3. RESIST
4. REVOLVE
5. PEARL
6.
SIGNIFICANCE
7. PROCLAIM
8. RESOURCE
9. EFFECT
10. ALLUDE
1. LOYAL
2. LEGAL
3. EMBROIDER
4. PEDANT
5. WORSHIP

6. We all admired the.....arrangement of flowers.
6. DECORATE
7. His mates used to mock at his.....but now they look up to 7. BOOK
him.
8. ALLY
8. Our firm has entered into an.....with a larger one.
9. YEAR
9. Now that she lives abroad, she visits her grandparents......
10. PEASANT
10. I am curious to see how the.....will react to the new law.
Exercise 8.
1. She has retired and receives an.....from her former 1. ANNUAL
employers.

2. LITTLE
2. We felt.....by his arrogant behaviour.
3. OBLIVIOUS
3. His work sank into.....after his death.
4. PREDOMINATE
4. There’s a dear.....of liberals in the government.
5. DEDUCE
5. In this case, our.....is accurate.
6. MAN
6. He sticks.....to any task, no matter the obstacles.
7. BODY
7. In order to live all.....needs must be satisfied.
8. COURT
8. Mike’s.....of Liza was unsuccessful.
9. VIGOUR
9. The two friends shook hands.....when they met again.
10. SKELETON
10. Some fashion models appeared like.....figures a few
years ago.
Exercise 9.
1. Such embroidered blouses are a.....of this region.
1. PECULIAR
2. He was surprised to find out that the machine was......
2. DEFECT
3. He’s too mother-......for his age.
3. RELIANCE
4. What have you.....the coffee with?
4. SWEET
5. Is she the only.....of this house?
5. OCCUPY

6. I noticed a look of.....on my daughter's face.
6. ENCHANT
7. I hope all my plans will soon......
7. MATERIAL
8. Immediate measures must be taken to reduce the risk 8. BREAK
of......
9. SWAMP
9. Our boots were wet because it was.....there.
10. INTERROGATE
10. Who and what are.....pronouns
Exercise 10.
1. To her surprise, they understood her.....well.
1. AMAZE
2. The mnes she played on the piano sounded quite......
2. VIBRATE
3. This mistake that she made led to her.....from her job.
3. SUSPEND
4. Her appearance at the meeting was......
4. DISRUPT
5. Like his father, he has worked in the......in his town.
5. BREW
6. She is suffering from a.....infection.
6. RESPIRE
7. In the end this proved to be a.....experience.
7. PROFIT
8. This factory was.....many years ago.
8. NATION
9. You are an.....to believe that such things might really 9. IDEAL
happen.
10. SLACK

10. The rain had.....when we left the party.
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Exercise 11.
1. The price of cars is still......for many people nowadays.
2. Stay away from that man; he is said to be mean and......
3. They had a lot of electrical.....installed all about the house.
4. He used to be such a restless.....man!
5. This gymnast was a gold.....at the Olympic Games.
6. The.....of this painting will lake a long time.
7. Both chambers voted for the abolition of the death......
8. If 1 may be .... I was the one who put forward this plan.
9. Share prices were.....today in active trading.
10. The.....to the text was unexpected
Exercise 12.
1. We know that the next postal......is at 5 o ’clock in the
afternoon.
2. He is a worldwide known nuclear......
3. Some people find white a very.....colour.
4. His rudeness was beyond our......
5. The boy looked at me in utter......
6. Fans of famous stars fill their rooms with their idols’......
7. His......reaction was to cover his face.
8. I am amazed at the.....of your project.
9. The Chinese and people of the same race have.....eyes.

10. There existed great.....between the two clans.

Thẩm Tâm Vy
PART V

1. PROHIBIT
2. REVENGE
3. FIT
4. ADVENTURE
5. MEDAL
6. RESTORE
7. PENAL
8. MODEST
9. BUOY
10. AMEND
1. DELIVER
2. PHYSICS
3. REST
4. ENDURE
5. PERPLEX
6. MEMORABLE
7. INSTANT
8. AMBITIOUS
9. SLANT
10. ENEMY

ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1.
1. immature 2. creditable 3 earthen 4. movable 5. pavement
6. fragmentary 7. absolutely 8. contributory 9. location 10. stability

Exercise 2.
1. feverishly 2 paternity 3. surgery 4. inactive 5 maintenance
6. magician 7. payment 8 eatable 9. altruistic 10. notoriety
Exercise 3.
1. devious 2 fruitful 3. unbecoming 4. alarmist 5. eccentricity
6. perpetuity 7. magnetize 8 fulfilment 9. reinforced 10. privacy
Exercise 4.
1. withdrawal 2. residence 3. controversial 4. fiery 5. disheartened
6. belated 7 requirements 8. peaceable 9. problematic 10. debatable
Exercise 5.
1. illegible 2. improper 3. allergic 4. edification 5. pharmaceutical
6. musical 7. interference 8. functional 9. resignation 10. commitment
Exercise 6.
1. silken 2. survival 3. resistance 4. revolution 5. pearly
6. significantly 7. proclamation 8. resourceful 9. effective 10. allusion
Exercise 7.
1. disloyally 52 illegal 3 embroidery 4. pedantic 5. worshippers
6. decorative 7. bookishness 8. alliance 9. yearly 10. peasantry
Exercise 8.
1. annuity 2. belittled 3. oblivion 4. predominance 5. deduction
6. manfully 7 bodily 8. courtship 9 vigorously 10. skeletal
Exercise 9.
1 peculiarity 2. defective 3. reliant 4. sweetened 5. occupant
6. enchantment 7. materialize 8. breakage 9. swampy 10. interrogative
Exercise 10.
1. amazingly 2. vibrant 3. suspension 4. disruptive 5. brewery
6. respiratory 7. profitable 8. nationalized 9. idealist 10. slackened
Exercise 11.
1. prohibitive 582. vengeful 3. fittings 4. adventurous 5. medallist
6. restoration 7. penalty 8. immodest 9. buoyant 10. amendment

Exercise 12.
1. delivery 2. physicist 3. rcstftil 4. endurance 5. perplexity
6. memorabilia 597. instantaneous 8. ambitiousness 9. slanting 10. enmity

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