Practice On Word Formation

Part 1. PRACTICE ON NOUNS

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer

1. He is hungry. Please give him..........................

a. two piece of meat b. some meat c. two pieces of meats d. some meats

2. She went to buy............to read

a. paper b. a paper c. much papers d.

much paper

3. They say mice like........

a. cheeses b. cheese c. a cheese d.

many cheese

4. We hear one of........has a baby

a. the monkeys b. the monkies c. the monkey d. monkeys

5.There are fifteen ........in our class

a. girl student b. girl students c. girls students d. girls

student

6. This is......

a. a pen of me b. my a pen c. a pen of me d. a my pen

7. They are...........

a. Mary's a few classmates b. Mary few classmate

c. a few classmates of Mary d. a few classmates of Mary’s

8. They are........... not participants.

a. looker- ons b. lookers- on c. looker- on d. lookers- ons

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 9. We have two..............

a. sister- in -law b. sisters- in-laws c. sisters- in -law d. sister-ins-law

10. There .........................no water in the glass.

a. has b. have c. is d. are

11. This pair of trousers........ too long for me.

a. is b. are c. has d. have

12. This post card is sent by..........

a. a friend of my father b. a friend of my father’s c. my father friend d. my father

friend's

13. You must clean.................. everyday.

a. your tooth b. your tooths c. your teeth d. teeth

14. She always wears beautiful.............

a. clothes b. cloth c. dress d. clothing

15...............bottle is made of.................

a. a/ a glass b. a/ glass c. a/ glasses d. X/ glass

16. Mother cooked................for lunch.

a. some rice b. many rice c. a lot of rices d. a few rice

17. There are all kinds of...........in the zoo.

a. animal b. an animal c. the animal d. animals

18. The teacher gave him..........

a. some advices b. some advice c. an advice d. my advice

19. These books are my.................

a. parents b. parent c. parent's d. parents'

20. The room has been well...........

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a. decorative b. decorated _ c. decoration d. decorating

21. She was given a_____................scarf on her birthday.

a. flower b. flowery c. flowering d. flower

22. Her friends were impressed by her excellent............

a. performer b. performing c. performance d. perform

23. The ship came to the kingdom on a............. day.

a. storm b. stormed______ c. stormy d. storming

24. The professor checks.........everyday

a. attendance b. attend c. attending d. attendants

25. Scientists haven’t found the...............for AIDS

a. curable b. curability _ c. cure d. curing

26 .Even though he didn’t have...........much , he still became a great scientist

a. school b. schooling C. scholar d. schooled

27. Our body can get energy from food thanks to the process of...............

a. digestion b. digestive C. digestively d. digest

28. Isaac Newton is not only a physicist but also a.............

a. mathematically b. mathematics c. mathematical d. mathematician

29. Drugs are often...............on animals before they are used on humans.

a. experiment b. experiments c. experimenting d.

experimented

30. In the past we used to have oil lamps, but now we all use...............lights

a. electric b. electrical c. electrician d. electricity

31.The weather has turned...........

A. coldly and windily B. coldly and windy c. cold and windily d. cold
and windy

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer

1. There are many (thief/ thiefs/(thieves)

2. (Oxes/ Oxen) and (geese/ gooses) are animals

3. We should throw away these old (teeth brush/ tooth brushes/ teeth / teeth brushes)

4, Scientists are always studying the (phenomenon/ phenomena) of nature

5. That hunter killed six (deer/deers)

6. There are many means of (medium/ mediums/ media)

7. It is a very important (datum/ data)

8. There are a lot of (criteria/ criterion) of morality that you have comply with

9. He has a (serie/ series) of rooms

10. He is a man of (mean/ meaning / means)

11. Motorbikes and bikes are two (means/ mean) of transportation

Exercise 3: Use the correct plural forms of the nouns in the box to complete the sentences. Use each

one only once

bacterium datum medium oasis

criterion curriculum hypothesis memorandum

phenomenon thesis stimulus crisis

1. Graduate students are often required to write long papers in which they state an opinion and give

evidence to support it. These papers are often referred to as_____________________________

2. Thunder and lightening are__________________of nature

3. Before the students began their chemistry experiments, they stated theories to explain what was

going to happen in their experiments. In other words, they made ___________

4. The government of that country is unstable. The country has faced many political_________ in the

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last ten years

5. The office supervisor, Ms. Hall, is well-known for the large number of______she sends to her staff.

She believes it is necessary to write many notes to remind the staff of things that need to be taken

care of.

6. The mass ________include radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet

7. The teacher wanted to make sure the students understood the standards by which she would make

her judgment. She carefully explained the________ she would use to judge the students’ work.

8. All of the departments at the university provide descriptions of their _________in the school

catalog. Look there to find out what courses each department offers.

9. Certain factors cause plants to grow. These _________ are light, water, and fertile soil.

10. Very small living things that can cause disease are called germs. Germs are forms of____

11. In a desert, there are places where water is available and a few plants.. These areas are

called________

12. The researcher assembled numerous facts through months of investigation. She used the ______

she had gathered to write a report for a scientific journal.

Part 2. PRACTICE ON ADJECTIVE

Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with an adjective formed from one of the verbs in the

box, plus a suffix

Change comfort Describe dread Enjoy

Act care Grace Submit Tire truth

forget Grace motion Power rely

1. We had a lovely weekend; it was thoroughly___________

2. He never remembers my birthday; I don’t know why he is so __________

3. The problem is that there is nothing we can do about it; we are completely ___________

4. I believe what he says because he’s always been ___________ in the past.

5. She never seems to run out of energy; she is completely ___________

6. She is a very __________ writer; she gives you a very good feel for the places and characters in her

stories.

7. Don’t worry. If he’s said he will be there, then I am sure he will. He is very___________

8. His problem is that he always does exactly what people tell him to do. He’s just so _________

9. You are so ___________ you are always dropping things.

10. I love to watch good ballet dancers: they are ___________

11. The cat stayed ___________ as it waited to pounce on the bird.

12. It is a very ___________ climate; the weather can be completely different from one day to the

next.

13. It is important to keep ___________ after you retire.

14. The seats in the first class were really ___________. I could easily have fallen asleep.

15.The situation out there is ___________. More and more people are dying everyday.

Exercise 2: Use the correct form of the word "use"

1. Haven’t you got another dictionary? This one is absolutely ___________

2. The computer disks got wet so they, were no longer ___________

3. Before buying a _______ car, it is a good-idea to have it checked by a mechanic.

4. I think your time could be more_______ spent than reading comics all day

5. _______ of the photocopier are kindly requested to report any breakdowns to the secretary.

Part 3. PRACTICE ON PARTICIPLE ADJECTIVE

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer (review of adjective ending in -ed or - ing)

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1. The exhibition was very_______ I loved it

A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interest

2. He got into an _______ situation when he started his teaching career

A. embarrassing B. embarrassed C. embarrassment D. embarrass

3. The TV program was very _______ so I turned it off

A. boredom B. bore C. boring D. bored

4. Children can’t get to sleep at Christmas Eve because they are too _______

A. exciting B. excited C. excite D. excitement

5. I am really_______ with my homework. I'd like to go out for a change.

A. boredom B. bore C. boring D. bored

6. Where have you been all day? We have been so _______ about you.

A. worry B. worried C. worrying D. worries

7. I feel very _______ because I went to bed so late

A. tired B. tiring C. tire D. tiredness

8. My feet are killing me. I found going round art galleries very _______

A. tired B. tiring C. tire D. tiredness

9. It’s _______to go on a ten-day holiday to the Far East.

A. exciting B. excited C. excitement D. excite

10. Their financial situation is very_______ . They spend more and more, but they are earning less

A. fright B. frighten C. frightening D. frightened

11. The old man has saved aim of money for his _______

A. retire B. retirement C. retiring D. retired

12. Seeing my old friend again after a long time is______________

A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise

13.The audience were _________ by the clown

A. amusing B. amused C. amusable D. amuse

14. She looked _________ when-she heard the _________ news

A. frightening/terrifying B. frightened/ terrifying

C. frightened/terrified D. frighten/ terrify

15. I’m _______hearing your excuses for your lateness

A. tired _ B. fond C. worried D. surprised

16. Now that weekend has come. I feel _______

A. relaxed ___ B. relaxing C. relax D. to relax

17._________, he won the prize

A. Interestingly B. interesting C. interested D. interest

18. My wife is_________of spiders

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A. terrifying B. terrified C. terrify D. terror

19.It’s been raining all day. The weather is ______ . It makes me ______ .

A. annoyed/ annoying B. annoying/ annoyed

C. annoyance/ annoying D. annoyance/ annoying

20. He is very ______ when he gets home from work because he has a very ______ job

A. tiring/ tired B. tiredness/ tiring C. tired/ tiring D. tiring/ tiredness

21. Dianna teaches young children. She often finds her job ______ . She's often ______ after the work.

A. exhaustive/ exhausted B. exhausting/ exhausted

C. exhausted/ exhausting D. exhausting/ exhaustive

22. It's sometimes ______ when you have to ask people for money

A. embarrass B. embarrassment C. embarrassing D. embarrass

23. Are you ______ that he passed the examination?

A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. to surprise

24. It was a ________ experience. Afterwards, everybody was very _______

A. terrified/shocking B. terrifying/ shocking C. terrifying/ shocked D. terrified/ shocked

25. I had never expected to be offered the job so I was _______ when I was offered it

A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement

26. Do you easily get ______ ?

A. satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfied D. satisfaction

27. I was ______ by the sad movie because the ending was _______

A, depressed/depressing B. depressing/depressed

C. depressed/ depress D. depress/ depressed

28. I was _______ with the film as I had expected it to be better.

A. disappointing _ B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disappoint

29. I waited for two hours to see the doctor and it really frustrated me. Long waiting such as that can be very

_______
A. frustrated B. frustrate C. frustration D. frustrating

Exercise 2: Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition

1. Our high-school soccer team was excited ______ about going to the national finals

2. I'm not acquainted ______ that man. Do you know him?

3. Mark Twain is known ______ his stories about life on the Mississippi.

4. A person who is addicted______ drugs needs professional medical help

5. This apartment is furnished ______ a stove and refrigerator

6. I’m annoyed _______ my boss. He scheduled a meeting for an hour beginning at ten o’clock.

7. Zoology is more closely related ______ biology than it is to botany

8. The store was crowded ______ the last-minute shoppers on the evening of the holiday

9. John’s bald head is protected ______ the sun. He’s wearing a straw hat

10. The department store was filled ______ toys for the holiday sale

11. Is he in favor of nuclear disarmament, or are you opposed________________ it?

— He is terrified ______ the possibility of an accidental nuclear war

12. ‘’Are you disappointed ______ the color of this room? “ I think I’m satisfied ______it in the way it is”

13. Are the choices in this restaurant limited ______ pizza and sandwiches

14. The large table was covered ______ every kind of food you could imagine

15. The boss is so convicted ______ Jean’s ability that he is paying her more money than he paid the previous

employee

16. Gandhi was committed ______ non-violence. He believed in it all of his life

17. School children were exposed ______ measles by a student who had them

18. My car is equipped ______ air conditioning and sun roof

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19. I’ll come soon, wait a minute I’m still dressed ______ my pajama.

Part 4. PRACTICE ON ERROR IDENTIFICATION RELATING TO WORD FORMATION

1. Melanie was looking after a dog who leg had been broken in an accident

2. There are not many people who adapt to new culture without feeling some disorientation

at first.

3. The delicious of chocolate depends not only on the quality of the cacao but also on a

complex process of grinding and heating

4. In laboratory experiments, an investigator often begin by work out different conditions for

two groups of subject

5. Peter is taller than student in my class

6. Diamond have the unique ability to allow the passage of neither infrared and visible light

7. Statistics show that the greatest number of B.A degrees in recent years has been

conferring in the fields of business management, education and social sciences.

8. This bed, where we used to rest on is made of wood.

9. Tea did not become popular in Europe until the mid-17th century when it has been first imported

to England and Holland

10. I don't think your old sister is old enough to understand the matter.

11. Certain bats used their own sound to locate food and to avoid obstacles as they fly at night.

12. Two many rice in one's diet could cause a painful nerve disease.

13. The ordinary cold, which is ours most common sickness, is a viral disease whose cure has not

been found yet.

14. As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely on their parents.

15. I enjoy taking a walk at night, which the roads are quiet.
ition please make their wav to the stadium?

16.These students have improved their grades because of their participates in the test review class

17. Mary is not only intelligent but too hard-working.

18. Would all competition please make their way to the stadium?

19. People tend to become irritate and short- tempered whenever they get overtired.

20. The camera must be focused good, otherwise the picture will be blurred.

21. She attended the class despite they did not feel alert

22. Neither of the two candidates who had applied for the admission to the Industrial

Engineering Department were eligible for scholarships.

23. It is extremely important for an engineer to know to use a computer

24. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he hasn't flown before.

25. Polystyrene comes in both a hard form or a lightweight form. --------

26. The strong of a rope is directly proportional to its cross- sectional area.

27. Science requires the careful collect and organization of data

28. Some games rely mainly on skill and practice while others primarily involve lucky

29. A dog should be checked regularly by a veterinarian to ensure that it remains in good

healthy.

30. A chemical react that absorbs heat is called endothermic.

31. Philosopher Theodore A. Lange was interested in the fields of literary and music.

32. Unlike folk dancers, which are the products of a single culture, ballet is an international

art form.

33. Black bears can move rapidly when neccessary and are skillful tree-climber for their size and

weigh.

34. One important branch of linguistics is semantics, which analysis the meaning of words.
35. Wild plants were of considerable important to early settlers, and many are still used medicinally

and as foods.

36. Bunsen burners are used to hot materials in chemistry labs

3. Scientists belief that the continents once formed a single continent surrounded by an enormous

area.

RIDDLE TO RELAX

1. When I eat, I live but when I drink, I die. What am I?

2. What city has no people?

3. If I jump into the water, what Is my job?

4. What travels around the world and stays in a corner?

Part 5. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Advertisers often claim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending......

a. ability b. force c. energy d. power

2. His change of job has ....... him with a new challenge in life.

a. introduced b. initiated c. presented d. led

3. She.......to being a bit nervous about making her speech

a. confessed b. asserted c. acknowledgement d. granted

4. The new speed restrictions were a ...................debated issue.

a. heavily b. hotly c. deeply d.

profoundly

5. Several passengers received minor injuries when the train unexpected came to a .............

a. delay b. stand c. brake d. halt

6. Motorists should.................well in advance of changing lanes

a. sign b. signal c. flare d. flicker

7. It is with ...... regret that we have to inform you that your scholarship has been withdrawn

a. heavy b. somber c. deep d. high

8. Nobody him winning the award, so it came as a big surprise.

a. foresaw b. dreamt b. predicted d. forecast

9. Unfortunately, there now seems to be no ..... to prevent the spread of these malicious rumours

a. likelihood b. hope c. liability d. way

10. The winter is usually mild, although we sometimes geta cold........ at the beginning of the year

a. spell b. term c. interval d. wave

11. If I make a fool of myself in front of my friends, I’ll never.......down

a. let b. give c. settle d. live

12. Can I....... your brains for a moment? I can’t do this by myself

a. have b. pick c. mind d. use

13. The doctor was praised for her....... work with her patients

a. groundless b. tireless c. bottomless d. restless

14. Sally has an command of the Chinese language

a. extreme b. utter c. outstanding d.

intensive

15. He couldn’t... his father that he was telling the truth

a. admit b. confide c. trust d. convince

16. It would be difficult to guess what her.......to the news would be

a. feelings b. reaction c. capital d. debt

17. He didn’t share his secrets with many people, but he............... in her

a. confessed b. concealed c. consented d. confided

18. The new sports center ............for all kinds of leisure activities.
a. deals b. supplies c. furnishes d. caters

19. Nobody...............much hope of finding the missing climbers alive

a. holds b. keeps c. puts d. finds

20. The two man looked so alike that it was impossible........... between them

a. distinguish b. differ c. discern d. discriminate

Exercises 2. Choose the best answer

1. A large amount of..............exists between the two former friends

a. antagonism b. antagonistic c. antagonize d. antagonist
2. Control of the weather is not always possible, but a.......... can help us prepare for the worst of it
a. meteorologist b. meteorology c. meteorite d.
meteorological
3. Her..........and crude remarks made her company undesirable
a. sensitive b. insensitive c. sensible d. insensitivity
4. The charity organization receded a large gift from the ...........
a. donation b. donor c. donate d. donated
5. Some people show.......... attitude toward the misery of others, totally untouched by their
suffering
a. passionate b. dispassionate c. passion d. passionately
6. They worked in.......to develop the software
a. collaborate b. collaboration c. collaborative d. collaborated
7. The information that article is.......inaccurate
a. historian b. historical c. history d. historically
8. When he heard what happened, he was .........angry
a. murderous b. murderer c. murderously d. A or B
9. I do not understand what these results...........
a. significant b. signify c. significance d. significantly
10. The technical applying for the position was asked to supply a ........... list of her former places of
employment
a. chronological b. chronologically c. chronologist d. chronology
11. The merger of the two companies was funded by a ...........
a. capital b. capitalism c. capitalist d. capitalize
12. The sick child must stay away from others because he has ......... disease.
a. communicate b. communicable c. communicator d.
communication
13. The new sports center ...................for all kinds of leisure activities
13. With such a............mind, Ruth was able to recall the time and date of each significant event.
a. retention b. retentive c. retain d. retaining
14. The young miner had the .......... to continue his search for gold after all the others had left
a. tenacious b. tenaciously c. tenacity d. A or B
15. I can.........about what happened, but I will certainly never know.

a. speculate b. speculation c. speculative d. speculator

16. It is difficult for a sloppy person to live with a ...........

a. perfect b. perfection c. perfectionism d. perfectionist

17. The of her dress was in sharp contrast to the mansion she called home

a. simple b. simplicity c. simplify d.

simplistic

18. Even though the remark was not......, it caused embarrassment

a. intention b. intend c. intentionally d.

intentional

19. Adversity struck, and the family lost all their........

a. possessions b. possess c. possessively d. possessive

20. The student did not do well in the class as he had a problem with..........

a. absent b. absently c. absentee d.

absenteeism

21. It is doubtful that government will marijuana in near future

a. legal b. legalize c. legality d. legally

22. I am afraid they weren’t .... about your idea of going out this evening

a. enthusiastically b. enthusiastic c. enthusiasm d. enthus

23. He hoped the .... agency would find him a job

a. employee b. unemployed c. employer d.

employment

24. The fire was caused by an .......... fault in the television

a. electrician b. electricity c. electrical d. electric

25. The new car is more........than the one I had before .'

a. economical b. economics c.economically d.

economy

26.I had to look up the number in the telephone .........

a. direction b. directly c. directory d.

directors

27. He acted in an extremely ....... manner, which made him unpopular

a. dictation b. dictatorial c. dictate d.

dictatorship

28. We are ..... on other countries for most of our food.

a. dependent b. dependence c. dependable d. depend

29. He offered to give me a...... of how the machine worked

a. demonstrator b. demonstration c. demonstrate d.

demonstrative

30.They are going to announce their..........tomorrow.

a. decision b. indecisive c. decide d. decidedness

31. Why does everybody.......... him all the time?

a. criticize b. critic c. criticism d. critical

32. I would like to show you my latest .........., which I have called “Boasts on a lake”

a. creativity b. creator c. create d. creation

33. This is very...... Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else?

a. convenient b. conveniently c. inconvenient d.

convenience

34. There is no.... explanation for what happened.

a. scientist b. scientific c. scientifically d. science

35. There is ....... of carrots because of the bad weather.

a. Shortly b. shorten c. shortage d. short

36. He couldn't give a .......... explanation for his actions

a. satisfactory b. satisfaction c. satisfied d. satisfy

37. If he isn’t Spanish, what.... is he?

a. nationality b. nationalized c. nation d. national

38. She’s got a job as the ..........of a dress shop

a. manager b. management c. managing d. manageress

39. She was a much less ...... student than her sister

a. industrial b. industrious c. industrialist d. industry

40.The grass carpets of the stadium are convenient because they are ............

a. moving b. movement c. moved d. movable

41.She was still .......... interested in outdoor activity

a. keen b. keenly c. keenness d. keener