Exercise 1- Fill in the blanks with appropriate words derived from the ones

given in brackets.
1 How much does ............... of this club cost? (MEMBER)
2 She is extremely ............... about the history of art. (KNOW)
3 Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more ............... every day.
(TROUBLE)
4 He is completely ...............! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too.
(EMPLOY)
5 His boss told him off because he had behaved ............... (RESPONSIIBLE)
6 He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later ............... when
a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
7 Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid
of ............... their diet. (ORGANISE)
8 The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ............... One minute he goes mad
when you come late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are!
(CONSIST)
9 It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of
the ............... species (DANGER)
10 I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was completely ...............
(RECOGNISE)
Exercise 2- Word formation
1. It's totally ………….understand) that you stayed home when you were sick.
2.Don't laugh at his stupid jokes! You'll only ………………(courage) him to say
them again.
3. That sidewalk is…………………(slip), I almost fell!
4. After Monday, I will no longer be a foreigner--I am receiving my ……………
citizen)!
5. Arthur will be very lonely unless you……………….(friend) him.
6. Every afternoon, the cooks ………………..(sharp) their knives in preparation
for dinner.
7. I hate being around Mary Lou, she is so so ………………(friendly).

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8. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather …………..(penny).
9. I have a class at 8:00 a.m. but I always………………. (sleep).
10. The groom may………………..(veil) the bride only when their vows have been
exchanged.
11. I think we should try something else. That strategy seems way too …………
(risk).
12. My father's death left me with a great………………(empty) in my heart
13. George W. Bush is pretending that he attacked Iraq to…………(liberty) the
Iraqis
14. Americans fought hard to earn their……………(free) from Britain.
15. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be extremely
………………(care).
16. Every time I think I've beaten you, you……………….(do) me!
17. I had to take three months off when I was pregnant, but my boss has been
very……………………(understand)
18. He will…………………(cork) the wine as soon as we are ready for dinner
19. You need to work on your orthography so you don't………………(spell) these
words
20. The weather……………………..(cast) looks bad for a picnic--rainy and windy!
Exercise 3- Word Formation
1. We have known each other since our …………………… (child)
2. His hard work ……………………. him to pass his examination. (able)
3. The manager asked the board members to ………………….. his earlier
proposal. (consider)
4. Only a fool will …………………… his net worth. (estimate)
5. He is a stupid and often talks …………………. (sense)
6. The Government of China has ………………….. its currency. (value)
7. Parents should not ………………… their children’s mistakes. (look)
8. He was absent because he was ………………… (well)
9. The judgment ……………………. in our favor. (go)
10. The judge ordered that the accused be …………………… (behead)
11. The minister wants to …………………….. the capital. (beauty)

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12. Only monosyllabic words were ……………………. by her. (utter)
Exercise 4
1) We need to find a __________ to the problem as soon as possible. (solve)
2) Juan speaks English fluently and makes very few __________ mistakes.
(grammar)
3) The teacher keeps a record of every student's __________ . (attend)
4) Air-conditioning is a ___________ if you live somewhere like the south of
Spain. (necessary)
5) Don't be afraid of the dog. He's absolutely __________ . (harm)
6) The company is trying hard to improve customer __________ . (satisfy)
7) Measures were taken around the world to __________ airport security after
the 11 September attacks. (tight)
8) We're going to change our suppliers as they have become very __________ in
the last year. (rely)
9) Patricia's very __________ . She writes short stories, paints and makes
mosaics. (create)
10) We need your __________ at the bottom of the page. (sign)
Exercise 5
1) The index at the back of the book is in __________ order. (alphabet)
2) The fans waved __________ as the film star stepped out of the limousine.
(excite)
3) Chickenpox is a highly __________ disease which many people catch as a
child. (infect)
4) Matt is very __________ . He wants to be number one at everything.
(compete)
5) Harry loves cars and he's so __________ about them. (knowledge)
6) There is little __________ of the president being re-elected. (likely)
7) The prime minister thinks there may be a __________ to overthrow him.
(conspire)
8) In __________ with Tokyo, London and Paris are relatively cheap. (compare)
9) The police were unable to __________ that she had committed the crime.
(proof)

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10) The president's speech went on for so long that I almost died of __________ !
(bore)

EX1
1. membership
2. knowledgeable
3. troublesome
4. unemployable
5. irresponsibly
6. disqualified
7. disorganising
8. inconsistent
9. endangered
10. unrecognizable
Ex 2-
1. It's totally [No answer] understandable (understand) that you stayed home
when you were sick.

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2. Don't laugh at his stupid jokes! You'll only [No answer] encourage (courage)
him to say them again.
3. That sidewalk is [No answer] slippery (slip), I almost fell!
4. After Monday, I will no longer be a foreigner--I am receiving my [No answer]
citizenship (citizen)!
5. Arthur will be very lonely unless you [No answer] befriend (friend) him.
6. Every afternoon, the cooks [No answer] sharpen (sharp) their knives in
preparation for dinner.
7. I hate being around Mary Lou, she is so so [No answer] unfriendly (friendly).
8. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather [No answer]
penniless (penny).
9. I have a class at 8:00 a.m. but I always [No answer] oversleep (sleep).
10. The groom may [No answer] unveil (veil) the bride only when their vows
have been exchanged.
11. I think we should try something else. That strategy seems way too [No
answer] risky (risk).
12. My father's death left me with a great [No answer] emptiness (empty) in
my heart.
13. George W. Bush is pretending that he attacked Iraq to [No answer] liberate
(liberty) the Iraqis.
14. Americans fought hard to earn their [No answer] freedom (free) from
Britain.
15. When you work at a nuclear power plant, you have to be extremely [No
answer] careful (care).
16. Every time I think I've beaten you, you [No answer] outdo (do) me!
17. I had to take three months off when I was pregnant, but my boss has been
very [No answer] understanding (understand).
18. He will [No answer] uncork (cork) the wine as soon as we are ready for
dinner.
19. You need to work on your orthography so you don't [No answer] misspell
(spell) these words.

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20. The weather [No answer] forecast (cast) looks bad for a picnic--rainy and
windy!
Answers Ex3
1. childhood
2. enabled
3. reconsider
4. underestimate
5. nonsense
6. devalued
7. overlook
8. unwell
9. went
10. beheaded
11. beautify
12. uttered
Complete the following sentences by adapting the word given in brackets.

Ex 4

1) solution

2) grammatical

3) attendance

4) necessity

5) harmless

6) satisfaction

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7) tighten

8) unreliable

9) creative

10) signature

Ex 5

1) alphabetical

2) excitedly

3) infectious

4) competitive

5) knowledgeable

6) likelihood

7) conspiracy

8) comparison

9) prove

10) boredom