WORD FORMATION 2B

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1 Life without love is just totally _______________________________. (POINT)

2 The floor is _______________________________, so be careful. (SLIP)
3 I hope my _______________________________ is wrong. (PREDICT)
4 My older brother made all the _______________________________ for us. (PREPARE)
5 My eyes are very _______________________________ to light. (SENSE)
6 I don't think this is an _______________________________ request. (REASON)
7 I couldn't understand the _______________________________ that was just made. (ANNOUNCE)
8 How would _______________________________ people escape in an emergency? (ABILITY)
9 Your arguments are very _______________________________. (PERSUADE)
10 This is by far the best novel that has been _______________________________ this year. (PUBLIC)
11 Tom asked Mary to give a _______________________________ at his school. (SPEAK)
12 He is _______________________________ to better treatment. (TITLE)
13 The custom _______________________________ in China. (ORIGIN)
14 A computer is an absolute _______________________________ now. (NECESSARY)
15 She was not his _______________________________ wife. (LAW)
16 I've not been feeling very well _______________________________. (LATE)
17 How big was your _______________________________? (CONTRIBUTE)
18 You don't need to get all dressed up. It's an _______________________________ event. (FORM)
19 Many countries have problems with _______________________________. (POOR)
20 Her behaviour was _______________________________. (CONTEMPT)
21 Tom _______________________________ needs money. (DESPAIR)
22 We are sorry to inform you that your application has been ________________________. (SUCCEED)
23 She put some money away every month for her _______________________________. (RETIRE)
24 Tom wondered where Mary had spent her _______________________________. (CHILD)
25 If you _______________________________, I'll send you to bed. (BEHAVE)
26 Tom's girlfriend _______________________________ to leave him. (THREAT)
27 He was very _______________________________ about his plans. (SECRET)
28 The majority didn't accept the _______________________________. (PROPOSE)
29 I'm always _______________________________ of men like him. (SUSPECT)
30 Some people write books for money, others for _______________________________. (PLEASE)

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Complete the sentences using the words from the right side in the correct
form:
1. People in Africa live in great …………………………. . POOR
2. I looked at them with ……………………….. . It couldn’t be true. BELIEVE
3. Steve Jobs was one of the most ……………………… and SUCCESS
…………………………. men in the world. POWER
4. I had great ………………………. concentrating in the lesson DIFFICULT
because of my splitting headache.

5. ………………………………….. is one of the major problems the EMPLOY

government has to deal with.
6. It was a ……………………….. night. CHILL
7. I have a lot of great memories of my …………………. . CHILD
8. Justin’s behaviour at this concert was ………………… and SCANDAL
…………………….. . OUTRAGE
9. Would you vote for the …………………………… of soft drugs? LEGAL
10. …………………………… killed the cat. CURIOUS
11. Despite her ……………………….. she continued working. TIRED
12. Constant partying and unhealthy food may ………………. WEAK
your immune system.
13. My brother has some …………………… issues and he has ANGRY
meeting with the therapist.
14. I know ……………………. stories of people who wanted to COUNT
make big money but they failed.
15. He held his breath in ………………………………. . ANTICIPATE

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1. Most young ……………………….. have difficulty concentrating in class. LEARN
2. It’s time to do some ………………………. before the test. REVISE
3. Martin has been cheating on Rebecca for a long time. What a
……………….! DISCOVER
4. It was the most …………………………… day in my life. STRESS
5. He career is really ………………………….. . I think one day she will be PROMISE
someone important.
6. This hair clipper is totally ………………………. . I need to recharge the USE
battery every 15 minutes when I try to shave my head.
7. My holidays were …………………………….. . I really enjoyed myself. WONDER
8. My grandparents’ visit was quite ……………………….. . They never come EXPECT
to us on weekdays.
9. My grandfather died peacefully after a long ………………………. . ILL
10. Where have you been? I guess I deserve some …………………………. . EXPLAIN
11. Mary is such a …………………….. girl. CHEER
12. My younger brother is a compulsive ……………….. . LIE
13. That’s ………………………………. .You’re late again and you haven’t even BELIEVE
apologised.
14. Smoking is a serious …………………………. and some people don’t know ADDICT
how to quit.
15. It was an …………………………….. evening and I will never forget it. ENJOY
16. We were offered free dental ……………………………….. . TREAT
17. Do we have any …………………………… ? CHOOSE
18. The ………………………. of the rain forests is a real disaster. DESTROY
19. My first job interview turned out to be ………………………. . DISASTER
20. I think your parents may be ………………………… with your behaviour. DISAPPOINT
21. And the ………………………. is Jessica Clanton. Ladies and gentelmen greet WIN
her with applause.
22. Most big cities in our country are ……………………….. polluted. HEAVY
23. To my great ……………………………… I wasn’t told off. ASTONISH
24. Stop ………………………… about that girl. It’s not your league. FANTASY
25. Have you ……………………………… what to wear for your prom yet? DECISION

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WORD FORM
I. Choose (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences:
1. My father helps my mother with the housework. He proves to be __________, especially when my
mother is sick.
A. support B. supporting C. supportive D. supported
2. You give a ___________ party in your new house to celebrate moving into it.
A. housekeeping B. house guest C. housecoming D. housewarming
3. Anna made a lot of mistakes because she was ________________.
A. inattentive B. unattentive C. imattentive D. disattentive
4. Your __________must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company.
A. applicants B. application C. applicating D. applying
5. Well, I think that the prices in Dong Thap supermarket are _______.
A. reason B. reasonable C. reasonably D. reasoning
6. This company offered a lot of _______ jobs.
A. attractive B. attraction C. attract D. attractively
7. The _______ of the moon for the earth causes tides.
A. attract B. attracted C. attraction D. attractive
8. What are the ____________ between women’s in old times and women in modern times?
A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences
9. In the past people believed that women’s ___________ roles were as mothers and wives.
A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
10. Mr. Jones is a__________ teacher.
A. devote B. devoted C. devoting D. devotion
11. It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher ______.
A. attentive B. attentively C. attention D attend
12. We could call the TV stations and___ the opening of our new store.
A. publicity B. publicize C. public D. publish
13. I like my work because I have the ___ to make my own decision.
A. freed B. freedom C. freely D. free
14. Our company believes it is the best___ to handle the account
A. organizing B. organizational C. organization D. disorganization
15. I felt quite __________ with my day’s work.
A. satisfy B. satisfactory C. satisfied D. satisfaction
16. _________ films should be made for school.
A. Educational B. Educating C. Educated D. Educate
17. When I’m tired, I enjoy listening to music. It’s ____________.
A. relax B. relaxation C. relaxing D. relaxed
18. We are in regular _________with each other by telephone or letter.
A. communicate B. communicative
C. communication D. communicatively

19. He apologized for the ________he had caused.

A. convenient B. inconvenient C. convenience D. inconvenience
20. After the ______death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the Sorbonne.
A. tragic B. tragedy C. tragical D. tragically
21. They gave a clear ____________of their intentions.
A. demonstrate B. demonstrative C. demonstration D. demonstrating
22. What makes a computer such a ___________device?
A. miracle B. miraculous C. miraculously D. wonder
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23. My father has bought me an ____________computer.
A. electricity B. electrical C. electric D. electronic
24. Information technology is very ________ to our lives.
A. useful B. useless C. use D. usefully
25. A computer is a __________typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of documents.
A. magically B. magical C. magic D. magician
26. The climb was ________ because of the bad weather.
A. terrified B. terrify C. terrifying D. terrifies
27. Hue is famous for its __________spots.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
28. The most _________thing about listening to music is that you can relax your mind.
A. enjoyment B. enjoyed C. enjoying D. enjoyable
29. When did the cinema come into___________?
A. exist B. existing C. existence D. existences
30. “The Spy Returns” is a very ___________film about a wealthy man who visits Italy.
A. exciting B. excited C. excitement D. excite
31. Three films are in __________for the same contract.
A. compete B. competitive C. competition D. competitor
32. The Amazon is _________longer than the Thames.
A. far B. farther C. farthest D. furthest
33. The blue whale is ____known animals, reaching a length of more than one hundred feet.
A. the large B. the largest C. the larger D. most largest
34. You must place these events in their __________context.
A. history B. historical C. historic D. historian
35. We need __________information before we can decide.
A. far B. further C. farther D. farthest
36. _____ of fire, many more building were destroyed than the earthquake itself damaged.
A. Consequence B. Consequences C. Consequently D. As a consequence
37. The more a car costs, ________it goes.
A. the faster B. so faster C. the fastest D. faster
38. The use of pesticides is having a _________effect on the groundwater.
A. devastate B. devastation C. devastated D. devastating
39. Because of Lucille’s managerial skills, the family now has an _______business.
A. expanse B. expand C. expanding D. expended
40. It was always _____ whether the rocket would succeed.
A. undoubted B. doubting C. doubtful D. doubtless
41. The day was so _______ that we decided to take a picnic lunch to the beach.
A. clear and warmly B. clearly and warmly
C. clearly and warm D. clear and warm
42. The newly discovered ore is being extracted by _________ of a huge robotic arm.
A. mean B. means C. meant D. meanings
43. Although most people are _______ than I am, they are not a healthy or wise.
A. wealth B. wealthy C. wealthily D. wealthier
44. Health care _______ have been rising but so has the quality.
A. cost B. costs C. costing D. costly
45. Whereas the language barrier, in ________ times, was once an obstacle to trade, that is no longer
the case.
A. earliest B. earlier C. early on D. early to
46. Don’t leave your clothes _______ about on the bedroom floor.
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A. lie B. lay C. lying D. laying
47. You’ll have to work very _________if you want to finish the project by Friday.
A. hardly B. harder C. hard D. hardest
48. She is _______ to understand the matter.
A. enough intelligent B. so intelligent
C. intelligent enough D. very intelligent
49. What_________!
A. an exciting story B. is an exciting story
C. a story exciting D. the exciting story
50. How _________!
A. the room is dirty B. is the room dirty
C. dirty the room is D. the dirty room is
51. The love for books is helpful in _________the pupils’ knowledge.
A. developing B. development C. developed D. being developed
52. At school, David was ______ anyone else in his class.
A. cleverer as B. as clever than C. as clever as D. cleverest
53. I pulled the handle ________ I could.
A. so hardly as B. as hardly as C. so hard as D. as hard as
54. Platinum is harder than copper and is almost as pliable _______________.
A. gold B. than gold C. as gold D. gold is
55. _______, Shirley thought Bill was Carol’s husband but later she realized that he wasn’t.
A. First B. At first C. Firstly D. First of all
56. Sport is sometimes used by governments as a tool of foreign _________.
A. political B. policy C. politics D. politician

57. She got so ________ while watching the game that she began shouting.
A. exciting B. excited C. excitingly D. excitedly
58. He’s left his book at home; he’s always so __________.
A. forgetting B. forgettable C. forgetful D. forgotten
59. That was a very ______story about the adventure in the tropical forests.
A. excitement B. excited C. excitingly D. exciting
60. The _________ of the request made us all laugh.
A. absurdness B. absurd C. absurdity D. A or B
61. The ____________of the company’s president in all matters made for a miserable working
environment.
A. contentiousness B. contention
C. contentious D. contentiously
62. The job was done ________ , and we were extremely displeased.
A. uncompetence B. in competency C. incompetence D. incompetently
63. It’s a ________plan, and I believe it should be instituted at once.
A. feasibility B. feasible C. feasibleness D. feasibly
64. He spoke ________ to her, and she began crying immediately.
A. insensitivity B. insensitiveness C. insensitively D. insensitive
65. The bird guarded he young ones_______, swooping down on the cat again and again.
A. tenaciously B. tenacity C. tenacious D. teneciousness
66. When the automobile salesman described the car so _________, we became very uneasy about
buying it.
A. ambiguity B. ambiguousness C. ambiguous D. ambiguously
67. The meeting was ____________, and all left satisfied.
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A. harmony B. harmoniousness
C. harmonious D. harmonize
68. Since the goal seems __________, I believe we should begin at once,” Tim argued.
A. achievements B. achieve C. achievable D. achieving
69. Her __________ in the matter was understandable.
A. reluctance B. reluctantly C. reluctant D. A or B
70. ___________ speaking, his life was a blessing to all.
A. Philosophically B. Philosopher C. Philosophize D. Philosophy
71. Scientists ________ in their opinions of how snow crystals originate.
A. difference B. differ C. differentiate D. different
72. Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her _________, powerful voice.
A. intensity B. intensify C. intense D. intensely
73. Writer Ernest Hemingway is known for his __________language and his lively dialogue.
A. simplification B. simple C. simplistic D. simplicity
74. Many readers will disagree with the selection and the assessments as any guide will inevitably be
___________.
A. subject B. subjected C. subjective D. subjectivism
75. An eccentric is by definition someone whose behavior is _________someone who refuses to
conform to the accepted norms of his society.
A. abnormal B. abnormality C. abnormally D. abnormalities
76. Students flocked to the new _________ where free medical supplies were handed out.
A. dispensary B. dispense C. dispenser D. dispensation
77. The ________ to the message was tacked on at the last moment.
A. appendix B. append C. appendicitis D. appendage
78. The company was _________ and made a tremendous amount of money.
A. progress B. progressive C. progression D. progressively
79. The _______ account given by the witness convinced the jury of the plaintiff’s right to a settlement.
A. description B. describing C. descriptive D. describe
80. Clarence ________ on the piano, delighting the guests.
A. improvised B. improvident C. improvidence D, improvisation
81. We drove at five miles an hour because the _________ was so poor.
A. visible B. visual C. view D. visibility
82. They praised her for her __________.
A. dishonest B. honestly C. honesty D. honest
83. Have you got some kind of _________ on you?
A. identification B. unidentified C. identify D. identified
84. They said my illness was ________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain.
A. imaginary B. imagination C. imagine D. imaginative
85. She was a much less _______ student than her sister.
A. industrial B. industrious C. industrialist D. industrialized
86. She’s got a job as the _________ of a dress shop.
A. manager B. management C. managing D. manageress
87. If he isn’t Spanish, what ________ is he?
A. nationality B. nationalized C. nation D. national
88. It was very ________ of you to notice that.
A. observant B. observatory C. observation D. observe
89. He couldn’t give a ________ explanation for his actions.
A. satisfactory B. dissatisfied C. satisfactory D. satisfy
90. There is no _______ explanation for what happened.
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A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science
91. There is a ________of carrots because of the bad weather.
A. shortly B. shorten C. shortage D. short
92. Politicians _________blame the media if they don’t win the election. They’re so predictable.
A. variable B. variety C. various D. invariably
93. This is very ______! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else?
A. convenient B. conveniently C. inconvenient D. convenience
94. I would like to show you my latest ________, which I have called “Boats on a Lake”.
A. creativity B. creator C. create D. creation
95. Why does everybody ___________him all the time?
A. criticize B. critic C. criticism D. critical
96. They’re going to announce their _______ tomorrow.
A. decision B. indecisive C. decide D. decidedness
97. During the festival __________ were hanging from every tree.
A. decorator B. decorations C. decorative D. decorativeness
98. He offered to give me a _________ of how the machine worked.
A. demonstrator B. demonstration C. demonstrate D. demonstrative
99. We are _________ on other countries for most of our food.
A. dependent B. independence C. dependable D. dependability
100. My new car is more _______ than the one I had before.
A. economize B. economics C. economical D. economically
II. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets
1- We like their ___________________ (friendly).
2- The ________________ between Vietnam and Cuba is good. (friend)
3- They seem to be ________________. We dislike them. (friend)
4- There will be a ___________________ in this street. (meet)
5- We saw ___________________ girls there. (beauty)
6- The garden is ________________ with trees and flowers. (beauty)
7- They enjoy the ___________________ atmosphere here. (peace)
8- The ___________________ unit of currency is the Ringit. (Malaysia)
9- In ___________________, there are other religions. (add)
10- They like Pho Bo. ________________, they enjoy Bun Bo. (add)
11- The ___________________ anthem of Viet Nam is sung. (nation)
12- There is an ________________ match between Vietnam and Lebanon on VTV3. (nation)
13- The language of ___________________ is Bahasa Malaysia. (instruct)
14- Ao Dai is the ___________________ dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition)
15- ___________________, Ao Dai is worn by women. (tradition)
16- To Huu is a famous___________________ (poetry). His ________________ are interesting.
17- Ao Dai is always ___________________ (fashion)
18- Jeans are ___________________ made from cotton. (complete)
19- The ___________________ from Genoa enjoyed wearing jeans. (work)
20- ___________________ of clothes always goes up. (sell)
21- At the ___________________ to the village, we saw the accident. (enter)
22- They had an ___________________ day by the river. (enjoy)
23- They are ___________________ - qualified teachers. (good)
24- We need further ___________________ (inform)
25- This book is very ________________ (inform)
26- Look at the ___________________. Rain Bi looks handsome. (advertise)
27- It is an ___________________ program. (interest)
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28- The song is ________________ to me. (interest)
29- We felt ________________ in the show. (interset)
30- English is his ___________________ . (nation)
31- It is cheap. It’s ___________________ (expensive)
32- ___________________ TV is available now. (interact)
33- The ________________ between this computer and the others is good. (interact)
34- The ___________________ of TV is always fast. (develop)
35- Libraries are helpful in ________________ children’s love for books. (develop)
36- The Internet has ___________________ developed nowadays. (increase)
37- The Internet is one of the most important ___________________ of our life. (invent)
38- Everyone has their ___________________ which are hardly recognized by themselves. (limit)
39- The website is not ___________________ for teenagers. It’s ________________ (use)
40- Their ___________________ is always good. (communicate)
41- She is a ________________ girl. (communicate)
42- Listen ___________________ please. (care)
43- We’re ___________________ that our environment is spoiled. (disappoint)
44- Our boys play ________________ today. (disappoint)
45- We’re worried about the ___________________ here. (pollute)
46- This river is extremely ___________________. (pollute)
47- A ___________________ faucet may waste 500 liters of water a month. (drip)
48- In Viet Nam, electricity, gas, and water are not only _______ but also _____________ (lux/
need)
49- Her appearance is ________________ today. (need)
50- Farm ___________________ are always exported. (produce)
51- This plant’s ________________ is high, so it attracts a lot of investment. (produce)
52- The ________________ of this machine requires the latest techniques. (produce)
53- This energy-___________________ bulb is not cheap. (save)
54- The ___________________ are requiring us to repair the machines. (consume)
55- Watching Korean films on TV is a time-___________________ activity. (consume)
56- Water ________________ is increasing this summer. (consume)
57- The ___________________ of the model attracts us. (efficient)
58- They are working ________________, so we are ________________. (effect / satisfy)
59- Life always needs a lot of ___________________. (innovate)
60- The ___________________ are cleaning the beach. (conserve)
61- ___________________, our environment must be protected. (ultimate)
62- Tet is the most important ___________________ in Viet Nam. (celebrate)
63- Fruits’ festival in Suoi Tien park is a very ___________________ activity. (joy)
64- Look at the ___________________ bulbs. They are so beautiful. (color)
65- My ___________________ are so strong that the word “love” can’t describe them. (feel)
66- The ___________________ ___________________ caused a lot of bad effects. (volcano/
erupt)
67- Our ______________ have not warned our fishermen about the Chanchu typhoon carefully.
(science)
68- A ________________ eruption occurred here last night. (disaster)
69- The beach is full of all kinds of ________________. (pollute)
70- He used all his ____________ to force the door open. STRONG
71- The police are interested in the sudden ____________ of the valuable painting. APPEAR
72- My teacher ____________ me to take this examination. COURAGE
73- Recently health foods have increased in ____________. POPULAR
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74- The old lady hid all her ____________ under the floor. SAVE
75- Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete ____________.
SATISFY
76- The council has promised to deal with the problem of _________ among young people.
EMPLOY
77- Tung had eaten so much he had to ____________ his belt. LOOSE
78- The dictionaries are with the other ____________ books. REFER
79- I had to check the wages in ____________ to my normal work. ADD
80- He was very ____________ of the work he had done. PRIDE
81- There is a ____________ of 10% in the amount of money available for buying new books.
REDUCE
82- He is interested in the ____________ old buildings. PRESERVE
83- 26. Saucepans are sold in the ____________ goods department. HOUSE
84- 'Friends of the Earth' is concerned about the __________ of the natural environment.
CONSERVE
85- Thousands of people have been made ____________ by the war. HOME
86- He wouldn't listen to her repeated ____________, so in the end she went. REFUSE
87- The teacher gave his students ____________ to leave the classroom. PERMIT
88- He grew up poor, but he overcame all difficulties and ____________ to become one of the most
successful actors in Vietnam. HARD
89- They said 'good-bye' to each other just because of some minor ____________.
UNDERSTAND
90- He is old. He's getting __________, and his ____________ often makes a lot of trouble.
FORGET
91- This table may break under a lot of ____________. PRESS
92- Dr. Jones is a well-known ____________. He has written several novels, one of which was
about the ____________ meeting between the great leaders at Yalta in 1945. HISTORY
93- You should go on a diet. You're a bit ____________. WEIGH
94- The car is a complete write-off. It is quite ______________. REPAIR
95- That little boy has a _____________ of cakes. MOUTH
96- The Saigon Giai Phong is a ____________ newspaper. DAY
97- She is from Tel Aviv. She is ____________. ISRAEL
98- Mary looks ____________ about something. She looks ___________ at everything.
WORRY
99- I can't believe you, what you say is quite ____________. LOGIC
He is an ____________ doctor who just graduated from the medical school last year.
EXPERIENCE
100- There is a __________ that people nowadays get dressed beautifully. (TEND)

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