B2 Word Formation WF022

Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.

1. Leading ______________________ have warned about the danger to animal species around
the world. (ZOO)
2. In her application she emphasized the ______________________ skills she had acquired over
the years. (SECRETARY)
3. The ______________________ effects of losing a job can be very serious. (PSYCHOLOGY)
4. She has received three marriage ______________________ this year. (PROPOSE)
5. The use of dictionaries at the final exam is not ______________________. (PERMIT)
6. The ______________________ was not convicted because there was no conclusive evidence.
(DEFEND)
7. We live in an ______________________ world, so people and governments make mistakes all
the time. (PERFECT)
8. She is an ______________________ young woman, full of life. (ENERGY)
9. There are several ______________________ species living in the rainforest, which still need to
be categorized. (KNOWN)
10. I am not willing to accept your ______________________ all the time. You have to behave
properly. (RUDE)
11. The new travel ______________________ opened for business last summer. (AGENT)
12. The ______________________ was so beautiful that we decided to go there again sometime
next year. (SCENE)
13. She made a large financial ______________________ to the organisation. (CONTRIBUTE)
14. ______________________ has gone down, and the prices of raw materials have increased.
(PRODUCT)
15. The pupils' drawings were a part of the school's art exhibition. (DRAW)
16. He felt an ______________________ to help the company he had been the CEO of for so
many years. (OBLIGE)
17. If you need any ______________________, please call me. (ASSIST)
18. I am normally not ______________________, but I felt bad when we saw that our hotel room
was on the 13th floor. (SUPERSTITION)
19. Mom opened the door and ______________________ crept into the room. (CAUTION)
20. The server was offline due to ______________________ issues. (MAINTAIN)

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1. We don't know the reason for their 2. Children in kindergarten can be very ________ .
______________ . (SUCCEED) (CREATE)
5. There is too much ____________ in today's world 3. The building reaches a ___________ of 340
(VIOLENT) metres. (HIGH)
6. Many people think money is more important 4. He doesn't have much ____________ with
than _________ . (HAPPY) children (PATIENT).
9. The weather forecast for the next few days is a 7. The Queen scheduled an important ___________
bit ________ . It might rain. (CERTAIN) for this evening. (ANNOUNCE)
10. He offered the police a detailed ______________ 8. I hope she won't ___________ with me. We often
of what had happened. (CONFESS) share the same opinion. (AGREE)
13. All committee members must put their 11. The ______________ starts at 8.30 this evening.
__________ on the document. (SIGN) (PERFORM)
14. The skier had a lot of ____________ because he 12. It is ____________ to suspend him from school.
had won the last two races (CONFIDENT) He hasn't done anything wrong. (LOGICAL)
15. They gave us _____________ to leave early.
(PERMIT)
16. ___________ has gone up over the past years.
There are so many people out of work.
(EMPLOY)
17. It has been a __________________ to meet you.
(PLEASE)
 B2 Word Formation WF012

Use the word in brackets to form a new word that fits into each blank.

1. They suffered great ___________________ on the expedition because the temperatures

were almost ___________________. (COMFORT, BEAR)
2. There is absolutely no basis for the ___________________ against him. (ACCUSE)
3. The vacuum cleaner had a ___________________ switch, so I sent it back. (FAULT)
4. The envelope had a “___________________” stamp on it, so nobody else was allowed to
open it. (CONFIDENT)
5. The new invention has already been used ___________________ in tests. (EXTEND)
6. The ___________________ force of the earthquake led hundreds of people being killed.
(DESTROY)
7. Although he is a good student, he ___________________ disrupts the lessons. (CONTINUE)
8. He can’t stand having nothing to do. He’s simply not used to being __________________.
(ACT)
9. The scientists have to improve the ___________________ of the engine, otherwise it won’t go
into mass production. (EFFICIENT)
10. The police saw that there were ___________________ leading to the car. (FOOT)
11. Stalingrad was one of the ___________________ battles of World War II. (DECIDE)
12. The ___________________ is accused of shoplifting. (DEFEND)
13. To “brexit” has become a ___________________ word so everyone knows what you mean.
(HOUSE)
14. It was ___________________ to blame the boy for breaking the window. It wasn’t his fault.
(JUST)
15. People shouldn’t’ be judged by their ___________________, but by what they have to say.
(APPEAR)
16. The authorities don’t know where the terrorists got the _________________. (EXPLODE)
17. I value his ___________________ and ___________________, but this time he showed a lack of
___________________. (FRIEND, LOYAL, JUDGE)
18. The promises that the politicians made were simply ___________________. Nobody really
believed anything. (LAUGH)
19. It is ___________________ for such a person to be in a high office. (FIT)
20. The plane crashed into the mountains and, ___________________, caused several fatalities.
(FORTUNE)

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