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CHUYÊN ĐỀ TỪ VỰNG: WORD FORMATION
Exercise 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. This country has a …………………….…………………. climate. (continent)
2. The…………………….…………………. University of Ho Chi Minh City has a very large language centre.
(Nation)
3. I think the prices here are…………………….…………………. (reason)
4. I don’t think the food is very good, but it is …………………….…………………. (tolerate)
5. This company offered a lot of …………………….…………………. jobs. (attract)
6. I think it’s very …………………….…………………. of him to expect us to work overtime every night
this week. (reason)
7. Most of the food in supermarkets is very …………………….…………………. (attract)
8. The Island has very few …………………….…………………. resources. (nature)
9. Burning garbage will give off …………………….…………………. odour. (pleasure)
10. These chemicals are …………………….…………………. They can cause death or illness if taken into the
body. (poison)
11. If you are …………………….…………………. when you write your composition, you will probably get a
good grade. (care)
12. Baseball is the …………………….…………………. sport in the United States. (nation)
13. He wants to be a …………………….…………………. engineer. (chemistry)
14. There have been many …………………….…………………. developments in this century. (wonder)
15. English has become an …………………….…………………. means of communication. (effect)
Exercise 2. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. Your new dress makes you more …………………….…………………. (beauty)
2. Firemen wear …………………….…………………. clothing, otherwise they would get burnt. (protect)
3. How many …………………….…………………. holidays do you have? (nation)
4. Japan is an …………………….…………………. country (industry)
5. I was …………………….…………………. about the dates. (confuse)
6. “Time” is an American …………………….…………………. news magazine. (week)
7. Don’t be afraid of the dog. He’s …………………….…………………. (harm)
8. Thank you for the books. They will be very …………………….…………………. for my studies. (use)
9. The children can play here. It’s not …………………….…………………. (danger)
10. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in a …………………….…………………. form. (nature)
11. She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was ………………………………………. with
surprise. (speech)
12. Those berries are …………………….…………………. Don’t eat them. (poison)
13. You are grown up but you are still …………………….…………………. (child)
14. No trees can grow on that soil. It is _______________ (tree)
15. A …………………….…………………. statue stands in the middle of the pagoda. (life)
16. The weather was excellent and we had an extremely …………………….…………………. holiday.
(enjoy)
17. Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is …………………….…………………. (harm)
18. As it was very …………………….…………………. all the trains were late. (fog)
19. He likes reading …………………….…………………. novels. (history)
20. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been married for ten years. They have no children. They’re a
…………………….…………………. couple. (child)
Exercise 3. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. Clean air provides us a …………………….…………………. supply of oxygen. (health)
2. He is always ready to give assistance to his friends. He is …………………….…………………. to them.
(help)
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3. Everyone was very …………………….…………………. towards me. (friend)
4. They were …………………….…………………. in winning the contract. (success)
5. For the more …………………….…………………. tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a
local guide. (adventure)
6. Film makers always try to show viewers the different life styles and interesting …………………….
…………………. aspects of many countries in the world. (culture)
7. Women nowadays have more …………………….…………………. to participate in social activities.
(free)
8. “Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi” is a …………………….…………………. novel. (history).
9. He has a …………………….…………………. for English novels. (prefer)
10. SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week. It is a …………………….………………….
newspaper. (day)
11. If you burn the garbage, it will give off …………………….…………………. odour. (poison)
12. Some children have to suffer from life time …………………….…………………. (abnormal)
13. He is …………………….…………………. active in spite of his old age. (wonder)
14. The company is very efficient and gives a …………………….…………………. service. (speed)
15. When did …………………….…………………. come to the village? (electric)
16. She has a very busy …………………….…………………. life. (society)
17. The plane arrived …………………….…………………. after a violent storm. (safe)
18. Their study is getting on …………………….…………………. (satisfy)
19. This company offered a lot of …………………….…………………. jobs. (attract)
20. These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. They are …………………….
…………………. (harm)
Exercise 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. He was…………………….…………………. right when he said that the man was guilty. (reason)
2. She looks …………………….…………………. beautiful. (surprise)
3. They were…………………….………………….when they read the result. (disappoint)
4. He has no…………………….………………….of leaving the city. (intend)
5. I feel…………………….………………….in this book. (interest)
6. John’s …………………….…………………. improved at his new school. (behave)
7. I’ll give you further …………………….…………………. (explain)
8. This is a …………………….…………………. of a previous talk. (repeat)
9. Much …………………….…………………. work requires a good knowledge of mathematics. (science)
10. Movies have…………………….…………………. dress fashions. (broad)
11. Our grandmother didn’t work outside the home when she was young. She only did her _____
task. (tradition)
12. His …………………….…………………. to retire surprised us all. (decide)
13. You should be …………………….…………………. to tell them exactly what you think. (decide)
14. Many people find it …………………….…………………. to advertise. (waste)
15. The guests were …………………….…………………. welcomed. (cordial)
16. He looks thin, but …………………….…………………. he is very healthy, (actual)
17. This man led a…………………….…………………. happy life. (complete)
18. He did some old jobs at home …………………….…………………. (disappoint)
19. The new job…………………….…………………. him. (disappoint)
20. He was …………………….…………………. in his job. (succeed)
Exercise 5. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. The house was …………………….…………………. with people. (crowd)
2. He is unhappy because of his …………………….…………………. (deaf)
3. We found out the …………………….…………………. about him. (true)
4. I am …………………….…………………. grateful to you for your help. (true)
I can do it. You can do it. We can do it!
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5. They’ve got a …………………….…………………. result. (satisfy)
6. Carbon dioxide occurs in the air in …………………….…………………. form. (nature)
7. Children are …………………….…………………. to overcome problems. (determine)
8. They got the …………………….…………………. of being successful in life. (satisfy)
9. He is young man with great …………………….…………………. (expect)
10. I like your new …………………….…………………. machine. (calculate)
11. May I borrow your…………………….………………….? (calculate)
12. The industrial…………………….…………………. will lead to the country’s prosperity. (develop)
13. We must make…………………….…………………. for our old age saving money. (provide)
14. I’m …………………….…………………. sorry for the delay. (extreme)
15. It’s …………………….………………….kind of you. (awful)
16. The doctor told me to …………………….…………………. in slowly. (breath)
17. It is often useful make a …………………….………………….between two things. (compare)
18. She has been worn down by…………………….………………….and illness. (poor)
19. Our pupils are raising money for the …………………….…………………. (poor)
Exercise 6. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. People say that he is a good doctor.
He ________________________________________________
It ________________________________________________
2. Someone reports that the situation was under control.
The situation ________________________________________________
It____________________________________________________________
3. Someone thinks that the company is planning a new advertising campaign .
The company ________________________________________________
It____________________________________________________________
4. They expects that the soap opera will end next year.
The soap opera ________________________________________________
It____________________________________________________________
5. People believe that he was killed by terrorists.
He ________________________________________________
It____________________________________________________________
6. We all expect that Marta will pass her driving test.
Marta ________________________________________________
It____________________________________________________________
7. Someone reported that the president had suffered from a heart attack.
The president ________________________________________________
It____________________________________________________________
8. People think that she died in a plane crash.
→ She ________________________________________________
→ It ________________________________________________
9. People believe that Leanh is suffering from something serious.
It____________________________________________________________
Leanh_______________________________________________________
10. People think that Omachi has been punished by the teacher.
It____________________________________________________________
Omachi_______________________________________________________
Exercise 6. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. They grow rice in tropical countries.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
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2. Mr. Green loves his children very much.
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3. People don’t speak French here.
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4. Someone broke his windows last night.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
5. The police didn’t find the lost boy yesterday.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
6. About thirty million people are watching this live show now.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
7. They were carrying the injured player off the field at that time.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
8. Jack has typed the article recently.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
9. The police haven’t found the murderer yet.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
10. They were carrying the injured player off the field at that time.
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11. They had wrapped the package carefully before they posted it.
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12. Children should treat old men with respect.
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13. The computer can do all the accounts.
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14. They are going to build a new school.
→ ______________________________________________________________________
15. He isn’t going to buy that house.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
16. They will pull down that building
→ _______________________________________________________________________
17. The teacher won’t correct the exercises tomorrow.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
18. You have to keep dangerous chemicals in the safe place.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
19. Police had to break the meeting up.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
20. They may use that room for the classroom.
→ _______________________________________________________________________
21. People believe that Omachi is from Quangnam.
→ It_____________________________________________________________________
→ Omachi______________________________________________________________
22. They think that Danny can clean the floor.
→ It_____________________________________________________________________
→ Danny________________________________________________________________
23. They thought that Nha had had her photos taken.
→ It_____________________________________________________________________
→ Nha__________________________________________________________________
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