WORD FORMATION EXERCISES Fill in the blank with the prefixes or s ffixes whi!h !

orrespon" to the wor"s #i$en in bra!kets% a% This room is so .! Put all your toys away! ( tidy) b% He doesnt have a job. Hes ..(employed) !% I work hard but they pay me little money. Thats..( air) "% !e when you open the door.("are) e% #ould your repeat that ..$ please% I dont really understand it.(e&plain) f% The re"eptionist was very. and e&plained to us everythin' very "are ully.(help)

Fill in the blank with the ne#ati$e prefixes &i'() in() il() n() "is(* whi!h !orrespon" to the wor"s #i$en in bra!kets% a% The "hildrens room is usually very. .( tidy) b% I dont think so( I.. with you.(a'ree) !% I usually the suit"ases as soon as we arrive home rom the airport.( pa"k) "% )e "ouldnt 'o on holidays last year be"ause I was or ten months.( employed) e% He never says anythin' when he "omes into the room. He is very..(polite) f% I never wat"h plays be"ause I.. 'oin' to the theatre.(like) #% Their do' . while they were walkin' in the park.(appeared) h% *akin' several "opies o a #+ and sellin' them is .( le'al) i% He said it is. to solve the problem and I a'ree with him( I "ant ind a solution. (possible)

Fill in the blank with the a"$erb whi!h !orrespon"s to the a"+e!ti$e #i$en in bra!kets% -&amples( a% He hit the ball ..... (hard) He hit the ball har". The newspaper is delivered "ail,.

b% The newspaper is delivered ...... (daily)

!% /he did .... in the "ompetition. ('ood) /he did well in the "ompetition. "% Please "lose the door ........ (0uiet) Please "lose the door - ietl,.

.% I drove ............ home. (strai'ht) /% )e "ame to work ............. (early) 0% /he ............ illed in the answers. (0ui"k) 1% He like to drive ............. ( ast) 2% )e pro"eeded ............... ("autious) 3% He threw the ball ............ into the air. (hi'h) 4% How .......... do you know her% ('ood) 5% )e arrived .......... (late) 6% They did the work ............ (bad) .7. He spoke ............ (little) ... The 'atherin' is held . (annual) ./. They replied .............. (immediate) .0. The workers met ............. (weekly) .1. I will deal with that problem ............. ( irst) .2. They were .............. dressed or the o""asion. (suitable) .

Fill in the blank with the a"$erb whi!h !orrespon"s to the a"+e!ti$e #i$en in bra!kets% -&amples( a% The letter was ........ le'ible. (s"ar"e) The letter was s!ar!el, le'ible. b% He did the work as ......... as possible. ("are ul) He did the work as !aref ll, as possible.

.% They won the 'ame ....... (easy) /% /he handled the situation very ........ ("apable) 0% I ..... e&pe"ted that to happen. ( ull) 1% The view was ..... ma'ni i"ent. (true) 2% The theory has never been .............. proved. (s"ienti i") 3% Please drive ............. (slow) 5% /he worked ............. until nine o"lo"k. (steady) 6% )e arrived .............. (pun"tual) .7% They ........... a'reed to the proposal. (ready)

)34+ 534*6TI37 -&er"ise I ,. #hestnut honey provides 0ui"k and ............. relie .(-55-#T) 1. #ome rain$ wind or shine these snapdra'ons 'ive a superb display over an ....................... lon' period.(-8#-PTI37) 2. +reamin' o a beauti ul home or your ........................... .(4-TI4-)% -njoy li etime ownership o a lu&ury home or an ................. pri"e.(65534+) 9. The post:war de"line in beer ......................... was pra"ti"ally halted last year. (#37/;*-) <. !etter is a dinner o herbs where love is$ than a stalled o& and ..................therewith.(H6T-) =. In the irst 0uarter o the ,>th "entury people be'an to realise the ......................... o hy'iene to publi" health.(I*P34T67T) ?. The ...................."ollapse o the 4oman -mpire lasted or nearly three hundred years be ore its inal dissolution in 6+ 9?=.(@46+-) >. Aamies ....................o the ni'hts events is haBy but the tabloids will re resh his memory. (4-#3CC-#T) D. )e are 'reat ........................ in ate and we believe were meant to be to'ether.(!-CI-E-) ,F. I think your stylist has taken her ............................... rom the rubbish dump.(I7/PI4-) ,,. The statesmen and s"holars have made important ................................ on ways )ashin'ton "ould help 4ussia "ontrol parts o the arsenal. (/;@@-/T) ,1. 6 ter denyin' the ........................... o any re"ordin's o the ;53 abdu"tions$ *r President went on to talk about the newest ta& poli"y.(-8I/T) ,2. Gour .......................... to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that Im not the 'uy you need.(6TT6#H) ,9. It is an ............................. a"t that the sear"h will 'o on or another "ouple o months.(+-7G) ,<. The most important east o Islam$ -id ul:6dha (whi"h means #elebration o /a"ri i"e) marks 6brahams ...................... to sa"ri i"e his son in ................................ to 6llah with a three:day estival. ()ICCI7@H 3!-G) ,=. The monitorin' pro'ramme is .............................. well developed in our s"hool.(/P-#T6#;C64) ,?. 5or mu"h o the last de"ade$ Italys leanin' tower o Pisa was a hu'e .................................. site. (#37/T4;#T) ,>. )hen plannin' be'an in ,D>D$ Pro . Piero Pierotti "alled the res"ue e ort Iirresponsible .......................J that would put the tower at risk.(*6+) ,D. 3n"e and or all : in'ers "rossed : the leanin' tower has been .................................. .(4I@HT) 1F. I ............................. this mornin' and was late or my -n'lish "lasses.(/C--P). 1,. The ilm$ thou'h poor in artisti" values$ was a ............................... su""ess. (5I767#-) 9

11. The do"tor ......................................my illness as a rare ape:like syndrome$ takin' into ......................... my stran'e a"ial mimi"s. (+I6@73/I/H #37/I+-4) 12. The lower salaries would be a sli'ht ..................................... rom the ori'inal proje"t.(+-EI6T-) 19. It is impossible to .............................. everybody. (PC-6/;4-) 1<. There was no ............................. on her side so he pro"eeded with his work.(4-/I/T) 1=. I you need anythin' I am at your .......................$ madam. (/-4E-) 1?. ............................... in the wardrobe he waited or her husband to all asleep. (HI+-) 1>. I)ill you ............................... your theory%J a "urious student asked his pro essor.(#C-64) 1D. )e "ant 'o to'ether anywhere as my holiday doesnt ..................................with yours. (#3I7#I+-7#-) 2F. !ooBin' and "lubbin': my two avourite /aturday ni'ht .............................. . (6#TIE-) 2,. 3n the Ealentines day I 'ot a "ordless ele"tri" drill with .......................... batteries. (4-#H64@-) 21. His eyes .......................... with surprise when I told him I was pre'nant.()I+-) 22. That was my hubby$ the same man who mopped my loors $ who won this years *r ;niverse .......................... . (#3*P-T-) 29. I elt so rela&ed and ............................. when 6lan said K5or'et your husband toni'ht.(6TT46#T) 2<. The drawba"k or the 'reat sportsmen is that the satis a"tion o ......................................... rarely lasts very lon'. (6##3*PCI/H) 2=. )hen thu's burst into a mans lat$ beat him brainless with a baseball bat$ stran'le him$ dump him into a bathtub$ drain his blood by slittin' his wrists and then saw him into pie"es$ then it is "alled .......................... (/67-) 2?. )hite is the "olour o ............................... $ so never wear it i you are upset about a bloke: it will only make you eel worse.(C37-) 2>. 5ood like bananas and oysters are presumed to be aphrodisia" mainly due to their ..................... to "ertain body parts. (4-/-*!C-) 2D. -njoy ni"otine$ al"ohol and "a eine only in ............................... (*3+-46T-) 9F. His ........................... were not as serious as the previous time. Aust broken ribs$ dislo"ated shoulders and sprained ankles.(I7A;4-)

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)34+ 534*6TI37 -&er"ise II ,. +ont ........................! 7othin' bad really happened. (+46*6) 1. Im unable to .......................between these per umes$ they all smell the same. (+I55-4-7T) 2. )eve run out o ....................... loss so we must remember to buy some. (+-7TI/T) 9. *y 'randma .............................. a natural ............................ (+I-) <. They 'ive her morphine to ...................the pain.(+-6+) =. The ...................................... o those mountainous villa'es is the 'reatest a"hievement o this 'overnment.(-C-#T4I#) ?. )ith the ............................ o the soup it was a wonder ul meal.(-8#-PT) >. Her ........................ in helpin' the poor earned her admiration in the nei'hbourhood. (/-C5) D. /oak the dried mushroom overni'ht to ..................... them be ore "ookin'.(/35T) ,F. They have always wanted to have a baby$ but /ue .................ea"h time she 'ot pre'nant.(#644G) ,,. #hinese "ookin' "an be ..........................as spi"y.(#H646#T-4) ,1. +ont be too hasty to pass .............................on other people.(A;+@-) ,2. #ut the "arrots ............................. and put them into water.(C37@) ,9. Its obviously ......................... behaviour or a son to marry his mother.(76T;4-) ,<. The ................................... o his work lies in the materials he uses.(34I@I7) ,=. I "an understand your ar'uments only ....................................... .(P64T) ,?. The pre'nant woman talked with her husband about the responsibilities o their uture ................. (P64-7T) ,>. The ............................over$ we started serious dis"ussions with the dele'ates.(PC-6/67T) ,D. Her desi'ns mi'ht look well on paper but they are 0uite ......................(P46#TI#-) 1F. #an I ind a pen"il .........................somewhere in this library% (/H64P) 1,. I like him a lot$ but Im not .......................... attra"ted to him. (/-8) 11. 5eel the ......................... moisturisation makes to your hair.(+I55-4) 12. I obviously have very stran'e morals$ or la"k o them$ be"ause it really doesnt bother me in the ........................ (/CI@HT). 19. 6m I vain in the a"t that I take mysel .................... (/-4I3;/)% 1<. Puttin' your a"e on TE doesnt ....................... make you amous$ it makes you ............................ . (7--+H 4-#3@7I/-) 1=. Thou'h *onsters has a 'reat storyline youn'er ..................may be "on used as some a"ts are never e&plained.(EI-)) 1?. )hat should I buy or my 'irl riend% ;nderwears too obvious$ "ho"olates are too ......................... and a book would be a bit borin'.(P4-+I#T) =

1>. It is better to be divor"ed and homeless than married and ...........................(H3P-) 1D. 3 :s"reen$ /imons been makin' a name or himsel in the tabloids as a playboy in .................... kiss and tells by blonde lapdan"ers.(7;*!-4) 2F. /"andinavian le'end says that when the son o the 'oddess 5ri''a was killed her tears o ...................... be"ame the white berries.(/344G) 2,. 6 ter two months o laser treatment I noti"ed a tiny ....................... and elt a stab o determination. (I*P43E-) 21. 5ed up with your partners snorin'% 6 di' in the rib is still probably the most ............................. (-55-#T) 22. #he"k all bones have been removed rom the ish$ .......................... the ine pin bones$ then pla"e in a shallow dish.(/P-#I6C) 29. I you "ant s"uba dive$ or i snorkellin' limits your ................... $ take a trip on a 'lass:bottomed boat to view the "rystal:"lear waters.(-8PC34-) 2<. I dont want my kids to spend their youn' years under "onstant ................. to be the best. (P4-//) 2=. #lear the path ahead and ree your mind o "lutter and ne'ative ...................... .(THI7L)

P67+6 The 'iant panda has an ,. ............ (/6TI6T-) appetite or bamboo. 6 typi"al animal eats hal the dayMa ull ,1 out o every 19 hoursMand relieves itsel doBens o times a day. It takes 1> pounds (,1.< kilo'rams) o bamboo to satis y a 'iant pandaNs daily 1. .............. (+I-T) needs$ and it 2. ............ (H;7@-4) plu"ks the stalks with elon'ated wrist bones that un"tion rather like thumbs. Pandas will sometimes eat birds or rodents as well. )ild pandas live only in remote$ 9. .............. (*3;7T6I7) re'ions in "entral #hina. These hi'h bamboo orests are "ool and wetMjust as pandas like it. They may "limb as hi'h as ,2$FFF eet (2$D=1 meters) to eed on hi'her slopes in the summer season. Pandas are o ten seen eatin' in a rela&ed sittin' <. ............ (P3/ITI37)$ with their hind le's stret"hed out be ore them. They may appear sedentary$ but they are skilled tree:"limbers and =. ............. (-55-#T) swimmers. @iant pandas are solitary. They have a hi'hly developed sense o smell that males use to avoid ea"h other and to ind emales or matin' in the sprin'. 6 ter a ive:month ?. .............. (P4-@767T)$ emales 'ive birth to a "ub or two$ thou'h they "annot "are or both twins. The blind in ants wei'h only < oun"es (,91 'rams) at birth and "annot "rawl until they rea"h three months o a'e. They are born white$ and develop their mu"h loved >. ............ (#3C3;4) later. There are only about ,$FFF 'iant pandas le t in the wild. Perhaps ,FF pandas live in Boos$ where they are always amon' the most popular D. .......... (6TT46#T). *u"h o what we know about pandas "omes rom study o these Boo animals$ be"ause their wild "ousins are so rare and ,F. ............ (-C;+-). ?

.* For'in# no ns fro' $erbs This exer!ise fo! ses on people an" their +obs sin# the 'ost !o''on s ffixes% 8se the wor" in bol" to for' the no n whi!h refers to the person who "oes that +ob% ,. 6 person who a!ts or a livin' is "alled an .......... . 1. 6 ..... is someone who earns money rom writin' ' si!. 2. /he didnNt be"ome amous as a ..... until her ,?th no$el was published. 9. In Part < o the 5#- Exa' your speakin' ability will be assessed by the ..... . <. 6t the end o the inter$iew the ..... asked i he "ould be shown around the "ompany. =. The waiter asked the ..... i she would help him deal with a di i"ult "ustomer. ?. 6n ..... is someone who will be able to 'o throu'h your a!!o nts and work out how mu"h money you have. >. ..... to the "astle are e&pe"ted to "ome durin' $isitin# times only.

/* For'in# other no ns This exer!ise looks at for'in# no ns fro' $erbs) no ns an" a"+e!ti$es b, sin# s ffixes% T,pe the !orre!t for' of the wor" in the box% ,. *y tea"her says there has been a bi' (IM9RO:E) .......... in my -n'lish lately. 1. The re"ipe says you only need to add two (S9OON) .......... o salt. 2. )hy did you do that% I thou'ht you had more (I7T-CCI@-7T) .......... than that. 9. The sin'er 'ave a briliant (9ERFORM) .......... on sta'e yesterday. <. Have you seen her ma'aBine (CO;;ECT) ..........% /he must have over 1FF editions. =. 3n hearin' the news$ everyone was over"ome with a eelin' o (SAD) .......... . ?. )hen you take the 5#- /peakin' paper you will be 'iven marks or your (ACC8RATE) .......... and also on how luent you are. >. /he has the (A<;E) .......... to pass the e&am irst time round providin' she works hard.

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0* For'in# opposite 'eanin#s This exer!ise fo! ses on the !o''on prefixes an" s ffixes se" to for' opposite wor"s% Choose the !orre!t prefix or s ffix to for' the opposite of the wor" in CA9ITA;S% in( i'( il( n( (less "is( ir(

, )hen he be"ame a teena'er he wanted to be more (+-P-7+-7T) rom his parents. 1 It was really (H37-/T) o you to take that money without askin'. 2 I you hadnNt been so (#64-) with that book youNd still have it now. 9 *y broken le' means INll be (6!C-) to 'o on holiday with you. < In many "ountries it is (C-@6C) to smoke "i'arettes under the a'e o ,=. = He waited (P6TI-7TCG) or the train to arrive at the station. ? The tea"her told me it was (4-/P37/I!C-) o me to set o the ire alarm.

1* For'in# $erbs This exer!ise looks at so'e !o''on s ffixes se" in !reatin# $erbs% Choose fro' one of the en"in#s to !reate a $erb that !o'pletes the senten!e% 9a, attention to tenses an" spellin#= ,. He told her that he (S>M9AT?>) .......... with her problem but "ouldnNt do anythin' to help. :en :i y :iBe 1. *y belt eels a bit ti'ht a ter that hu'e lun"h. I think INll have to (;OOSE) .......... it a little. :en :i y :iBe 2. /he was severely (WEA@) .......... by the lon' illness she had. :en :i y :iBe 9. There are many di erent ways to (C;ASS) .......... areas o -n'lish @rammar. :en :i y :iBe

<. I youNre really sorry or what you said you wonNt mind (A9O;OA>).......... :en :i y :iBe =. ThereNs no need to (CRITIC) .......... my work. INm tryin' as hard as I "an. :en :i y :iBe ?. The pain in his ba"k (;ESS) .......... as soon as he took the medi"ation. :en :i y :iBe >. -verybody was (?ORROR) .......... by the news o the earth0uake. :en :i y :iBe

2* For'in# a"+e!ti$es an" a"$erbs This exer!ise looks at the 'ost !o''on a"+e!ti$e an" a"$erb en"in#s% Write the !orre!t for' of the a"+e!ti$e or a"$erb of the wor" in CA9ITA;S% For - estions 2(5 ,o will nee" to 'ake TWO !han#es to the ste' wor"% ,. !e sure to "onta"t him i you need advi"e. HeNs a very (?E;9) .......... person. 1. It was a really (ENBO>) .......... party. Thanks or invitin' me. 2. He has just taken out a (MONT?) .......... subs"ription to the ma'aBine. 9. /he smiled (?A99>) .......... when they o ered her the new job. <. (?O9E) .......... weNll have enou'h money saved to 'et married ne&t year. (1 "han'es re0uired) =. In order or the medi"ine to work (EFFECT) .......... you must take the "orre"t amount. (1 "han'es re0uired) ?. 6lthou'h our tea"her is very stri"t in "lass$ she is (FRIEND) .......... than you would e&pe"t. (1 "han'es re0uired) >. )hat a beauti ul vase! ThatNs the (;O:E) .......... present INve ever had. (1 "han'es re0uired)

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TOXIC WASTE +omesti" waste is one thin'H (F,)............................ waste is another. )aste rom a"tories may "ontain su"h nasty thin's as "ompounds o heavy metals and dio&ins and P#!/. 7obody$ but nobody$ wants that (F1)............................ stu in their own ba"kyard. /o what do you do% 6""ordin' to one man in the business( OItNs simple : you 'o to /ene'al$ +jibouti or somewhere like *auritania$ all poor and semi:desert "ountries. Gou "onta"t the lo"al authorities and they take you somewhere really "raBy$ out in the middle o nowhere$ just s"orpions and snakes. Gou pay well$ and then you start to di' your pit$ some 2F metres down$ all (F2)............................ and a""ordin' to the ;/$ /wiss and -# (F9)............................ . 5inally$ you "an start your (F<)............................ .O In -urope it "osts about P<FF a ton to dispose o (F=)............................ wasteH in 6 ri"a$ it "an "ost as little as P1.<F a ton. The sums o money involved in the business are (F?)............................ ( a""ordin' to a report in The Independent$ an 6 ri"an diplomat in Condon said he was o ered Q2 million by a "ompany dealin' in to&i" waste or an (F>)............................ to his "ountryNs president. 6 properly or'aniBed waste (FD)............................ trade "ould easily wipe out the "ountryNs national debt. 5rom !enin "omes the story o the shipment o two "ar'oes o radioa"tive waste rom 5ran"e. 4eports that it has been buried in an area known or its (,F)............................ to the 'overnment have been denied. F,. industry F1. "an"er F2. water F9. re'ulate F<. ship F=. haBard F?. astronomy F>. introdu"e FD. dispose ,F. oppose

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