WORD FORMATION - EXERCISES

1. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
Evening classes

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I work in a
____________________ agency as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting SECRETARY
____________________ and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a OCCUPY
___________________ meal in the oven, and then watching TV. So I decided to take up FREEZE
____________________ as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an CARPENTER
____________________ for my choice. Learning a skill is a good EXPLAIN
___________________ to the problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a SOLVE
____________________ because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! FAIL
Now I am quite a ____________________ woodworker ! I am working on the SUCCESS
____________________ of some furniture at the moment. And although there are only two other CONSTRUCT
girls in the class , I don't feel any ____________________. I've turned out to be the best student in EMBARRASS
the class!

1. secretarial; occupation; frozen; carpentry; explanation; solution; failure; successful; construction; embarrassment;

2. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
How does the video work?

When I was young, I always dreamed of becoming a famous ___________________. When SCIENCE
I was at school I decided to study ____________________, and then become a millionaire by ENGINE
inventing a wonderful new ____________________ which would make the world a better place. PRODUCE
Unfortunately, I wasn't very good at technical subjects. Any time I operate any kind of
____________________, something terrible happens. Machines which use EQUIP
____________________, such as computers or television, always seem to give me a ELECTRIC
____________________ shock. POWER
The instruction booklets are always __________________. They never help me at all. Nowadays you USE
need to have __________________ knowledge just to turn on the video. To my great SPECIAL
____________________ it is always a child of six who helps me out of my EMBARRASS
___________________ . DIFFICULT

2. scientist; engineering; product; equipment; electricity; powerful; useless; specialised; embarrassment; difficulties;

3. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line
Film review

'Battle for your heart' is the new film starring Hugh Grace. I'm afraid that my first
____________________ was not very favourable. The scenes of violence are IMPRESS
___________________ and the main character, Tony, is simply OFFEND
____________________. The audience is supposed to feel great IRRITATE
____________________ for Tony, an army officer, who is accused of ADMIRE
____________________ because he fails to attack the village where the COWARD
____________________ Miranda lives with her old father. Tony saves their lives, and although the ADORE
idea of marrying him has little ____________________ for her, Miranda agrees to it out of ATTRACT
____________________. However, she is still in love with Alex, one of the enemy army, and wants GRATEFUL
to remain __________________ to him. The dialogue and the acting are just as bad as the plot. At the FAITH
end, I breathed a sigh of _____________________. RELIEVE
This is definitely one to miss!

4. impression; offensive; irritating; admiration; cowardice; adorable; attraction; gratitude; faithful; relief;

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 BRITAIN & GREECE FESTIVAL
If Athens is all Greek to you, try visiting in November.
5. Its festival time!
6. Lord Byron, champion of Greek (O) independence, could hardly DEPEND
7. have imagined it. Today, years after his (56) .. , 2 mil- DIE
8. lion of his compatriots, although less (57) .. , make HERO
9. the annual (58) .. to Greece for the Britain and Greece PILGRIM
10. Festival.
11. The (59) .. Ambassador speaks of the festival as a BRITAIN
12. (60) .. of the strong links between the two countries, CELEBRATE
13. but also as an (61) .. to those who wish to create INSPIRE
14. new links, a (62) .. that 2004 and the Athens Olym- REMIND
15. pies are not too far away. Everything about the festival highlights
16. the theme of (63) .. . The commercial exhibition Part- PARTNER
17. ners in Trade will focus on (64) goods and ser- INDUSTRY
18. vices, design, travel and software (65) .. including DEVELOP
19. opportunities for Olympics 2004.

56 death
57 heroic
58 pilgrimage
59 British
60 celebration
61 inspiration
62 reminder
63 partnership
64 industrialized
65 development
SURVIVAL
The weather made their progress (0) ..impossible.. As it POSSIBLE
had been raining (56) all night they had to HEAVY
be very (57) as they walked through the CARE
thick jungle. Their good (58) would help JUDGE
them overcome the (59) and get back to SET
civilisation with only minor injuries.
Although things were (60) they had to be BEARABLE
(61) because it was the only way they could OPTIMIST
help each other through this difficult situation.
Their (62) , chosen for his knowledge, would help LEAD
them in every way. The (63) of this training IMPORTANT
was to (64) them for the special task ahead HARD
of them. However, they had never imagined how (65) DANGER
it would turn out to be.
Answers:
1.heavily
2.careful
3.judgement
4.setting
5.unbearable
6.optimistic
7.leader
8.importance
9.harden
10.dangerous
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, IMAX
Can you imagine what its like to be swimming underneath
(0) ..coloured coral and swerve to avoid a BRIGHT
tropical jellyfish? Or (56) find yourself hurtling SUDDEN
towards an atoms nucleus? The cost? (57) . .. APPROXIMATE
75 minutes of time plus the purchase price of a movie ticket.

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(58) .. will only carry you so far. But as more than IMAGINE
500 million (59) .. will attest, the experience of a VIEW
big screen with 3-D imagery is wonderful. Thats the story of
IMAX. Its the closest thing to passive virtual (60) .. REAL
It combines information with (61) .. IMAX mov- ENTERTAIN
ies are very realistic. This cinematic technique marks the real
(62) ..between what we once knew and whats DIFFER
developing now. IMAX is a (63) .. newcomer to RELATE
the scene. The formula has been working well, (64) SPECIAL
in the Asia Pacific region, where most of IMAXs (65) .. GROW
has occurred. There are 144 IMAX theatres operating in 21 countries worldwide.
A GROWING CITY
Beaumont, Georgias newest city, is a (0) ..planned.. city. PLAN
It is a (56) place all year round because of the great LOVE
(57) of flowers and trees which grow in the city centre. VARY
No one can be (58) with such natural surroundings. SATISFY
The (59) growing population includes not only the QUICK
many (60) who work there for an international computer FOREIGN
company, but also local officials. The (61) conditions are LIVE
excellent and all types of (62) and sport are available. ENTERTAIN
There are many (63) buildings to visit nearby and the HISTORY
wooded countryside which is (64) and particularly PEACE
beautiful in spring offers hours of cycling and walking.
A (65) will come back again and again to sample the SIGHT
pleasures Beaumont has to offer.
NATURAL REMEDIES THAT REALLY WORK
Just a few years ago, most of us wouldnt consider taking echinacea
or another herb to cure a cold or an (0).. Today INFECT
many of us swear by the (56) properties of these HEAL
herbs.
(57).. studies prove that such natural remedies are SCIENCE
entering the mainstream of medicine. A (58).. num- GROW
ber of (59) .. are now recommending alternative treat- PHYSICS
ments along with (60) therapies. Of course, for your TRADITION
own good health, never begin any (61) .. or vitamin HERB
therapy without the (62) ..of a medical professional. DIRECT
To help you choose (63).. , we have selected some WISE
remedies that are backed up by a (64) .. amount of STAGGER
anecdotal evidence. So stock your shelves with these simple cures
and have a (65).. lifestyle. HEALTH
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!
Every time I think of that (0) ..terrifying..experience of the TERRIFY
sinking cruise liner, the panic I felt then comes (56) LIVE
again. The accident was tragic because of its (57) , SUDDEN
causing the (58) of many passengers who would DEAD
otherwise have been saved.
All that some of the (59) could do, was to sit SURVIVE
(60) in the lifeboats, waiting to be rescued. PATIENT
I became (61) many times during the long wait. CONSCIOUS
I had to overcome any (62) I felt so I would not WEAK
faint again. If I had not drawn another ships (63) ATTEND
our situation would have been (64) . I HOPE
try not to remember this (65) experience FRIGHT
that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts.
THE MAN WHO PLANTED DISNEY
The Theme Parks are in four different climates but the landscaping all has to look alike.
Contrary to popular(0) belief , Walt Disneys first theme BELIEVE
park was not Disneyland. It was a garden in Bel Air,California
whose (56) were Bill and Jack Evans. However, DESIGN
this was only a dress (57) .. REHEARSE
Four years later, Disney asked them to landscape Disneyland for him. Jack suffered a heart attack two weeks after the
(58) . , so Bill became Disneys director of land- OPEN
scape (59) . ARCHITECT

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Nowadays, the Disney parks entertain a billion (60) VISIT
a year. There is (61) . a corner of a Disney park SCARCE
that does not have his (62) touch. Although he PERSON
officially retired in 1975, he has continued to check on each
new project, most (63) Animal Kingdom, in RECENT
Florida. Bill is a (64) , charming and modest DELIGHT
man. He (65) knows all the plants by both their CERTAIN
common and Latin names and speaks to them regularly.
MEMORIES
I will never forget the most (0) ..wonderfulmoment in our career WONDER
when we were given the highest score for our (56) PERFORM
in the ice-skating championship (57) at Helsinki. COMPETE
We received the (58) score of nine marks BELIEVABLE
of 6.0, which was the maximum score that could be given.
The (59) of time that we had spent practising LONG
our dance routine finally paid off. The (60) that DIFFICULT
we had found with some of the (61) pieces we MUSIC
had chosen was soon overcome and becoming (62) . FAME
was only a matter of time.
Those were the (63) days of being young and EXCITE
(64) about everything and having the feeling that OPTIMISM
our (65) would never lessen. POPULAR
A LETTER OF PRAISE
Dear Sirs,
I (O) .. .recentlv flew Swiftair across Europe for the first time. RECENT
It was the most (56) trip I have ever had on a ENJOY
plane. I cannot mention enough positive things about the (57) FLY
To begin with, we took off (58) ..The trip fol- PUNCTUAL
lowed all the safety (59) .. of IATA. The cabin REGULATE
(60) were outstandingly polite. There were ATTEND
(61) .. programmes for children and adults. I ENTERTAIN
should not forget to mention the (62) . food, the IMPRESS
great (63) of drinks and beverages, and praise SELECT
the well written and (64) magazines provided. USE
Overall, I would like to thank you for a very (65).. PLEASE
trip.
COMPUTERS THAT PLAY GAMES
Computers have had the (0) ..ability(ABLE) to play chess for many years now, and their (56) .. (PERFORM) in
games against the best players in the world has shown
steady (57) ..(IMPROVE) . However, it will be years before the designers of computer games machines can beat their
(58) ..(BIG) challenge yet the ancient board game called Go. The playing area is (59) ..(CONSIDERABLE)
larger than in chess and there are far more pieces, so that the (60) .. (COMBINE) of moves is almost (61) ..(END)
. The game involves planning so many moves ahead that even the (62) ..(IMPRESS) calculations of the fastest
modern computers are (63) ..(SUFFICIENT) to deal with the problems of the game.
In a recent (64) ..(COMPETE) for computer Gomachines, the best machine beat all its computer rivals, but lost (65)
..(HEAVY) to three young schoolchildren, so there
is obviously still a lot of work to do!