Practice on word formation
1. I don’t find this book very ---------- .In fact, the plot is quite bad. (read)/readable
2. This course is for ---------- who have never learned English. (begin)/beginer
3. The ---------- of our economy used to depend ---------- on agriculture. (develope/large)/development/largely
4. Don’t worry. I’ll see to all the --------- for the meeting tonight.(arrange)/ arrangements
5. It seems that your room is ---------- decorated. It looks so beautiful now. (differ) /diffirently
6. You should learn how to---------these iteams. (difference)/ differentiate
7. As the lecture was ----------, we left for a coffee. (interest) / uninteresting
8. She had an unhappy---------, so she really wants to help all the uncsred-for --------(child)/ childhood/children
9. They are a --------- couple and wish to adopt child. (child)/ childless
10. What a ---------- village! I’ve never seen such a beautiful one before. (picture)/ picturesque
11. The child was so --------- after his parents’ death in the accident. (help)/helpless
12. Although this is a ----------- computer, it is very helpful to me. (use)/used
13. The evening was ---------- spent chatting and playing game. (enjoy)/enjoyablely
15. -------- people, the victims of the earthquake, are temporarily spending the right in a school. (home) homeless
16. That boy has such an ---------ability to predict things before they actually happen. We all show our great ----------- for him. (admire)/ admirable/admiration
17. We enjoy sitting on---------beaches, listening to the waves breaking upon the shore. Or taking ----------- bicycle trips to the countryside. (sand/leisure)/ sandy/leisurely
18. What should we do to ----------our school? (beauty) / beautician
19. I think our school is already----------- decorated. (beauty)/ beautifully
20. As a(n)--------, I would like to help people look more beautiful. (beauty)/beautician
21. Scoland is a-----country with lots of mountains and hills. (mountain)/ mountainous
22. Is this water----------enough to drink?
I am not sure about its---------. You’d better-----------it before drinking to make sure there are no---------in it. (impure)/pure/purity/purify/impurities
23. Join this----------club to be-----------. (healthful)/health/healthy
24. Smokeing and drinking a lot is a(n)----------lifestyle. (health)/unhealthy
25. Would you like to receive your salary------------or-----------? (week/month) / weekly/monthly
26. Are you well----------for the exam? Your good-------------for this exam may bring you a good result. (prepare)/ prepared/ preparation
27. This book on history was written by a very famous-----------. (history)/ historian
28. How many---------will join this competition? (participate )/ participants
29. SARS is ---------- alarming. The whole world is worried about this. (nation)/ internationally
30. That John didn’t invite Jane to his birthday party hurt her-----------. (proud)/pride
31. May Day is the day of -------solidarity of all working people.(nation)/international
32. Her--------results in her loneliness. If she is ----------, she may have more friends. However, I enjoy the ----------- I share with her. (friend)/ unfriendliness/friendlier/ frienship
33. Thousands of --------- marched on the street yesterday. The purpose of this --------was to show their opposition to the new policy.(demonstrate)/demonstrators/ demonstration
34. This sign--------- the unity of all the members in the party. (symbolize)/ symbolizes
35. Vietnam is a -------- country following-----------. (society)/ socialist/ socilism
36. He comes here --------- to visit his grandma. His ---------- visits make her very happy. (irregular)/ regularly/regular
37. It’s hard to imagine the--------of had phones nowadays. Years ago, it was so--------, and people found it crazy to use hand phones. It is----------used all over the world. (popular)/ popularity/ unpopular/ popularly
38. The Internet is believed to---------- friendship of people living far away from one another. (strong)/ strengthen
39. The match was so----------- that all the fans cheered loudly. This--------quickly spead to all the stands. Some fans were so ------------that they threw things at one another. (excite)/ exciting/excitement/excited
40. After the first-----------attempt, Dave tried again and was completely------------ in the second attempt. (succeed)/ unseccessful/ successful
40. Life in big cities is very---------. Its---------- may sometimes make people stressful. (compete)/ competitive/competitiveness
41. I would like to become a ----------- when I finish university. (correspond)/ correspondent
42. The board of management was very pleased with the --------- organized conference. (care)/ carefully
43. These athletes’ performance expressed the----------. (sportsman)/sportmanship
44. Touch this fragile vase----------- or you may break it. (gentle)/gently
45. This worker is------------ because he has just worked for a few days. Please don’t complain about his ---------- any more. (experience)/ inexperienced/ inexperience
1 I don’t find this book very readable. In fact, the plot is quite bad
2 This course is for beginners who have never learned English
3 The development of our economy used to depend largely on agriculture
4 Don’t worry. I’ll see to all the arrangements for the meeting tonight
5 It seems that your room is differently decorated. It looks so beautiful now
6 You should learn how to differentiate these items
7As the lecture was uninteresting, we left for a coffee
8 She had an unhappy childhood, so she really wants to help all the children
9 They are a childless couple and wish to adopt a child
10 What a picturesque village! I’ve never seen such a beautiful one before
11 The child was so helpless after his parents’ death in the accident
12 Although this is a used computer, it is very helpful to me
113 The evening was enjoyably spent chatting and playing games
14 Homeless people, the victims of the earthquake, are temporarily spending the night in a school
15 That boy has such an admirable ability to predict things before they actually happen. We all show our great admiration for him
16 We enjoy sitting on sandy beaches, listening to the waves breaking upon the shore. Or taking leisurely bicycle trips to the countryside
17 What should we do to beautify our school
18 I think our school is already beautifully decorated
19 As a(n) beautician, I would like to help people look more beautiful
20 Scotland is a mountainous country with lots of mountains and hills
21 Is this water pure enough to drink
22 I am not sure about its purity. You’d better purify it before drinking to make sure there are no impurities in it
23 Join this healthy club to be healthier
24 Smoking and drinking a lot is an unhealthy lifestyle
25 Would you like to receive your salary weekly or monthly
26 Are you well prepared for the exam? Your good preparation for this exam may bring you a good result
27 This book on history was written by a very famous historian
28 How many participants will join this competition
29 SARS is internationally alarming. The whole world is worried about this
30 That John didn’t invite Jane to his birthday party hurt her pride
31 May Day is the day of international solidarity of all working people
32 Her unfriendliness results in her loneliness. If she is friendlier, she may have more friends. However, I enjoy the friendship I share with her
33 Thousands of demonstrators marched on the street yesterday. The purpose of this demonstration was to show their opposition to the new policy
34 This sign symbolizes the unity of all the members in the party
35 Vietnam is a socialist country following socialism
36 He comes here irregularly to visit his grandma. His regular visits make her very happy
37 It’s hard to imagine the popularity of hand phones nowadays. Years ago, it was so unpopular, and people found it crazy to use hand 8 3phones. It is popularly used all over the world
38 The Internet is believed to strengthen friendship of people living far away from one another
39 The match was so exciting that all the fans cheered loudly. This excitement quickly spread to all the stands. Some fans were so excited that they threw things at one another
40 After the first unsuccessful attempt, Dave tried again and was completely successful in the second attempt
41 Life in big cities is very competitive. Its competitiveness may sometimes make people stressful
42 I would like to become a correspondent when I finish university
43 The board of management was very pleased with the carefully organized conference
44 These athletes’ performance expressed the sportsmanship
45 Touch this fragile vase gently or you may break it. This worker is inexperienced because he has just worked for a few days. Please don’t complain about his inexperience anymore