Question

WORD FORMATION

1. She may be ____________________, but she seems to end up annoying a lot of people. (MEAN)
2. Don’t you think that’s a rather ____________________ argument? What about the other point of view? (SIDE | LATE)
3. I would say that you’d be ____________________ to resign without having found a new job. (ADVICE)
4. He’s certainly a(n) ____________________ but I don’t trust what he says. (SMOOTH)
5. Working couples often buy ____________________ meals for the evening. (MAKE)
6. The students hardly cooked at all, but lived on ____________________. (TAKE)
7. Finally, we’ll give you some ____________________ on the course and a few suggestions for how it could be improved.
(FEED)
8. We are anxiously waiting for the ____________________ of the negotiations. (COME)
9. We’ve got for too much rubbish in this house – it’s time he had a(n) ____________________. (CLEAR)
10. In 1999 there were two major ____________________ in research into spinal injury. (BREAK)
11. None of the ____________________ took any notice, in spite of his shouts. (PASS)
12. The ____________________ among the peasants was cruelly put down by the king’s army. (RISE)
13. The cat had numerous ____________________, all of whom inherited her timid nature. (SPRING)
14. There were a few ____________________ but in general the project went well. (SET)
15. The ____________________ of the disease was gradual, and at first they hardly noticed its effects. (SET)