EXERCISE ON WORD FORMATION

216. The government must take …………….action on gun control. ( DECIDE )

217. They waited and waited for something ……………..to happen. ( EXCITE )

218. Keep …………….by eating well and exercising regularly. ( HEALTH )

219. It is about 50 kilos in …………….( WEIGH )

220. All the newspapers praised the ……………of the firemen. ( BRAVE )

221. Saucepans are sold in the ……………goodsdepartment. ( HOUSE )

222. The group called “ Friends of the Earth” is concerned about the …………..of the natural environment. ( CONSERVE )

223. The thief replaced the diamond with a …………..stone. ( WORTH )

224. ……………..about the company’s future meants that few people wanted to invest money in it. ( CERTAIN )

225. Simon admitted that his cruel joke was …………….. ( INTEND )

226. People with very ……………skin shouldn’t go sunbathing for long periods.

( SENSE )

That rule is not ……………..in this case. ( APPLY )

227. Industial robots work with far greater………………than most men.( PRECISE)

228. Tom was accused of stealing some …………………documents.

( CONFIDENCE )

229. The cost of ……………to the show is quite reasonable. ( ADMIT )

230. Burning coal is an …………….way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.( ECONOMY )

231. Tom spoke ……………….because he was so excited. ( BREATHE )

232. She was extremely ………………about the history of China. ( KNOWLEDGE )

233. The ……………was so exciting and absorbing that she could not put the book down.

( THRILL )

234. He was very ……………of the work he had done. ( PRIDE )

235. there has been a …………….of 10 % in the amount of money available for bying new books.

( REDUCE )

236. ………………..is a profession of an accountant. ( ACCOUNT )

237. The thing I hate most about him is his ……………..( SELFISH )

238. The audience clapped loudly in …………………( APPREACIATE )

239. It was …………..of you to make fun of him like that. ( KIND )

240. You should try to show a bit more ……………….for other people instead of thinking about yourself all the time. ( CONSIDERATE )

241. She was very ……………when my husband died. ( SYMPATHIZE )

242. There is a ………………that he’ll come tomorrow. ( POSSIBLE )

243. Have you got……………….of your booking yet ? ( CONFIRM )

244. She was …………….when I told her my plan. ( DOUBT )

245. I was late because I ……………….how much time I need. ( ESTIMATE )

246.He wrote the book alone, so he doesn’t have a ……………( AUTHOR )

247. Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be……………..( CONFIDENT)

248.I’ll always remember that journey – it was an……………experience ( FORGOT)