EXERCISE 1: Put the word in bracket into the correct form.
1. The teachers ________ the pupils to study. (COURAGE)
2. I want to ________ my house by building an extra room. (EXTENT)
3. The doctor gave her some tablets to ________ the pain. (RELIEF)
4. if the ambulance doesn't come soon, he'll ________ to death. (BLOOD)
5. The police can't ________ that he committed the crime. (PROOF)
6. More floods could ________ hundreds of homes. (DANGER)
7. The police are trying to ________ the body. (IDENTITY)
8. They plan to ________ the bridge by building more stone support. (STRENGTH)
9. She said women must ________ themselves from male domination. (LIBERTY)
10. The smoke was so dense that we could hardly ________. (BREATH)
EXERCISE 2: Put the word in bracket into the correct form.
1. My brother and I decided to ________ the money we found. (HALF)
2. Why can't they ________ the break so that we have time for a coffee? (LENGTH)
3. Great (TALK) ________ are never great (DO) ________.
4. (LIFE) ________ indeed would be (DULL) ________ if there were no
(DIFFICULT) ________.
5. Have a little more ________, you will be told what has happened. (PATIENT)
6. There is too much ________ in this world. (GREEDY)
7. I’ll never forget the ________ you have shown me. (KIND)
8. The thing I hate most about him is his ________. (SELFISH)
9. The audience clapped loudly in ________. (APPRECIATE)
10. You should try to show a bit more ________ for other people. (CONSIDERATE)
EXERCISE 3: Put the word in bracket into the correct form.
1.1 was very impressed by his ________. (DETERMINE)
2. Her ________ was finally rewarded when they had sent her the wrong bill. (PERSIST)
3. His success is due to hard work and ________. (PERSEVERE)
4. Hurry up! I’m starting to lose ________ with you. (PATIENT)
5. Religious ________ forced them to leave the country. (TOLERATE)