Word formation.

1. Sometimes we __________ on what film to see. (agree)
2. The hotel did not __________ our expectations. (appoint)
3. Experts successfully managed to __________ the bomb. (arm)
4. I strongly __________ of advertisements for cigarettes. (approve)
5. As a scientist, he __________ in things that cannot be explained. (believe)
6. The phone has been __________ while the house is empty. (connect)
7. I did not dare __________ as he looked aggressive. (obey)
8. If we have to __________ our prices we aren’t going to make a profit. (count)
9. The covers of the books usually __________ from their exposure to the sun. (colour)
10. I went to the library but could not ___________ anything about water rats. (cover)
11. The passengers __________ from the ferry. (embark)
12. Her father said he would __________ her if she married Sam. (inherit)
13. Both counties have had good reasons to __________ each other since the last war. (like)
14. They would __________ her if she disobeyed the company safety regulations. (miss)
15. Why do not you __________ your ad on the notice board? (play)
16. He has been __________ from the championship after positive drug tests. (qualify)
17. Keep stirring the water until the powder has __________. (solve)
18. These economic problems may __________ the country’s coalition government. (unite)
19. He has been __________ by the remarks in the paper. (please)
20. If you are _________ with the service, why do not you complain to the manager? (satisfy)
21. The countryside is _____ (forest) so quickly that soon there will be no trees left at all.
22. Villages are becoming _____ (populate) as more and more people move to the cities.
23. You should __________ (frost) your fridge once a fortnight.

Ex.8. In each space below put a verb made from the word in brackets.

1. We had a lot of food left from the party as I had __________ how much people would eat. (calculate)
2. It will not take long to __________ my clothes. (pack)
3. He pulled back the sheet to __________ a beautiful 18th century armchair. (cover)
4. It appears that your luggage has been __________ to a different airport. (direct)
5. I am sure I have never said that! You must have _________ me! (hear)
6. Can someone help me to __________ my seat belt? (do)
7. He __________ the police about his movements on the night of the murder. (lead)
8. Tobacco companies often __________ smokers about the dangers of smoking. (inform)
9. My speech has been ___________ by the press. (interpret)
10. I cannot __________ this button. (fasten)
11. Could you __________ the kids, Steve? (dress)
12. She used to __________ her keys so often that I had to carry spare ones for her. (place)
13. French learners of English often __________ «ch» as «sh». (pronounce)
14. He watched her expression as she __________ the letter. (fold)
15. Could you __________ the door for me – my hands are full. (lock)
16. I thought he was going to support me, but I __________ him. (judge)
17. I was given the wrong tablets when the chemist __________ my prescription. (read)
18. I often __________ her for her mother on the phone. (take)
19. Could anyone help Joe to ___________ his shoelaces, please? (do)
20. I’ve always __________ politicians. (trust)
21. If a plan __________, it does not have the result that was intended. (fire)

Ex.9. In each space below put a verb made from the word in brackets.

1. We __________ them say that they didn't really like the meal. (hear)
2. She was __________ that they hadn't phoned. (appoint)
3. He deliberately __________ us about the nature of their relationship. (lead)
4. Due the error in our computer records our letters to you have been __________. (address)
5. How dare you __________ my orders! (obey)
6. She was _________ from the police force for bad conduct. (charge)
7. I thought we had enough plates for the party, but perhaps I__________. (count)
8. I think there is one key fact that you have __________. (look)
9. If we __________ the table we can fit eight people around it. (fold)
10. Never __________ your opponent! (estimate)
11. I have not even had time to __________ my bag. (pack)
12. Plastic tends to _________ with age. (colour)
13. The thought of how much work she had to do __________ her. (courage)
14. I was told she would be at the meeting, but clearly I was __________. (inform)
15. With one movement, she __________ the man and pinned him against the wall. (arm)
16. The hospital has already __________ on its drugs budget. (spend)
17. I told him I'd meet him here, but perhaps he __________ and went straight to the pub.(understand)
18. The region was __________ (populate) by war.
19. I cannot __________ this belt. (fasten)
20. I think people who ___________ their pets should be banned from keeping them. (treat)
21. Chris totally __________ the situation and behaved quite inappropriately. (judge)
22. All the technical words have been __________ in red. (line)
23. __________ two spoons of powder in warm water. (solve)
24. When you get a build-up of ice in your freezer, you know it's time to __________ (frost) it.

Ex.20. Make adjectives using the negative prefixes il-, im-, ir-.

1. It’s __________ to drive a car that is not insured. (legal)
2. They know nothing and they read nothing – they are completely __________. (literate)
3. It’s an __________ statement, because if one part is true, the other must be false. (logical)
4. She’s rather __________ for her age, don’t you think? (mature)
5. She sat __________, wondering what to do next. (mobile)
6. He makes these __________ statements of his own brilliance. (modest)
7. The Greek gods were __________ and so couldn’t die. (mortal)
8. It’s __________ to cheat someone of their money. (moral)
9. By Friday afternoon, I am usually quite __________ for the weekend to begin. (patient)
10. We are living in an __________ world, aren’t we? (perfect)
11. It’s considered __________ to ask a person how much they earn. (polite)
12. Silk clothes are so __________ as you can’t put them in the washing machine. (practical)
13. These documents are __________ to the present investigation. (relevant)
14. She gave me one of those __________ smiles and I had to agree. (resistible)
15. It would be __________ to ignore those warnings. (responsible)

Ex.21. Make adjectives using the negative prefix in-.

1. Your estimate of the cost of the project has turned out to be __________. (accurate)
2. It’s bad for your health to be physically __________. (active)
3. He has been totally __________ to the needs of his own children (attentive)
4. The noise of the machinery made her voice _________. (audible)
5. Brian is far too __________ to be put in charge of the factory. (competent)
6. Our neighbours are very __________ – they are always playing loud music at night. (considerate)
7. It’s a very __________ place to hold a meeting. (convenient)
8. This answer is __________, which means you loose a point. (correct)
9. It seems __________ that no-one foresaw the crisis. (credible)
10. Parkinson’s disease is an __________ disease of the nervous system. (curable)
11. She said that he had made an __________ proposal to her. (decent)
12. He is thought to be an __________ leader. (decisive)
13. The project has been postponed for an __________ period of time. (definite)
14. They made an __________ attempts to get the rules changed. (effective)
15. The scheme is popular and __________ to administer. (expensive)
16. Petrol is a highly __________ liquid. (flammable)
17. The two groups have agreed to hold an __________ meeting. (formal)
18. When we were children, Jane and I were __________. (separable)
19. I find her whole manner totally __________. (sincere)
20. Most spider weave webs that are almost __________. (visible)

Ex.22. Use the prefixes in each space in the phrases below to make the words sound opposite in meaning.

1. 1. an ___resistible temptation
2. an ___possible plan
3. an ___legal business deal
4. an ___accurate calculation
5. an ___mature young man
6. an ___moral action
7. an ___convenient arrangement
8. an ___logical answer
9. an ___responsible boy
10. an ___patient motorist
11. an ___secure feeling
12. an ___relevant question
13. an ___polite letter
14. an ___literate person
15. ___frequent buses
16. ___legible handwriting
17. an ___curable illness
18. ___regular train service
19. an ___dependent country
20. ___formal clothes
21. an ___replaceable work of art
22. an ___expensive present
23. an ___different person

Ex.23. Make adjectives using the negative prefix un-.

1. The unions have described the latest pay offer as __________. (accept)
2. He was __________ that the police were watching him. (aware)
3. It was a very beautiful country but I found the heat __________. (bear)
4. She eats an __________ amount of food and yet she is really thin. (believe)
5. She is __________ whether to go to Australia or not. (certain)
6. It is __________ what really happened that night. (clear)
7. She felt slightly __________, meeting him for the first time. (comfortable)
8. She is a woman of __________ kindness and gentleness. (common)
9. A stone hit him on the head and knocked him __________. (conscious)
10. I will never work with anyone so rude and __________ again. (cooperative)
11. Words like ‘electricity’, ‘milk’, ‘love’ are __________. (countable)
12. Until women are paid as much as men they will be competing on __________ terms. (equal)
13. He was __________ enough to get a cold. (luck)
14. I feel a bit __________ about asking her to do me such a favour. (easy)
15. I found a lot of violence in the film totally ___________. (necessary)
16. The weather here can be a bit __________. (predict)
17. Wearing an __________ blouse and old-fashioned skirt, Lisa looked older that she was. (attract)
18. I knew I was __________ to Tom and should apologize. (fair)
19. The voice on the phone sounded __________. (familiar)
20. Do not throw away __________ clothes, give them to a charity shop. (fashion)
21. I realized how much __________ I was when I tried to run up the stairs. (fit)
22. I hated the film – the characters were completely __________ and the acting was terrible. (realistic)
23. The government is more __________ now than it has been for years. (popular)
24. My old car is getting so __________, I think it is time I bought a new one. (rely)
25. It was a most __________ meeting, not a single decision was made. (satisfy)
27. Ex.24. In each space below put an adjective made from the word in brackets.
28. The organization launched a campaign to stop the __________ sale of cigarettes to children under 16. (legal)
29. It's __________ to address people by their first names at these formal events. (correct)
30. Their estimate of the cost of the project was extremely __________. (accurate)
31. The governor has denied making __________ use of state money. (proper)
32. His casual behaviour was wholly __________ for such a formal occasion. (appropriate)
33. It's an __________ tax, because the poor will pay relatively more. (moral)
34. He seems __________ of walking past a music shop without going in and buying another CD.(capable)
35. People are increasingly __________ for change in this country. (patient)
36. I explained as well as I was able, given my own __________ understanding of the situation.(perfect)
37. It is __________ to point at people. (polite)
38. It will be very __________ for me to have no car. (convenient)
39. He has described the government as corrupt and __________. (competent)
40. The decision was based on __________ or __________ information. (complete, accurate)
41. I love high heels but they're rather __________. (practical)
42. It's highly __________ that Norris will agree. (probable)
43. Her films had an __________ effect on a generation of Americans. (measure)