WORD FORMATION PRACTICE

1. His behaviour was ………….. all through the evening. GRACE

2. I don’t think this heavy piece of furniture is ………….. MOVE
3. How dare you ………….. me in my own house? THREAT
4. The citizens’ ………….. took them by surprise. REBEL
5. Let’s not have another ………….. ARGUE
6. We resented his unbelievable ………….. IDLE
7. We hardly need any ………….. in planning it. GUIDE
8. The little boy finds ………….. quite difficult. MULTIPLY
9. It was ………….. of you to give up when you were so near. THOUGHT
10. I won’t be in time for the ………….. REHEARSE
11. Was this meant to be a ………….. or a recommendation? WARN
12. I find this offer surprisingly ………….. SUIT
13. I can ………….. resist this oppressive heat. BARE
14. ………….. of a former queen have been reported at Hampton Court. APPEAR
15. They had the king ………….. in the public square. HEAD
16. Her ………….. grieved all her relatives. BETRAY
17. Can’t you ………….. the knot a bit? It’s too tight. LOOSE
18. To our relief, her ………….. attempt to commit suicide failed. DESPAIR
19. He was ………….. with fatigue after the hours of hard work. SHAKE
20. I have spilled some ink on the desk; give me that ………….. BLOT
21. They have made ………….. use of the coal left here. MASS
22. At the end of the marathon he was ………….. BREATH
23. Her husband’s ………….. made all her friends envy her. CONSTANT
24. Could you recite the Ten …………..? COMMAND
25. Let’s take the first zebra ………….. CROSS
26. I’m sure he did it in ………….. of my orders. DEFY
27. The Last ………….. is an exceptional movie. EMPIRE
28. The ………….. I felt in my soul scared me. EMPTY
29. You have judged all my deeds ………….. WRONG
30. They sell the best cigars at the ………….. round the corner. TOBACCO
31. She gave a detailed ………….. of the situation. APPRAISE
32. He proved very ………….. in his new job. ZEAL
33. Don’t mind him; he is just a ………….. YOUNG
34. She is in ………….. after her father’s death. MOURN
35. Reconciliation between us is absolutely ………….. CONCEIVE
36. Wearing school uniforms is no longer ………….. COMPULSION
37. This affair seems highly ………….. to me. INTRIGUE
38. The Prince of Monaco has a distinguished and ancient ………….. LINE
39. Foxes and some squirrels have ………….. fur. RED
40. They were treated ………….. in the orphanage. HELL
41. He was found to be in full ………….. of his mental faculties. RETAIN
42. Will you make a brief ………….. of the fellow? CHARACTER
43. All of us hope for the ………….. of our sins. ABSOLVE
44. We were astonished by the ………….. of her angry retort. SUDDEN
45. This example is ………….. of this approach. ILLUSTRATE
46. I want you to ………….. this rather long text. SUMMARY
47. His interpretation of the facts wasn’t ………….. REVEAL
48. This is what we shall charge, including ………….. and packing. POST
49. As I am not allowed to eat sugar, I use ………….. instead. SWEET
50. She never joined us because of her ………….. father. TYRANT
51. The poor family were weak from lack of …………... SUSTAIN
52. He ………….. her into thinking he was rich. LEAD
53. The problems we have have turned almost ………….. NIGHTMARE
54. We felt ………….. about the exam. APPREHENSION
55. We have to test the truth or the ………….. of her claims. FALSE
56. The pretense of ………….. can’t fool anybody. . RESPECTABLE
57. She asked her lawyer to start the divorce ………….. PROCEED
58. They say that appearances are …………... DECEPTION
59. Her last diary ………….. revealed her deep sorrow. ENTER
60. Reality confirmed the predictions of that ………….. VISION
61. A ………….. reform is the only solution to this inflation. MONEY
62. I caught sight of a ………….. reaper in the field. SOLITUDE
63. I felt his back ………….. at my touch. STIFF
64. The stuff was declared unsuitable for human …………... CONSUME
65. The general ………….. voted against it. ASSEMBLE
66. There are still a lot of young people whose ………….. is just basic. LITERATE
67. They were fined for ………….. on private property. TRESPASS
68. In drought stricken areas the ………….. of water is rapid. ABSORB
69. He whispered with tears in his eyes: “O God ………….. save me ! MIGHT
70. His unique goal was the ………….... of his family. REDEEM
71. He was highly respected for his long and successful ………….. career. JOURNAL
72. His luck suffered an unexpected sharp ………….. REVERSE
73. She’s rather ………….. about accepting his proposal. HESITATE
74. We still couldn’t believe his ………….. was real. SOBER
75. The ………….. speech was suddenly directed at the chairman. ACCUSE
76. He was a ………….. all through his school years. BOARD
77. All of us envied him for the extraordinary ………….. ACQUIRE
78. We are interested in strict ………….. in this field. SPECIAL
79. This onion tea is …………..; throw it away. DRINK
80. She was full of ………….. indignation after finding out the truth. RIGHT
81. Christians believe in the .. …………... of Jesus. RESURRECT
82. Such handwriting! I can hardly make out the name of the ………….. ADDRESS
83. The tourists admired the ………….. of the snow-covered mountains. GRAND
84. I was shown into a ………….. of strangers and I panicked. ROOM
85. The students discussed Dickens’ use of ………….. in his novels. IMAGE
86. The sea ………….. as the wind grew stronger. ROUGH
87. Without the ………….. of some firms, the event cannot take place. PATRON
88. The window frames are completely ………….. ROT
89. He has had ………….... fits of rage lately. RECUR
90. That was a ………….. decision to make for such a young person. MOMENTUM
91. He had to work hard to feed and ………….. his family. CLOTH
92. He used to be an ………….. advocate of free speech. ARDOUR
93. The teacher was surprised at the ………….. of my answer. COMPLETE
94. ………….. has been the main characteristic of the recent elections. ABSENT
95. It is not wholly ………….. to suggest setting up another business. FANCY
96. After these defeats the team can’t be in ………….. for the title. CONTEND
97. He had a very good ………….. to deal with his financial matters. ACCOUNT
98. The ………….. of winter days indoors turns them tedious. SAME
99. It was sheer ………….. that they were born on the same day. COINCIDE
100. The arrival of Santa Claus caused great ………….. among the children. EXCITE