Word Families - 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given at the end.
1. Some of the _________________ in this dictionary are more difficult to DEFINE
understand than the word they’re explaining.
2. He’ll be away for an _________________ period. DEFINE
3. We have to _________________ on electricity so make sure you switch off all ECONOMY
the lights when you leave.
4. All the leading _________________ say that this country is heading for a ECONOMY
recession.
5. We’re _________________ twins so people have great difficulty telling us IDENTITY
apart.
6. You’ll need some form of _________________ if you want to draw money IDENTIFY
out of your account.
7. This is just an _________________ of the kind of thing that could happen ILLUSTRATE
if you don’t wear a seat belt.
8. The judges were especially impressed by the _________________ use of light IMAGINE
and shade in the painting.
9. I was not very _________________ by his so-called comedy act. IMPRESS
10. She is at a very _________________ age so we must make sure that she goes IMPRESS
around with the right sort of people.
11. It was supposed to be a _________________ performance but you could see LIFE
she was miming.
12. I consider him to be one of our greatest _________________ poets. LIFE
13. This is the site of the _________________ extension to the motorway. PROPOSE
14. After my holiday I had to get back to the _________________ of the daily REAL
office routine.
15. There are _________________ ways of making this soup but I think VARY
mine is the best.
16. I’ve led a full and _________________ life but now I feel it’s time to settle down. VARY
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Below you will see a list of words relating to the exercise you have just done. Fill each blank with the
correct form.
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN
(un)defined
1. ............................................ indefinable
............................................
definitive
(in) ...........................................
(un) ........................................... ............................................
2. ............................................
(un)economical ............................................
economics
3. ............................................ performer
performing
............................................
4. illustrate ............................................
...........................................
............................................
illustrative
(un)imaginable
5. imagine
............................................ ............................................
(un)imaginative
(un)impressed
6. impress
............................................ impression
(un) ...........................................
............................................
............................................
7. live live
living
............................................
livelihood
living
proposer
8. propose
............................................ ............................................
proposition
............................................
9. —— real
realist
(un) ...........................................
realism
10. ............................................ ............................................ ............................................
............................................ variation
(in) ........................................... variability
