WORD FORMATION 12
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 This game is played differently in Australia. (DIFFER)
2 The bad smell sickens me. (SICK)
3 Many survivals were rescued from the collapsed building. (SURVIVE)=> SURVIVORS
4 Electrical appliances have made housework easier. (APPLY)
5 Tom is by far the best French speaker in our class. (SPEAK)
6 I can understand Japanese to a certain extent. (EXTEND)
7 The likeliness of being attacked by a shark is very low. (LIKE)=> LIKELIHOOD
8 How amazing that your mother speaks six languages! (AMAZE)
9 You should be respectful to your parents. (RESPECT)
10 The equator is an imaginary line which divides the globe into two equal parts. (IMAGINE)
11 Ricky is an unemployed security guard. (SECURE)
12 Allan is going to get himself killed if he's not careful. (CARE)
13 His employer dismissed him yesterday. (EMPLOY)
14 She does not want to be dependent on her parents. (DEPEND)
15 His performance was worth of praise. (WORTH)=> WORTHY
16 I'm pretty sure Nick doesn't joy watching baseball on TV. (JOY)=> ENJOY
17 She swam until she was exhausted and then went back to the house. (EXHAUST)
18 You don't need to make a decision right now. (DECIDE)
19 They celebrated the completion of his high school years. (COMPLETE)
20 Frank is despairable to find Mary. (DESPAIR)=> DESPERATE
21 David is very protective of his daughter. (PROTECT)
22 Your proposal will meet with significant resistance. (RESIST)
23 If you want to succeed, you have to try harder. (SUCCESS)
24 I just want a little more excitement in my life. (EXCITE)
25 The doctor continued to observe the patient's behavior. (BEHAVE)
26 I think Tom doesn't have the ability to solve the problem. (ABLE)
27 I was feeling sleepy until I drank a cup of coffee. (SLEEP)
28 The bank robbers were wearing masks. (ROB)
29 We disagree on many things, but we're still good friends. (AGREE)
30 My mother DISAPPROVES of too much exercise right after lunch. (APPROVE)
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KEY
1 This game is played DIFFERENTLY in Australia.
2 The bad smell SICKENS / SICKENED me.
3 Many SURVIVORS were rescued from the collapsed building.
4 Electrical APPLIANCES have made housework easier.
5 Tom is by far the best French SPEAKER in our class.
6 I can understand French to a certain EXTENT.
7 The LIKELIHOOD of being attacked by a shark is very low.
8 How AMAZING that your mother speaks six languages!
9 You should be RESPECTFUL to your parents.
10 The equator is an IMAGINARY line which divides the globe into two equal parts.
11 Ricky is an unemployed SECURITY guard.
12 Allan is going to get himself killed if he's not CAREFUL.
13 His EMPLOYER dismissed him yesterday.
14 She does not want to be DEPENDENT on her parents.
15 His performance was WORTHY of praise.
16 I'm pretty sure Nick doesn't ENJOY watching baseball on TV.
17 She swam until she was EXHAUSTED and then went back to the house.
18 You don't need to make a DECISION right now.
19 They celebrated the COMPLETION of his high school years.
20 Frank is DESPERATE to find Mary.
21 David is very PROTECTIVE of his daughter.
22 Your proposal will meet with significant RESISTANCE.
23 If you want to SUCCEED, you have to try harder.
24 I just want a little more EXCITEMENT in my life.
25 The doctor continued to observe the patient's BEHAVIOUR.
26 I think Tom doesn't have the ABILITY to solve the problem.
27 I was feeling SLEEPY until I drank a cup of coffee.
28 The bank ROBBERS were wearing masks.
29 We DISAGREE on many things, but we're still good friends.
30 My mother DISAPPROVES of too much exercise right after lunch.
