CHAPTER 1: WORD FORMATIONS
Exercise 1:
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1. There are some _____________ to every grammatical rule.
EXCEPT
2. The engineering sector achieved significant _____________ last year.
GROW
3. I have a _____________ of old records from my grandma.
COLLECT
4. He'll _____________ be coming later.
SURE
5. Eric Clapton's guitar solos are _____________.
LEGEND
6. It was one of the most _____________ plays I've seen recently.
ENJOY
7. In her time, Marilyn Monroe was a very _____________ actress.
GLAMOUR
8. It's_____________to tell whether he's lying or not.
POSSIBLE
9. He's no worldwide star, but he was very humble _____________.
BEGIN
10. They took _____________ of noise levels inside the building.
MEASURE
11. He's a really _____________ person.
RELY
12. She made several excellent _____________ in her essay on Charles Dickens.
OBSERVE
13. Watching TV shows in English is definitely very _____________ to improve your listening skills.
USE
14. The Internet is probably one of the best _____________ ever.
INVENT
15. The boat was 16 feet in _____________.
LONG
16. Both _____________ and fluency are important when speaking a foreign language.
ACCURATE
17. You shouldn't have said that! It was a totally _____________ remark.
APPROPRIATE
18. Since the earliest times, civilisations have understood the _____________ of time.
IMPORTANT
19. Doing puzzles keeps our brains fit and _____________.
HEALTH
20. As well as gaining _____________, by doing puzzles we give our brains a good workout.
SATISFY