WORD FAMILY – ADVANCED 2
1. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
a) The new leisure centre doesn't quite come up to (xung voi) my...........Noun................ EXPECT
b) There was a bare (adj) ........Noun........... of people at the youth club. HAND
c) Helen's solo crossing of the Pacific was a ............Adjective........ feat. REMARK
d) We ..........Adverb............. go to the pub before lunch on Sunday. VARY
e) All the runners, with the ........Noun............... of Mark, were exhausted. EXCEPT
f) Our club has just purchased (bought) new sports ..............Noun.................. EQUIP
g) Our city has some open spaces but they are not very ..............Adjective............. ACCESS
h) Is it possible to ..........Verb.............. between a hobby and an interest? DISTINCT
i) Nowadays ............Adj................... numbers of people are taking up jogging. INCREASE
j) Leisure habits won't change much in the ..........Adj..................... future. SEE
2. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
a) Kapo the gorilla was born and bred in . CAPTIVE
b) In the wild Kapo's chances of would be slim. SURVIVE
c) The river cleaning project is run by conservation . VOLUNTARY
d) The white rhino is now an species. DANGER
e) claim that the virus among seals was caused by pollution. ENVIRONMENT
f) She may look fierce but the lioness has instincts like any other female animal. MOTHER
g) The fish in the river provide an supply of fish for the young bears. ABOUND
h) The whale shark reaches at the age of 30. MATURE
i) Nowadays only a of wild crocodiles remain there. HAND
j) Nowhere epitomises the wonderful of nature better than the jungle. DIVERSE
3. Complete each space in the text with a word formed from the word in capitals.
This year, (1) ...productivity.. in the factory has suffered PRODUCT
because of a lack of expert technical knowledge. As a result
we have made very substantial (2) in sending INVEST
employees on training courses. The fact remains that it is
becoming increasingly difficult to get skilled labourers with
the right (3) , experience, and above all, QUALIFY
(4) The company has also suffered this year EXPERT
from the industrial (5) in November, which ACT
saw 340 union members walk out in a pay dispute. Union
(6) eventually sat down with management REPRESENT
and negotiated a 4 per cent pay rise, but not until 5 working
days had been lost to the strike. As a result of such problems we
recognise the need to (7) in certain areas, ECONOMY
and, on the advice of our external (8) , Prior CONSULT
and Young, we have identified the need for at least 3 departments to be (9)
It is thought that this will mean STREAM
the loss of between 6 and 10 jobs, though the exact figures and
nature of the redundancies will be (10) in CLEAR the next report.
4. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
a) The country's energy ...consumption-.... is some 30% higher CONSUME
than a decade ago. At the same time we have seen an increase
in the use of energy sources such as wind RENEW power and solar power.
b) An entire month's average hit Bilbao RAIN
yesterday, while across the border in France, it's the opposite
problem. The recent lack of rain is likely to lead to water in some areas. SHORT
c) The oil spill was described as 'an disaster'. ECOLOGY
It is thought likely to affect within a WILD about 20-mile radius.
d) Numerous species face if nothing is done EXTINCT the problem of FOREST
e) Many products, such as cleaning liquids HOUSE and bleach, contain chemicals. HARM
5. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Leaving a job
I recently left my job in an agency ADVERTISEMENT
after a disagreement with my boss. She accepted my
(2) but warned me that because of the RESIGN
(3) situation, I might have to get used to the ECONOMY
idea of being (4) for a while. I thought that she EMPLOY
was trying to make a point, but after I had made over fifty (5)
to other companies, I realised that she APPLY
was right. Although I am a (6) designer, I QUALIFICATIONS
didn't receive any offers of a job. After that I tried
working from home, but it was not very (7) Then PROFIT
I became an (8) in a fast-food restaurant, EMPLOY
even though my (9) were extremely low. EARN
I wish I had accepted early (10) from my old job. RETIRE
That is what I disagreed with my boss about!
6. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
How a hobby can make you angry!
Recently I decided to take up (1) as a hobby. PHOTOGRAPH
I like taking snaps, but I am not very (2) SKILL
My snaps are either a complete (3) for FAIL
technical reasons, or are just not very (4) First IMAGINE
I decided that to be (5) , I would have to buy new SUCCESS
equipment. Just then I had an (6) piece of good EXPECT
luck. A friend who works in a camera shop said she
could sell me a (7) camera. A customer had VALUE
left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been
a (8) , and it was actually for sale. UNDERSTAND
I thought this was a rather (9) explanation BELIEF
and so I asked her some more questions. She said
she had had a (10) with the customer and he AGREE
had thrown the camera at her because she disliked his photos!
7. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. A house in the country
When Ann decided to move house, it was mainly because
she was tired of the (1) she live in. NEIGHBOUR
crowded, there was a (2) of parking places, and SHORT
the view from her (3) windows was of distant STAIRS
factory chimneys. Luckily she arranged the (4) SELL
of her house very easily, and with a small (5) from LEND
the bank, was able to buy a house in the country. It was an
old farm building, which had been (6) and turned into BUILD
a modern house. After loading all her belongings in a van,
Ann managed to get them into the new house (7) DAMAGE
She (8) most of the rooms with what she already FURNITURE
owned. Even her curtains were the right (9) for the LONG
windows and she only had to buy a new (10) for COOK
the kitchen. It seemed too good to be true. Surely something would go wrong!
8. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. A letter of apology
I am writing to apologise for the (1) of your Happy CANCEL
Holiday Coach Tour to Aberdeen. (2) our luxury FORTUNE
coach was involved in a (3) in France a week ago, COLLIDE
and our driver has been (4) obliged to remain there EXPECT
for the moment. The coach was travelling on a road (5) SUIT
for heavy traffic, and the accident was (6) Luckily AVOID
none of the passengers suffered any (7) , and we have INJURE
complained to the authorities that the road needs (8) WIDE
Our new coach will be fitted with (9) seat belts for ADJUST
the safety and comfort of passengers. We will of course
return the (10) you have made for your holiday as PAY soon as possible.
9. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Supermarkets
Nowadays, a great (1) ..variety.... of different food is available VARY
from large supermarkets. There are rarely any (2) SHORT
of fresh food, and there is far less (3) of our having LIKELY
to rely on (4) products. Does this mean that FREEZE
supermarkets have become the most (5) shops of SUCCESS
all time? Certainly they seem to have made some kinds of
food less (6) and most people enjoy shopping in EXPENSE
them. There has been a (7) in the number of REDUCE
(8) against supermarkets in recent years. COMPLAIN
The assistants are no longer (9) , but smile and POLITE
try to be helpful. Above all, supermarkets have shown a
(10) to listen to their customers, and to adapt to WILLING customers' needs.
10. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. A pet parrot
From early (1) Jane had always wanted a pet parrot. CHILD
Her parents told her that a parrot was an (2) pet, but Jane SUIT
insisted. She was worried about the (3) of the DESTROY
rainforests where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more
(4) Her father argued that a parrot would suffer from PROTECT
(5) if it lived in a house. He also explained that pet LONELY
parrots are caught by (6) , who need money and don't HUNT
care about protecting species. 'They catch the parrots and send them to
Europe in (7) boxes,' he told her. 'And in any case, WOOD
parrots are very (8) and don't make good pets .'Jane soon OBEY
made an interesting (9) , however. She found a pet DISCOVER
shop which bred parrots instead of importing them. So she took all her
(10) and bought a tiny parrot, which she called 'Pixie'. SAVE
11. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Jack's real character
How easy is it to understand another person's character?
My friend Jack, was once a rather (1) person. He was ANNOY
always getting into trouble at school because he was so (2) OBEY
In class he was very (3) and never stopped making TALK
jokes. The teachers all told him he was (4) because POLITE
he interrupted them. When I met him he was very (5) FRIEND
and didn't want to talk to me at all. People told me that he
stole things, and that he was (6) His school work HONEST
was terrible. He didn't take any (7) in his writing, he PROUD
never spent enough time doing his homework, and he
was not at all (8) One day he saw a gang of boys CONSCIENCE
attacking an old man. Jack hated (9) and he fought VIOLENT
them all until they ran away. He was awarded a medal for (10) After
that, people changed their minds. BRAVE about him.
12. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. How does the DVD work?
When I was young, I always dreamed of becoming a
famous (1) . When I was at school I decided to study SCIENCE
(2) , and then become a millionaire by inventing ENGINE
a wonderful new (3) which would make the world PRODUCE
a better place. Unfortunately, I wasn't very good at technical
subjects. Any time I operate any kind of (4) , EQUIP
something terrible happens. Machines which use (5) , ELECTRIC
such as computers or televisions, always seem to give me a
(6) shock. The instruction booklets are always POWER
(7) They never help me at all. Nowadays you need USE
to have (8) knowledge just to use the DVD. To SPECIAL
my great (9) it is always a child of six who helps me EMBARRASS out of my (10) DIFFICULT
13. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. School report
Margaret started English Literature this term, and I
am afraid that her (1) to the subject has not been INTRODUCE
entirely (2) She has not shown much enthusiasm, SUCCESS
and does not always pay (3) in class. Her assignments ATTEND
are often (4) , because she is so untidy, and because READ
of her (5) to check her work thoroughly. She failed FAIL
to do any (6) before the end of term test, and had REVISE
poor results. She seems to have the (7) idea that MISTAKE
she can succeed without studying. She has also had many
(8) and has frequently arrived late for class. This ABSENT
has resulted in several (9) Although PUNISH
Margaret is a (10) student in some respects, she GIFT
has not had a satisfactory term.
14. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Evening classes
Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a
week. During the day I work in a (1) agency SECRETARY
as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting (2) OCCUPY
and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a (3) meal in the oven FREEZE
and then watching TV. So I decided to take up (4) CARPENTER
as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an (5) for EXPLAIN
my choice. Learning a skill is a good (6) to the SOLVE
problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a (7) FAIL
because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example,
it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) wood- SUCCESS
worker! I am working on the (9) of some CONSTRUCT
furniture at the moment. And although there are only
two other girls in the class, I don't feel any (10) EMBARRASS
I've turned out to be the best student in the class!