WORD FORMATION for Advanced learners with key

WORD FORMATION 1 1.
Decide how much you can spend, and shop _______________. ACCORDING 2.
I received an _______________ from Toshiba yesterday telling me that they were considering
my application for the job. ACKNOWLEDGE 3.
We're having some _______________ made to our house. ALTER 4.
There has been an ______________ of 50% in property values. APPRECIATE 5.
Foods that are _______________ produced in laboratories are threatening our health. ARTIFICIAL 6.
Although he started learning English a few months ago, he speaks it _______________. FLAW 7.
I _______________ locked myself out of the house. ERROR 8.
Their job was to identify enemy _______________. COLLABORATE 9.
Mike had a _______________ with another player and broke his leg. COLLIDE 10.
His employers paid him $5000 _______________ for his broken leg. COMPENSATE 11.
There was widespread international _______________ of the bombing. CONDEMN 12.
Most computer users have never received any formal keyboard training. _______________, their
keyboard skills are inefficient. CONSEQUENCE 13.
Women suffering from iron _______________ can take supplements in the form of tablets. DEFICIENT 14.
Passengers said the cabin shook violently during the plane's _______________. DESCEND 15.
Power is shared between three main branches of government: the _______________, the
legislative, and the judiciary. EXECUTE 16.
Though Vivaldi earned a great deal of money in his life time, his _______________ was such that
he died in poverty. EXTRAVAGANT 17.
Recently there has been _______________ towards the Prime Minister from members of his own party. HOSTILE 18.
_______________ is now running at over 16%. INFLATE 19.
Millions of people oppose U.S. military _______________ overseas. INTERVENE 20.
There are a number of very _______________ players in their team. TALENT WORD FORMATION 2 1.
Three hundred policemen were sent to control the _______________. AGITATE 2.
The _______________ for atomic research has been doubled. ALLOCATE 3.
There is evidence of an _______________ between headaches and computer use. ASSOCIATE 4.
They were _______________ by the beautiful village and altogether had a delightful time. CAPTIVE 5.
Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his _______________ to Quantum Theory. CONTRIBUTE 6.
A _____________ fire destroyed much of the city in the early 1900s. DISASTER 7.
The booklet provides information about organ _______________ and transplants. DONATE 8.
Her parents placed a strong _______________ on education. EMPHASIZE 9.
A few months ago a young property _______________ bought a vacant house, redecorated it
and sold it for twice the original value. ENTERPRISE 10.
She took a long pull on her cigarette, _______________ and coughed loudly. EXHALE 11.
Richard has been given an _______________ to finish his thesis. EXTEND 12.
The price depends on the _______________ of the work. INTRICATE 13.
I knew nothing about car _______________ when I first bought my car. MAINTAIN 14.
The opposition party was accused of being _______________ and delaying the decision-making process. OBSTRUCT 15.
He denies that he is _______________ against women. PREJUDICE 16.
The advertisement is aimed _______________ at children. PRIMARY 17.
They will consider our _______________ at their next meeting. PROPOSE 18.
They were forced to wait outside for hours, _______________ with cold. SHIVER 19.
Genetics may play a role in a person's _______________ to alcohol abuse. SUSCEPTIBLE 20.
The leaders had_______________ the depth of the crisis. UNDERESTIMATE WORD FORMATION 3 1.
George was charged with child _______________ and murder. ABDUCT 2.
He was a supporter of the _______________ of the death penalty. ABOLISH 3.
The woman became angry and _______________ when she was not allowed into the hotel. ABUSE 4.
They've _______________ twenty enemy soldiers. CAPTURE 5.
There is a _______________ between the government's ideas and its actual policy. CONTRADICT 6.
The blood is _______________ to the heart from the veins. CONVEY 7.
The _______________ of chemicals has destroyed marine life along the coastline. DISPOSE 8.
The _______________ of the wood depends on its type. DURABLE 9.
I enjoyed the movie_______________. IMMENSE 10.
Drinking a glass of wine before going to bed was his _______________ habit. VARY 11.
This is an extremely _______________ task and unlikely to be fulfilled. LABOUR 12.
He never married but had an _______________ son. LEGITIMATE 13.
Parents are often too busy, tired, or _______________ to give their children the time and
attention they need. PREOCCUPY 14.
Depression remains one of the most _______________ health disorders in the US. PREVAIL 15.
The President has _______________ the criticism and held firm. WITHSTAND WORD FORMATION 4 1.
Earlier this year, he achieved his _______________ of competing in the Olympic games. ASPIRE 2.
His latest album release is a _______________ of his jazz works over the past decade. COMPILE 3.
They forced him to sign a _______________. CONFESS 4.
The trial and _______________of the three men took over three months. CONVICT 5.
The government issued an official _______________of the rumour. DENY 6.
Susie’s strength is _______________ from her parents and sisters. DERIVE 7.
The dogfight over the Aegean Sea caused a rapid _______________ in the relations between the
two countries. DETERIORATE 8.
Finding a _______________ career may be the key to personal happiness. FULFIL 9.
The group produced two albums before disappearing into _______________. OBSCURE 10.
I never ask him questions because I never get any _______________ answer. WORTH WORD FORMATION 5 1.
BBC is an _______________ for British Broadcasting Corporation. ABBREVIATE 2.
The bomb's firing mechanism is _______________ by a time-clock. ACTIVE 3.
When he realized that one engine was not working, the pilot ______________ air traffic control. ALERT 4.
Taking care of small children is a job that requires _______________ energy. BOUND 5.
Police believe the fire was started _______________. DELIBERATE 6.
The sewage should be treated before it is _______________. DISCHARGE 7.
He criticized the government _______________. EXPLICIT 8.
These plants are affected by _______________ in temperature. FLUCTUATE 9.
Firefighting is an _______________ dangerous occupation. INHERENT 10.
Police are _______________ a major murder inquiry. LAUNCH 11.
After the meal we all had to _______________ our belts. LOOSE 12.
She accused Henry of telling _______________ lies. OUTRAGE 13.
She was not aware of the _______________ of her own situation. PECULIAR 14.
Military sources reported several enemy _______________ of U.S. airspace. PENETRATE 15.
Martinez was _______________ for a week because he attacked a student. SUSPEND WORD FORMATION 6 1.
Some politicians are calling the President's policy a _______________ of American principles. BETRAY 2.
The men worked _______________ through the night. CEASE 3.
Individually, people have little power, but _______________ they can be more influential. COLLECT 4.
Do you think it is _______________ to tip the waiters? CUSTOM 5.
Pete Rose was barred _______________ from baseball in 1989 for gambling. DEFINITE 6.
Police ordered the _______________ of the crowd gathering around the building. DISPERSE 7.
A lot of the money that you pay at the cinema goes back to the film _______________. DISTRIBUTE 8.
He was given six penalty points and had his licence _______________. ENDORSE 9.
Swimming helps to increase your strength and _______________. ENDURE 10.
This shop sells clothes made _______________ of Indian materials. EXCLUDE 11.
A number of _______________ substances are resistant to biodegradation. HAZARD 12.
Garth doesn't work; he just lives off his _______________. INHERIT 13.
I like her novels - she's so _______________ about people's relationships. PERCEIVE 14.
Yellow is the _______________ colour in most of Van Gogh’s paintings. PREDOMINATE 15.
More than 17 bridges in the area need _______________. REINFORCE 16.
Gardiner pursued _______________ high standards in performing classical music. RELENT 17.
The _______________ process and decoration took 5 months. RENOVATE 18.
She felt _______________ at not being promoted. RESENT 19.
Careful _______________ of the company's accounts revealed a whole series of errors. SCRUTINIZE 20.
US farmers are having trouble coping with the reductions in agricultural _______________. SUBSIDIZE WORD FORMATION 7 1.
They congratulated him on his _______________ as chairman. APPOINT 2.
Attendance at the meeting is _______________. COMPEL 3.
If you're planning on going sightseeing around the old city, a guide is _____________. DISPENSE 4.
When was the cat first _______________? DOMESTIC 5.
I had to drive nine hours without a break; it was _______________. EXHAUST 6.
The company was fined for the _______________ of its immigrant workers. EXPLOIT 7.
Skin cancer is often caused by too much _______________ to the sun. EXPOSE 8.
The _______________ of Mr. Keith made the museum project possible. GENEROUS 9.
The city residents are protesting the _______________ of the ban on cycling in the city center. IMPOSE 10.
They signed a _______________ acceptable new contract. MUTUAL 11.
Wednesday's dress _______________ went fairly smoothly. REHEARSE 12.
She lived in a small _______________ on the edge of the desert. SETTLE 13.
He's been arrested on _______________ of murder. SUSPECT 14.
In the end, he gave in to _______________, and lit his first cigarette in five days. TEMPT 15.
The powers of local councils are being _______________ by central government. USURP WORD FORMATION 8 1.
Many people are forced to move from one city to another in search of better jobs or career
_______________. ADVANCE 2.
Minority students have a sense of _______________from the mostly white teachers. ALIENATE 3.
Harry earned a teaching _______________from San Jose State University. CERTIFY 4.
After we got married, we realized we were completely _______________and soon we got divorced. COMPATIBLE 5.
Don’t be _______________. You must say what you think to these people. COWARD 6.
Prozac is a _______________drug used to treat depression. DISPUTE 7.
We need effective strategies to combat sexual _______________in the workplace. HARASS 8.
There is an _______________collection of medieval portraits in the museum. IMPRESS 9.
Electronic shopping is a _______________for most people. NOVEL 10.
Wilson asked Carla out to dinner, on the _______________that he wanted to talk to her about business. PRETEND 11.
Although once a _______________, the alto flute is now frequently found in modern orchestras. RARE 12.
After years of fighting, there was now a spirit of national _______________in South Africa. RECONCILE 13.
Suicide attacks are a _______________theme in Al-Qaida group discussions. RECUR 14.
A _______________exists for an import/export sales manager at our Paris office. VACANT 15.
This system has remained _______________unchanged for nearly 15 years. VIRTUE WORD FORMATION 9 1.
She was a devoted wife and a very _______________mother. AFFECTION 2.
Both cities have a wealth of attractions that make them _______________. APPEAL 3.
Any _______________ disease is frightening, especially when it is infectious. CURE 4.
I woke up on the day after my wedding with a feeling of _______________ joy. DESCRIBE 5.
This firm is assisting the organization in resolving problems related to its tax _______________. EXEMPT 6.
A little physical _______________ helps me think more clearly at work. EXERT 7.
Check the _______________ date on the packet. EXPIRE 8.
Mrs. Gold _______________ at the children who were getting on his nerves. FROWN 9.
We spent six _______________ days in Sydney, swimming, sunbathing and shopping. GLORY 10.
Very little has been achieved in the _______________ of the peace program. IMPLEMENT 11.
During the_______________, John confessed to delivering money to the gunman. INTERROGATE 12.
The pelican's strong legs and webbed feet allow it _______________ it in water. PROPEL 13.
When the summer rains begin, the soil quickly becomes _______________. SATURATE 14.
Carlson was fined $1000 for _______________ on government property. TRESPASS 15.
She was _______________ by a noise at two in the morning. WAKE WORD FORMATION 10 1.
There have been doubts about the _______________ of the report. ACCURATE 2.
Some people are still suffering ill effects from the _______________ of their water. CONTAMINATE 3.
Local people are protesting about the proposed _______________ of a church into a late-night bar. CONVERT 4.
The _______________ of Mount St. Helens astounded the world with its violence. ERUPT 5.
Mary's always been a trustworthy and _______________ friend. FAITH 6.
Later I found out that my husband was being _______________ to me. FAITH 7.
Every year we _______________ make a trip to see my parents. FAITH 8.
They announced their engagement at a family _______________ in Vermont. GATHER 9.
He has been working full time as a magician and _______________ since 1998. ILLUSION 10.
Jerry's worked hard to overcome his speech_______________. IMPEDE 11.
An _______________ into the killings of six priests has still not revealed any new evidence. INQUIRE 12.
The damage to my car was not _______________ but I was still annoyed. INTEND 13.
The country is undergoing the greatest_______________ in its history. INVADE 14.
The children were found _______________ and well after being missing for several days. LIVE 15.
The soldier watched us _______________ as we walked. SUSPECT KEY WF 1 12) il egitimate 1) accordingly 13) preoccupied WF 7 2) acknowledgement 14) prevalent 1) appointment 3) alterations 15) withstood 2) compulsory 4) appreciation 3) indispensable 5) artificial y 4) domesticated 6) flawlessly WF 4 5) exhausting 7) erroneously 1) aspiration 6) exploitation 8) col aborators 2) compilation 7) exposure 9) col ision 3) confession 8) generosity 10) compensation 4) conviction 9) imposition 11) condemnation 5) denial 10) mutual y 12) Consequently 6) derived 11) rehearsal 13) deficiency 7) deterioration 12) settlement 14) descent 8) fulfil ing 13) suspicion 15) executive 9) obscurity 14) temptation 16) extravagance 10) worthwhile 15) usurped 17) hostility 18) Inflation WF 5 19) intervention 1) abbreviation WF 8 20) talented 2) activated 1) advancement 3) alerted 2) alienation 4) boundless 3) certificate WF 2 1) agitators 5) deliberately 4) incompatible 2) al ocation 6) discharged 5) cowardly 3) association 7) explicitly 6) disputable 4) captivated 8) fluctuations 7) harassment 5) contribution 9) inherently 8) impressive 6) disastrous 10) launching 9) novelty 7) donation 11) loosen 10) pretence 8) emphasis 12) outrageous 11) rarity
9) entrepreneur / entrepreneuress 13) peculiarity 12) reconciliation 10) exhaled 14) penetrations 13) recurrent 11) extension 15) suspended 14) vacancy 12) intricacy 15) virtual y 13) maintenance WF 6 14) obstructive 1) betrayal WF 9 15) prejudiced 2) ceaselessly 1) affectionate 16) primarily 3) col ectively 2) appealing 17) proposal 4) customary 3) incurable 18) shivering 5) indefinitely 4) indescribable 19) susceptibility 6) dispersal 5) exemption 20) underestimated 7) distributors 6) exertion 8) endorsed 7) expiry 9) endurance 8) frowned WF 3 1) abduction 10) exclusively 9) glorious 2) abolition 11) hazardous 10) implementation 3) abusive 12) inheritance 11) interrogation 4) captured 13) perceptive 12) to propel 5) contradiction 14) predominant 13) saturated 6) conveyed
15) reinforcing / reinforcement 14) trespassing 7) disposal 16) relentlessly 15) wakened / awakened 8) durability 17) renovation 9) immensely 18) resentful WF 10 10) invariable 19) scrutiny 1) accuracy 11) laborious 20) subsidies 2) contamination 3) conversion 4) eruption 5) faithful 6) unfaithful 7) faithful y 8) gathering 9) il usionist 10) impediment 11) inquiry / enquiry 12) intentional 13) invasion 14) alive 15) suspiciously