Word formation review

He gave us a detailed _____ of how the accident happened. (DESCRIBE)

• describing

• description

• describes

• describer

Answer explanation

To create a noun out of a verb we can use -tion

I wanted to _______but Dad cut me off at once. (APOLOGY)

• apologised

• apologies

• apologise

• apologising

Answer explanation

To create a verb out of a noun we can use -ise (-ize) ending

Who was the last Roman ___________? (EMPIRE)

• emperor

• empirer

• empiring

• empired

Answer explanation

To create a noun-person we usually use -er or -or

We were _______that our mother would survive surgery and get better soon. (HOPE)

• dishope

• hoped

• hopeless

• hopeful

Answer explanation

We characterize an emotional state so an adjective is needed.

We use suffix -ful to show that the person is FULL OF HOPE.

(a)   is a characteristic that many politicians lack. (HONEST)

Answer explanation

There is no main part of the sentence which means we need a noun!

After his mother's _______he moved to South America. (DIE)

• dying

• died

• death

• diet

Answer explanation

The structure of the sentence shows that we need to use a noun (mother's smth!)

The view from the top of the mountain is absolutely (a)   . (FASCINATE)

Answer explanation

To characterize the view we need to use an adjective!

This adj should be with -ing as THE VIEW makes us feel - it's the agent.

Most bird species are under ________by law. (PROTECT)

• protective

• protector

• protection

• protectable

Answer explanation

A noun is needed as there is a preposition under before it. The suitable noun can be created by adding -ion.

The results were very strange! In fact, they were (a)   ! (BELIEVE)

Answer explanation

As we characterize the results it's necessary to use an adjective. We need to add -able to show ABILITY to BELIVE and un- to give the adj negative meaning.

What is the _________ of the Danube River (LONG)

• length

• longiness

• longtion

• longitude