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Word Formation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I don't like sport because I’m not a very _____ person.(COMPETE)

a)

competition

b)

compete

c)

competitive

d)

competitor

2.

You need skill as well as _____ to be a good athlete.(STRONG)

a)

strength

b)

strong

c)

strengthen

d)

strongly

3.

We need to find a __________ to the problem as soon as possible. (solve)

a)

solution

b)

solve

c)

insoluble

d)

solvable

4.

Juan speaks English fluently and makes very few __________ mistakes. (grammar)

a)

grammatically

b)

grammar

c)

grammatical

d)

grammarian

5.

The teacher keeps a record of every student's __________ . (attend)

a)

attendance

b)

attend

c)

attendence

d)

unattendance

6.

Air-conditioning is a ___________ if you live somewhere like the south of Spain. (necessary)

a)

unnecessarily

b)

unnecessary

c)

necessarily

d)

necessity

7.

Don't be afraid of the dog. He's absolutely __________ . (harm)

a)

harmful

b)

harmless

c)

harmlessly

d)

harm

8.

The company is trying hard to improve customer _________ . (satisfy)

a)

satisfactory

b)

satisfied

c)

satisfaction

d)

dissatisfy

9.

Measures were taken around the world to __________ airport security after the 11 September attacks.(tight)

a)

tight

b)

tightness

c)

watertight

d)

tighten

10.

We're going to change our suppliers as they have become very __________ in the last year. (rely)

a)

reliable

b)

reliability

c)

unreliable

d)

reliance

11.

Patricia's very __________ . She writes short stories, paints and makes mosaics. (create)

a)

creative

b)

creation

c)

creature

d)

recreate

12.

We need your __________ at the bottom of the page.(sign)

a)

signed

b)

signing

c)

sign

d)

signature

13.

The ______________________ effects of losing a job can be very serious. (PSYCHOLOGY)

a)

psychological

b)

psycho

c)

psychologist

14.

The ______________________ was not convicted because there was no conclusive evidence. (DEFEND)

a)

defend

b)

defendant

c)

defender

15.

We live in an ______________________ world, so people and governments make mistakes all the time. (PERFECT)

a)

unperfect

b)

imperfect

c)

perfect

16.

There are several ______________________ species living in the rainforest, which still need to be categorized. (KNOWN)

a)

well-known

b)

renown

c)

known

d)

unknown

17.

The ______________________ was so beautiful that we decided to go there again sometime next year. (SCENE)

a)

scenes

b)

scene

c)

scenery

d)

scenic

18.

The pupils' ____________ were a part of the school's art exhibition. (DRAW)

a)

drawing

b)

drawings

c)

draws

d)

drawee

19.

He felt an ______________________ to help the company he had been the CEO of for so many years. (OBLIGE)

a)

obligatory

b)

obligation

c)

oblige

20.

I am normally not ______________________, but I felt bad when we saw that our hotel room was on the 13th floor. (SUPERSTITION)

a)

superstitious

b)

superstious

c)

superstitions