The bloodstain on her dress was very ………………………..……… . NOTICE
Nobody wanted to live in the ……………………... part of the town. INDUSTRY
The police asked him to give a …………………….…….. of the suitcase he had lost. DESCRIBE
He had no ……………..………………. That he was being watched. SUSPECT
This is Alexandra, my personal ……………………. . ASSIST
Although some of my work-mates quickly found new jobs after the factory closed down, my brother and I were …………………………….. for several months. EMPLOY
Although I was positive that the girl had stolen my ring, I could not find any …………………………….. . PROVE
The doctor dealt with the hysterical patient with ……………………………. . UNDERSTAND
There’s a …………………………….. at the British Embassy tonight. RECEIVE
The next-door neighbours are so …………..... that we have stopped talking to them. FRIEND
This jewel is not simply valuable, it is …………………….. . VALUE
Yes, I can speak a little Spanish because I spent some of my ……………………. in Spain. BOY
After all he has done for us, it would be very …………………………. of us if we didn’t do this for him now. CONSIDER
With the world’s population increasing at the present rate, there will be a terrible food ………………………… soon. SHORT
Penelope has ………………………….. failed her driving test again. FORTUNE
Fruit is always ………………………. in summer here. PLENTY
The ………………………………. of the money from the cash-box shows that somebody in this office is a thief. APPEAR
You must accept the …………………………. of the committee. DECIDE
Vernon and Wanda arrived late at the opera and were refused …………………….. until the end of the first act. ADMIT
The coat is too short for today. Do you think you could ………………………… it a little for me? LONG

KEY

noticeable
industrial
description
suspicion
assistant
unemployed
proof
understanding
reception
unfriendly
invaluable
boyhood
inconsiderate
shortage
unfortunately
plentiful
disappearance
decision
admittance
lengthen

WORD FORMATION

Some samples in the chart:

http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/advanced/wf/wfa.htm

Some practice:

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/wfts1.htm

More practice:

http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/word-formation/word-formation-sentences1.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2996

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1433_word_formation

online dictionary:etymology (päritolu, pärinemine)

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=activist&searchmode=none

An interesting list of words.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/

A lot of interesting stuff.

http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/FCE/word-formation-ful-less.html

Grammar definitions!

http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/learning-english/grammar-definitions.html

Try this exercise!

WORD DERIVATION

Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of the word given.

The bloodstain on her dress was very ………………………..……… . NOTICE
Nobody wanted to live in the ……………………... part of the town. INDUSTRY
The police asked him to give a …………………….…….. of the suitcase he had lost. DESCRIBE
He had no ……………..………………. That he was being watched. SUSPECT
This is Alexandra, my personal ……………………. . ASSIST
Although some of my work-mates quickly found new jobs after the factory closed down, my brother and I were …………………………….. for several months. EMPLOY
Although I was positive that the girl had stolen my ring, I could not find any …………………………….. . PROVE
The doctor dealt with the hysterical patient with ……………………………. . UNDERSTAND
There’s a …………………………….. at the British Embassy tonight. RECEIVE
The next-door neighbours are so …………..... that we have stopped talking to them. FRIEND
This jewel is not simply valuable, it is …………………….. . VALUE
Yes, I can speak a little Spanish because I spent some of my ……………………. in Spain. BOY
After all he has done for us, it would be very …………………………. of us if we didn’t do this for him now. CONSIDER
With the world’s population increasing at the present rate, there will be a terrible food ………………………… soon. SHORT
Penelope has ………………………….. failed her driving test again. FORTUNE
Fruit is always ………………………. in summer here. PLENTY
The ………………………………. of the money from the cash-box shows that somebody in this office is a thief. APPEAR
You must accept the …………………………. of the committee. DECIDE
Vernon and Wanda arrived late at the opera and were refused …………………….. until the end of the first act. ADMIT
The coat is too short for today. Do you think you could ………………………… it a little for me? LONG

KEY

noticeable
industrial
description
suspicion
assistant
unemployed
proof
understanding
reception
unfriendly
invaluable
boyhood
inconsiderate
shortage
unfortunately
plentiful
disappearance
decision
admittance
lengthen

	Created by gaida.kabral about 11 years ago

(EXAM PREPARATION: rehearsal) Note on Writing tasks, created by gaida.kabral on 05/05/2013.