Exercise 50: Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank .

1. Don’t be so _______________. He’ll be here in a minute. (PATIENT)

2. The _________________ of the area went on for two months. (OCCUPY)

3. You look thinner. Have you lost _________________ since I saw you last? (WEIGH)

4. Congress has approved millions of dollars for additional _________________ care. (MEDICINE)

5. In most countries you reach the age of _________________ at 65. (RETIRE)

6. The Picasso _________________ opens next Wednesday. (EXHIBIT)

7. The device is made of gorilla glass. It’s ____________________. (BREAK)

8. Treatment is _________________ so you don’t have to be afraid. (PAIN)

9. You can’t be so _________________ and tell everyone what to do. They’re all volunteers. (BOSS)

10. He doesn’t have any _________________ in his skills and abilities. (CONFIDENT)

11. Our _________________ gave us a Christmas bonus payment. (EMPLOY)

12. The workers’ union agreed to a _________________ of wages. (REDUCE)

13. t took a lot of ___________________ to organize an event with so many people taking part.

(PREPARE)

14. All passengers must wear their _________________ belts during take-off and landing. (SAFE)

15. Use your _________________ to think of a solution that will work for everyone. (IMAGINE)

16. The shop _________________ told me to wait here until she gets the manager. (ASSIST)

17. During the project week our teachers gave us a lot of _________________ to do what we wanted in our spare time. (FREE)

18. You must wear a _________________ shirt if you want to go to such a formal event. (SUIT)

19. I have no ________________ of waiting here all day. When is he going to be here? (INTEND)

20. I am _________________ sorry for your loss. (DEEP)

21. John is a very ____________ boy. You should be careful about what you say to him (SENSE)

22. Mozart was one of the most famous _________________ of classical music. (COMPOSE)

23. She looked at us in _________________. She was clearly very surprised. (AMAZE)

24. Air _________________ has increased by over 70% since the last tests. (POLLUTE)

25. It was very _________________ at the top of the mountain so we couldn’t see very far. (FOG)

KEYS:

Don’t be so impatient. He’ll be here in a minute. (PATIENT)

The occupation of the area went on for two months. (OCCUPY)

You look thinner. Have you lost weight since I saw you last? (WEIGH)

Congress has approved millions of dollars for additional medical care. (MEDICINE)

In most countries you reach the age of retirement at 65. (RETIRE)

The Picasso exhibition opens next Wednesday. (EXHIBIT)

The device is made of gorilla glass. It’s unbreakable. (BREAK)

Treatment is painless so you don’t have to be afraid. (PAIN)

You can’t be so bossy and tell everyone what to do. They’re all volunteers. (BOSS)

He doesn’t have any confidence in his skills and abilities. (CONFIDENT)

Our employer gave us a Christmas bonus payment. (EMPLOY)

The workers’ union agreed to a reduction of wages. (REDUCE)

It took a lot of preparation to organize an event with so many people taking part. (PREPARE)

All passengers must wear their safety belts during take-off and landing. (SAFE)

Use your imagination to think of a solution that will work for everyone. (IMAGINE)

The shop assistant told me to wait here until she gets the manager. (ASSIST)

During the project week our teachers gave us a lot of freedom to do what we wanted in our spare time. (FREE)

You must wear a suitable shirt if you want to go to such a formal event. (SUIT)

I have no intention of waiting here all day. When is he going to be here? (INTEND)

I am deeply sorry for your loss. (DEEP)

John is a very sensitive boy. You should be careful about what you say to him (SENSE)

Mozart was one of the most famous composers of classical music. (COMPOSE)

She looked at us in amazement. She was clearly very surprised. (AMAZE)

24. Air pollution has increased by over 70% since the last tests. (POLLUTE)

It was very foggy at the top of the mountain so we couldn’t see very far. (FOG)

Exercise 51: Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank.

1. Please be careful with that painting. It’s extremely ____________________. (VALUE)

2. When you write to someone you know you can use ____________________ language. (FORMAL)

3. I have come to the ____________________ that I must leave my parents’ home and go somewhere else. (CONCLUDE)

4. In the Victorian Age rich people often had ____________________ to do work for them. (SERVE)

5. I like most subjects, but I don’t like ____________________. (CHEMIST)

6. The performance was __________________. I haven’t seen anything like it before. (BELIEVE)