Exercise 54: Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank .

 

1. Leading ______________________ have warned about the danger to animal species around the world. (ZOO)

2. In her application she emphasized the ______________________ skills she had acquired over the years. (SECRETARY)

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

4. She has received three marriage ______________________ this year. (PROPOSE)

5. The use of dictionaries at the final exam is not ______________________. (PERMIT)

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

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

8. She is an ______________________ young woman, full of life. (ENERGY)

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

10. I am not willing to accept your ______________________ all the time. You have to behave properly. (RUDE)

11. The new travel ______________________ opened for business last summer. (AGENT)

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

13. She made a large financial ______________________ to the organisation. (CONTRIBUTE)

14.______________________ has gone down, and the prices of raw materials have increased. (PRODUCT)

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

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

17. If you need any ______________________, please call me. (ASSIST)

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

19. Mom opened the door and ______________________ crept into the room. (CAUTION)

20. The server was offline due to ______________________ issues. (MAINTAIN)

 

 

KEYS:

1. Leading zoologists have warned about the danger to animal species around the world. (ZOO)

2. In her application she emphasized the secretarial skills she had acquired over the years. (SECRETARY)

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

4. She has received three marriage proposals this year. (PROPOSE)

5. The use of dictionaries at the final exam is not permissible. (PERMIT)

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

7. We live in an imperfect world, so people and governments make mistakes all the time. (PERECT)

8. She is an energetic young woman, full of life. (ENERGY)

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

10. I am not willing to accept your rudeness all the time. You have to behave properly. (RUDE)

11. The new travel agency opened for business last summer. (AGENT)

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

13. She made a large financial contribution to the organisation. (CONTRIBUTE)

14. Productivity has gone down, and the prices of raw materials have increased. (PRODUCT)

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

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

17. If you need any assistance, please call me. (ASSIST)

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

19. Mom opened the door and cautiously crept into the room. (CAUTION)

20. The server was offline due to maintenance issues. (MAINTAIN)

 

 

Exercise 55: Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank.

1. Real Madrid are expected to win the ___________________ this season. (CHAMPION)

2. She had a rough ___________________. Nobody really cared about her. (CHILD)

3. Leather ___________________ are much cheaper than genuine leather bags. (IMITATE)

4. Causing such a panic in public wasn't a very ___________________ thing to do. (SENSE)

5. The government has shown no ___________________ to cooperate with the environmentalists. (WILLING)

6. We had an ___________________ day at the beach. I'll always remember it. (FORGET)

7. With the ___________________ of Herbie everyone enjoyed the ___________________. (EXCEPT,

PERFORM)

8. You can't withdraw from the ___________________ after you have signed the document. (AGREE)

9. The soldier ___________________ the orders and was immediately ___________________.

(OBEY, CHARGE)

10. In her youth she was such a ___________________ dancer. (GRACE)

11. You are such a ___________________ young man. When are you going to grow up? (CHILD)

12. He is so ___________________ and he's handsome too. (ROMANCE)

13. I ___________________ to call the police if he didn't leave my house. (THREAT)

14. The ___________________ of the company told us that nobody would lose their jobs. (MANAGE)

15. We explained that he wouldn't tolerate any ___________________ from other parties. (INTERFERE)

16. It was a ___________________ performance. (MARVEL)

17. The TV station provided its audience with live _________________ of the event. (COVER)

18. These new cars are much more ___________________ than the older models. (ECONOMY)

19. Despite the poor ___________________ the pilot made a perfect landing. (VISIBLE)

20. She wrote excellent essays, but her __________________ was rather bad. (PRONOUNCE)

21. I had no ___________________ of hurting your feelings. I'm so sorry. (INTEND)

22. A new survey shows that computers and smartphones do not ___________________ relationships in families. (WEAK)

23. It came as a great _________________ to us when we found out that he was still alive. (RELIEVE)

24. The documents that were stolen were highly ___________________. (CONFIDENCE)

25. It was an ___________________ virus that nobody had ever heard about before. (KNOW)

 

KEYS:

1. Real Madrid are expected to win the championship this season. (CHAMPION)

2. She had a rough childhood. Nobody really cared about her. (CHILD)

3. Leather imitations are much cheaper than genuine leather bags. (IMITATE)

4. Causing such a panic in public wasn't a very sensible thing to do. (SENSE)

5. The government has shown no willingness to cooperate with the environmentalists. (WILLING)

6. We had an unforgettable day at the beach. I'll always remember it. (FORGET)

7. With the exception of Herbie everyone enjoyed the performance. (EXCEPT, PERFORM)

8. You can't withdraw from the agreement after you have signed the document. (AGREE)

9. The soldier disobeyed the orders and was immediately discharged. (OBEY, CHARGE)

10. In her youth she was such a graceful dancer. (GRACE)

11. You are such a childish young man. When are you going to grow up? (CHILD)

12. He is so romantic and he's handsome too. (ROMANCE)

13. I threatened to call the police if he didn't leave my house. (THREAT)

14. The management of the company told us that nobody would lose their jobs. (MANAGE)

15. We explained that he wouldn't tolerate any interference from other parties. (INTERFERE)

16. It was a marvellous performance. (MARVEL)

17. The TV station provided its audience with live coverage of the event. (COVER)

18. These new cars are much more economical than the older models. (ECONOMY)

19. Despite the poor visibility the pilot made a perfect landing. (VISIBLE)

20. She wrote excellent essays, but her pronunciation was rather bad. (PRONOUNCE)

21. I had no intention of hurting your feelings. I'm so sorry. (INTEND)

22. A new survey shows that computers and smartphones do not weaken relationships in families. (WEAK)

23. It came as a great relief to us when we found out that he was still alive. (RELIEVE)

24. The documents that were stolen were highly confidential. (CONFIDENCE)

25. It was an unknown virus that nobody had ever heard about before. (KNOW