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July 28, 2009

Word Formation

Word Formation

1   A. He was killed by ACCIDENT. B. He was killed . . . . . .
 

2   A. He is an ABLE man. B. He has great . . . . . .
 

3   A. He is not an AMBITIOUS man. B. He has no . . . . . .
 

4   A. I like being COMFORTABLE. B. I go in for . . . . . .
 

5   A. I heard a sound in the DISTANCE. B. I heard a . . . . . sound.
 

6   A. He was a DETERMINED man. B. He is a man of great . . . . .
 

7   A. We AGREED to try it. B. We made an . . . . . . to try it.
 

8   A. My head ACHES. B. I have a head . . . . . .
 

9   A. I was CURIOUS about the reason for his actions. B. I felt some . . . . . about the reason for his actions.
 

10   A. What do you BELIEVE in? B. What are your . . . . . ?
 

11   A. After CONSIDERING the matter carefully, we agreed. B. After careful . . . . . we agreed.
 

12   A. They DECIDED to stop. B. Their . . . . . was to stop.
 

13   A. He BEHAVES very well. B. His . . . . . is very good.
 

14   A. He likes being CRUEL. B. He enjoys . . . . .
 

15   A. I APOLOGIZED to him. B. I offered him an . . . . . .
 

16   A. She ATTRACTS everybody. B. She is an . . . . . woman.
 

17   A. The prime minister DECLARED that he was going to retire. B. The prime minister made a . . . . . that he was going to retire.
 

18   A. He always AMUSED us. B. He is always an . . . . . man.
 

19   A. You must go in CAUTIOUSLY. B. You must go in with . . . . . .
 

20   A. The village was completely DESTROYED. B. The . . . . . of the village was complete.
 

21   A. We heard that his father had DIED. B. We heard of the . . . . . of his father.
 

22   A. Columbus DISCOVERED America in 1492. B. 1492 is the date of the . . . . . of America by Columbus.
 

23   A. His CRIMES are well-known. B. He is a well-known . . . . . .
 

24   A. The whole ship EXPLODED. B. There was a great . . . . . . in the ship.
 

25   A. DESCRIBE what you can see from here. B. Give a . . . . . . of what you can see from here.
 

26   A. He COLLECTS old coins. B. He is a . . . . . of old coins.
 

27   A. I am very CONFIDENT that he will win. B. I have great . . . . . in him.
 

28   A. He was ABSENT from the meeting. B. His . . . . . from the meeting was not noticed.
 

29   A. His face became BRIGHTER. B. His face . . . . . .
 

30   A. Everyone ADMIRES him. B. He is everybody's . . . . . .
 

31   A. What is his ADDRESS? B. To whom shall I . . . . . the letter?
 

32   A. The rain DAMAGED a lot of our corn. B. The rain caused a lot of . . . . . to our corn.
 

33   A. He is always very CRITICAL. B. He is always a severe . . . . . .
 

34   A. The actor APPEARED on the stage. B. The actor made his . . . . . . on the stage.
 

35   A. He ARRIVED late. B. His . . . . . was delayed.
 

36   A. A child DEVELOPS more slowly than most young animals. B. A child's . . . . . is slower than that of most young animals.
 

37   A. This problem is too DIFFICULT. B. The . . . . . . of this problem is too great.
 

38   A. BLOOD was coming from his nose. B. His nose was . . . . . .
 

39   A. We ADVERTISE in all papers. B. We put . . . . . . (plural) in all the papers.
 

40   A. He could not EXPLAIN why he was there. B. He could give no . . . . . . why he was there.
 

41   A. He loves ARGUING. B. He loves an . . . . . .
 

42   A. He had no means of DEFENDING himself. B. He had no . . . . . .
 

43   A. They have DINNER at 8 o'clock. B. They . . . . . . at 8 o'clock.
 

44   A. Livingstone EXPLORED Africa in the late nineteenth century. B. Livingstone's . . . . . of Africa was in the late nineteenth century.
 

45   A. CIVILIZATION has not yet come to them. B. They are not yet . . . . . people.
 

46   A. You must ENTER here. B. This is the . . . . . .
 

47   A. He is an ACTIVE man. B. He has a lot of . . . . . (plural)
 

48   A. Nobody has proved that all men are EQUAL. B. Nobody has proved the . . . . . of all men.
 

49   A. When were you BORN? B. What is your date of . . . . . .?
 

50   A. The audience APPLAUDED loudly. B. The audience's . . . . . was loud.
 

51   A. He is often ANGRY. B. His . . . . . . frightened us.
 

52   A. He CONFESSED that he had done it. B. He made a . . . . . .
 

53   A. He writes musical COMPOSITIONS. B. He is a . . . . . .
 

54   A. He was APPOINTED headmaster. B. The . . . . . . of a new headmaster was delayed.