WORD FORMATION - EXERCISES

WORD FORMATION - EXERCISES1. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line

Evening classes

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week. During the day I work in a ____________________ agency as a telephonist. It is not a very interesting

____________________ and I get bored. I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a ___________________ meal in the oven, and then watching TV. So I decided to take up ____________________ as a hobby. Perhaps I should give you an

____________________ for my choice. Learning a skill is a good

___________________ to the problem of boring work. Also, I felt I was a

____________________ because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a ____________________ woodworker ! I am working on the ____________________ of some furniture at the moment. And although there are only two other girls in the class , I don't feel any ____________________. I've turned out to be the best student in the class!SECRETARY

OCCUPY

FREEZE

CARPENTER

EXPLAIN

SOLVE

FAIL

SUCCESS

CONSTRUCT

EMBARRASS

2. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same lineHow does the video work?

When I was young, I always dreamed of becoming a famous ___________________. When

I was at school I decided to study ____________________, and then become a millionaire by inventing a wonderful new ____________________ which would make the world a better place. Unfortunately, I wasn't very good at technical subjects. Any time I operate any kind of ____________________, something terrible happens. Machines which use

____________________, such as computers or television, always seem to give me a

____________________ shock.

The instruction booklets are always __________________. They never help me at all. Nowadays you need to have __________________ knowledge just to turn on the video. To my great ____________________ it is always a child of six who helps me out of my ___________________ .SCIENCE

ENGINE

PRODUCE

EQUIP

ELECTRIC

POWER

USE

SPECIAL

EMBARRASS

DIFFICULT

3. Use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same lineFilm review

'Battle for your heart' is the new film starring Hugh Grace. I'm afraid that my first ____________________ was not very favourable. The scenes of violence are

___________________ and the main character, Tony, is simply

____________________. The audience is supposed to feel great

____________________ for Tony, an army officer, who is accused of

____________________ because he fails to attack the village where the

____________________ Miranda lives with her old father. Tony saves their lives, and although the idea of marrying him has little ____________________ for her, Miranda agrees to it out of ____________________. However, she is still in love with Alex, one of the enemy army, and wants to remain __________________ to him. The dialogue and the acting are just as bad as the plot. At the end, I breathed a sigh of _____________________.

This is definitely one to miss!IMPRESS

OFFEND

IRRITATE

ADMIRE

COWARD

ADORE

ATTRACT

GRATEFUL

FAITH

RELIEVE

in First Certificate Testbuilder - HeinemannKEY

1. secretarial; occupation; frozen; carpentry; explanation; solution; failure; successful; construction; embarrassment;

2. scientist; engineering; product; equipment; electricity; powerful; useless; specialised; embarrassment; difficulties;

3. impression; offensive; irritating; admiration; cowardice; adorable; attraction; gratitude; faithful; relief; PAGE 2