WORD FORMATION

EXERCISE 306 WORD-FORMATION (1)
Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Example : Since the war started, productivity has risen considerably, (produce)
1. Which ......... .. ........ ... .... agency do you work for? (advertise)
2. She was so. .......... ........ .. .. with her work that she decided to quit her job. (bore)
3. It was an act of. ...... .. ......... to jump into the river and save the boy. (hero)
4. I don't want to leave the children alone; they are very . . .......... ......... (quarrel)
5 The ....... ... ... .. of Mount Everest was a great achievement, (conquer)
6. The expedition leader couldn't estimate the .......... .............. .... of the river. (wide)
7. The glue is extremely .. . ...... ... ..... ..., so try not to gel it on your fingers, (stick)
8. There was no ... ...... ... .. ........... that Jack was the murderer, (prove)
9. Tony always phones at the most...... ....... ... ... ... time when I am busy, (convenient)
10. The pharmacist couldn't read the prescription because the doctors handwriting was .......(legible)
11. Playing cards is not a very . ... ........ ..........way to spend your lime, (produce)
12. Leading ....................... are predicting that inflation will rise to over 70 percent by the end of the
year, (economy)
13. Only one applicant for the post had the necessary .......... .......... ... ... (qualify)
14. There can be no .. ...... . .... ...... that this man is the spy. (certain)
15. Mark felt. ......... ...................... when circumstances forced him to tell a lie. (anxious)
16. The investigators completed the job with great. .. ........ .... .. ...(efficient)
17. What is the ... .............. .......... of this room? (long)
18. The police inspector insisted on ... ........... .... . ..... at meetings, (punctual)
19. It was ... .............. ...... . of you to send flowers when f was in hospital, (thought)
20. The cook added a ...... ... ........... .... ..... of sugar to the pudding, (teaspoon)
21. The jury was .......... .... .......... ... by the evidence given by the spy. (fascinate)
22. The ............. ................. .... of the plane was scattered over the mountainside, (wreck)
23. Matthew made a full....... ..... .......... ... ..... after his illness, (recover)
24. What is the ...... ............................. dale of this season ticket? (expire)
25. His .............. ........... .. was spent in the country, (child)
26. Their ..... .......... ... ......... lasted for filly years, (friend)
27. Her face was so white that she looked quite ...... .... ....... ... ..... (ghost)
28. This magazine is about the latest ....... .... ............. .. discoveries, (science)
29. This organization helps ex-prisoners find ...... ... .......... ... (employ)
30. The... ............ ................ for the singer went on for five minutes, (applaud)
31. Don't wear that dress. It isn't........... .......... ........ for a wedding, (suit)
32. Twelve people, ............... ................ six police officers, were taken to hospital, (include)
33. Whoever designed this shopping centre was very ......... .. .......... ....(imagine)