Put the word in brackets into the correct form. You will have to use prefixes and/or suffixes.
1. He was sitting __________________ in his seat on the train. (comfort)
2. There was a __________________ light coming from the window. (green)
3. He was acting in a very __________________ way. (child)
4. This word is very difficult to spell, and even worse, it's __________________. (pronounce)
5. He's lost his book again. I don't know where he has __________________ it this time. (place)
6. You shouldn't have done that! It was very __________________ of you. (think)
7. He didn't pass his exam. He was __________________ for the second time. (succeed)
8. Some of the shanty towns are dreadfully __________________ . (crowd)
9. The team that he supported were able to win the__________________ . (champion)
10. There is a very high __________________ that they will be late. (likely)
11. I couldn't find any __________________ in his theory. (weak)
12. He wants to be a __________________ when he grows up. (mathematics)
13. You need to be a highly trained __________________ to understand this report. (economy)
14. There were only a __________________ of people at the match. (hand)
15. She arrived late at work because she had__________________ . (sleep)
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comfortably
Green
child
pronounce
placed
Thought
succeeded
crowded
champions
liked
weak
Mathematician
in economics
11 players or Hand players
slept
Answer:
The answers are as follows..
Explanation:
(1) comfortably
He was sitting __________________ in his seat on the train. (comfort)
(2) greenish
There was a __________________ light coming from the window. (green)
(3) childish
He was acting in a very __________________ way. (child)
(4) unpronounceable
This word is very difficult to spell, and even worse, it's __________________. (pronounce)
(5) misplaced
He's lost his book again. I don't know where he has __________________ it this time. (place)
(6) thoughtless
You shouldn't have done that! It was very __________________ of you. (think)
(7) unsuccessful
He didn't pass his exam. He was __________________ for the second time. (succeed)
(8) overcrowded
Some of the shanty towns are dreadfully __________________ . (crowd)
(9) championship
The team that he supported were able to win the__________________ . (champion)
(10) likelihood
There is a very high __________________ that they will be late. (likely)
(11) weaknesses
I couldn't find any __________________ in his theory. (weak)
(12) mathematician
He wants to be a __________________ when he grows up. (mathematics)
(13) economist
You need to be a highly trained __________________ to understand this report. (economy)
(14) handful
There were only a __________________ of people at the match. (hand)
(15) overslept
She arrived late at work because she had__________________ . (sleep)
(16) widen
The road was too narrow, so they had to __________________ it. (wide)
(17) falsifying
He was accused of __________________ documents. (false)
(18) tranquilise
They had to __________________ the lion before they could catch it. (tranquil)
(19) regulate
He needed to __________________ the temperature. (regular)
(20) reconsider
I think that you should __________________ . It may not be the best thing to do. (consider)
(21) stopover
There was a three-hour __________________ because of the strike. (stop)
(22) combination
You need a _______________of motivation, organization and revision to learn English.(combine)
(23) impractical
I try not to go to the supermarket at 5pm because it's __________________. (practice)
(24) uneconomical
It is very __________________ to run air-conditioning with the door open. (economy)
(25) arrival
His __________________ has been expected for the last half an hour. (arrive)
(26) reflection
She looked at her __________________ in the mirror. (reflect)
(27) receptive
I told him my plan but he wasn't very __________________ . (receive)
(28) intention
She had no __________________ of going to see him. (intend)
(29) familiarising
He spent half an hour __________________ himself with the building. (familiar)
(30) disappointment
Failing her driving test was a great __________________ to her. (appoint)
(31) journalism
He decided to study __________________ at university. (journal)
(32) surprisingly
The film was __________________ good. (surprise)
(33) post-war
There was the need for __________________ construction when the fighting stopped. (war)
(34) self-satisfied
I don't like him at all. He's so __________________ . (satisfy)
(35) employees
The company has over 500 __________________ . (employ)
(36) businesslike
The new manager was very efficient and __________________ . (business)
(37) mistaken
It really isn't mine. I think that you are __________________ . (take)
(38) unemployment
The rate of __________________ in Brazil has been rising steadily. (employ)
(39) inflation
With the real plan, the rate of __________________ in Brazil has fallen. (inflate)
(40) unhappily
She looked at him __________________ , and started to cry. (happy)
(41) disastrous
The party was __________________ , everything went wrong. (disaster)
(42) boring
The film was so __________________ that we left before the end. (bore)
(43) bored
The film was terrible, I felt really __________________ . (bore)
(44) misunderstanding
I think that there has been a __________________ , I didn't order this. (understand)
(45) microscope
The bacteria are so small that you need a __________________ to see them. (scope)
(46) comedian
Have you seen that new __________________ ? He's very funny. (comedy)
(47) disorganised
The event was totally __________________ . It was terrible. (organise)
(48) overslept
I arrived late for work because I had __________________ . (sleep)
(49) booklet
There is a small __________________ explaining the new traffic code. (book)
(50) uncompromising
He was __________________ . He wouldn't change his mind. (compromise)