Word formation – 1st year (2)
Besedotvorje: postavi besede v oklepaju v pravilno obliko. / Word formation: put the words in brackets into the correct form.
1 Good _______________ deserve a promotion. (WORK)
2 Can you already feel the _______________of the upcoming New Year holiday? (EXCITE)
3 Nobody’s perfect. Everyone’s got a _______________ or two. (WEAK)
4 Tom’s really _______________ – he’ll always come up with a great design. (CREATE)
5 When you are 18, you are responsible for your own _______________. (ACT)
6 Our headteacher’s speech is really long. He should _______________ it. (SHORT)
7 I know you have a right to have an opinion of your own, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t _______________ with you. (AGREE)
8 A _______________ works on a ship. (SAIL)
9 Whenever I try to fix something in our house by myself, there’s always a _______________. (COMPLICATE)
10 Shakespeare was a famous _______________. (WRITE)
11 J. K. Rawling is a very _______________ writer. She has written 17 books. (PRODUCE)
12 My grandpa’s health condition was _______________ and we could only wait and see how it would turn out. (CRITIC)
13 Teenagers often idolize _______________ people. (FAME)
14 My sister is always _______________ involved in Greenpeace movement. (ACT)
15 Your test results were _______________. I’m sorry but you’ll have to take the test again. (SUFFICE)
16 Do you want to study art or languages? It’s time to make a _______________. (DECIDE)
17 Ater she had retired, she moved to a _______________ village in the south of the country. (DISTANCE)
18 Why do we have to learn all these _______________ verbs? (REGULAR)
19 This old bike doesn’t look bad, but unfortunately it’s too broken to be fixed, so it’s _______________. (USE)
20 Most _______________ people try to find a shelter but many of them still sleep outside.(HOME)
21 If you want to get the information you need you should speak _______________ to the manager. (DIRECT)
22 Although my granpa is 95 years old, he’s still very _______________. (ACT)
23 It’s really _______________ of our teacher to change assessment criteria whenever she feels like it. (FAIR)
24 Have you made these Christmas _______________ by yourself? (DECORATE)
25 I don’t know what the new year will bring about but I’m _______________ that things will go well. (HOPE)
26 Processed food that we can buy in supermarkets contains _______________ which are not good for us. (ADD)
27 I’m sorry but your timing is really _______________. Can you ring in an hour or so? (CONVENIENCE)
28 Do you _______________ think that your mum will believe your explanation? (HONEST)
29 You can hear lots of different theories about everything but I only believe in _______________ proven facts. (SCIENCE)
30 My brother is only two years old but he already dresses and _______________ himself. (DRESS)
31 What’s the _______________ of Mount Everest? (HIGH)
32 I’ve changed the light bulb but it’s still doesn’t work. I think I should call an _______________. (ELECTRICITY)
33 I’m sure that Jenny and Phil _______________ care about each other. (GENUINE)
34 Euthanasia is still _______________ in most countries although it has been accepted well in the Netherlands. (LEGALIZE)
35 This dictionary is very small and inexpensive, but is it really _______________? (USE)
36 Weddings are normally an important event, so you shouldn’t wear _______________ clothes. (FORMAL)
37 Not everything that you can find on the internet is correct – sometimes it might be an _______________ source of information. (RELY)
38 When you don’t know everything about something, it’s natural to make _______________. (ASSUME)
39 _______________ is a profitable business, but only few succeed in it. (ENTERTAIN)
