WORD FORMATION FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

WORD FORMATION – FOR GIFTED STUDENTS 1 10 The agenda for the meeting is still not (FINAL) FINALIZED

WORD FORMATION – FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

1 10.The agenda for the meeting is still not _ (FINAL)

FINALIZED

2 6.Millions of people like _ and property owners depend on the tourist industry

for their livelihood (HOTEL)

HOTELIERS

3 10.The work is marred by a number of typing and spelling errors, and would have

benefited from stricter _ before submission (READ)

PROOFREADING

4 2.The actor’s performance is horridly _ - his screaming antics would be more

appropriate for a cartoon villain (KEY)

OFF-KEY

5 5.The International Red Cross has its _ in Geneva, Switzerland (HEAD)

HEADQUARTERS

6 7.I felt that turning up at the wedding in jeans and a T-shirt was rather

_ (APPROPRIACY)

7 2.Politicians are seen as corrupt and _ (SERVE)

SELF-SERVING

8 8.The record of 47 hours for watching TV wiithout stopping was set last year and is

still _ (BREAK)

UNBROKEN

9 3.John considers reading others’ diaries an _ invasion of privacy (PERMIT)

IMPERMISSIBLE

10 7.The scheme can only accept household paint and not car, varnish, wood _ or

other chemicals (PRESERVE)

PRESERVATIVES

11 4.The work is still at a very _ level (EXPERIMENT)

EXPERIMENTAL

12 7.Her case was _ argued (CONVINCE)

13 9.She _ him and offered support after reading about the 1995 case in the

news (FRIEND)

BEFRIENDED

14 5.It is common knowledge that oil and water are _ For example, Pouring olive

oil into water results in two distinct layers (MIX)

IMMISCIBLE

15 2.Tom’s parents were angry with him for _ at the party (BEHAVE)

MISBEHAVING

16 1.Without the _ of several large firms, the festival wouldn’t have taken

place (PATRON)

PATRONAGE

17 2.In my opinion, this book has nothing more than _ rubbish (INTELLECT)

PSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL

18 5.Street-fights are an everyday _ in this area of the city (OCCUR)

19 9.In the car, he would _ start singing along to the music he loved, from Mahalia

Jackson to Michael Jackson (CONSCIOUS)

UNSELFCONSCIOUSLY

20 1.ID card stands for _ card (IDENTIFY)

IDENTITY

21 2.As the climate cools gradually, almost _, with every few metres of altitude gained, the full diversity of fauna and flora is revealed in all its

splendor (PERCEPTION)

IMPERCEPTIBLY

22 6.The executives promised the shareholders a/an _ performance in the second

quarter regardless of current dire financial situations (BREAK)

BREAK-EVEN

23 5.That kind of linkage diplomacy is always dangerous and _ (AGREE)

DISAGREEABLE

24 3.I am trying to reduce my _ by cycling more and driving less (FOOT)

25 2.An accurate _ was made after a series of tests (DIAGNOSE)

DIAGNOSIS

26 4.The news of _ of war terrified people all around the globe (BREAK)

OUTBREAK

27 7.Many people donated money to help the people in Africa who are starving as a

resuilt of _ of food (SCARCE)

SCARCITY

28 3.There has been a _ improvement in her writing (NOTICE)

NOTICEABLE

29 3.I don’t think Tom’s gettting enough sleep lately His eyes are terribly

_ (BLOOD)

BLOODSHOT

30 5.His recent unpredictable mood _ him from his friends (STRANGE)

31 8.I am such a _ I’m always leaving my umbrella behind (BRAIN)

SCATTERBRAIN

32 2.Their trouble is _ They themselves made the situation worse (INFLICT)

SELF-INFLICTING

33 9.He became _ in his opposition in the plan He gave up his viewpoint after his

boss criticized (RESOLVE)

IRRESOLUTE

34 8.How much does _ of this club cost ? (MEMBER)

MEMBERSHIP

35 6.Beck has the _ task of trying to rebuild the business (ENVY)

UNENVIABLE

36 3.Why don’t you take the _ and arrange a meeting ? (INITIATE)

37 1.There is a strong smell of _ in the hospital (INFECT)

DISINFECTANT

38 8.Theo and his twin brother are always together They are _ (SEPARATE)

INSEPARABLE

39 9.Our competitive company confirmed that they were not involved in any _

activities (ACT)

ACTIONABLE

40 4.The price of the house includes many existing _ and fittings (FIX)

FIXTURES

41 10.You should use it as a study room It’s _ quiet (COMPARE)

COMPARATIVELY

42 4.Ask Margaret She’s pretty _ about that sort of thing (CLUE)

43 3.Telephone charges are lower during _ periods (PEAK)

OFF-PEAK

44 2.The politician argued for the _ of the old system of taxation (RETAIN)

RETENTION

45 2.Her rudeness was most _ (REGRET)

REGRETFUL

46 1.She became well-known as a consistent _ of slavery (OPPOSE)

OPPONENT

47 6.And then she mistily realized what she should have known at once that she had

reached the cliff’s edge _ (HINDRANCE)

UNHINDERED

48 4.The excuse he gave for being late, which involved a story about being held up by

bank robbers, sounded highly _ (PLAUSIBLE)

49 1.Her _ was so great that she broke a glass (ANXIOUS)

ANXIETY

50 2.It’s Frank’s _ that drives his parents crazy They can’t even persuade him to

brush teeth in the morning (OBSTINATE)

OBSTINACY