B1 42 Vocabulary Word Formation

I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
There are two verbs you don’t need.
attend fail pay drop pursue skip
1 He’s very good at Science, but he isn’t good at English. He sometimes ......................................... English
exams.
2 You need to work hard if you want to ........................................... a career in medicine.
3 He’s a very hard-working student and he never ........................................... any lessons.
4 I always try ........................................... attention in class.
II. Read the definitions and complete the words.

1 hard-working at school and trying to do well: s _ _ d _ _ _ s
2 having a clear goal and doing everything you can to achieve it: s _ _ _ _ e–m _ _ d _ d
3 interested in learning new things and finding out about the world: c _ _ _ _ _ s
4 logical and precise in the way you think: a _ _ l _ _ _ c
III. Complete the sentences by adding one word in each space.

1 I’ve been too busy to watch TV lately. I hope to catch .......................... on my favourite series during holidays.
2 Please don’t forget to hand .......................... your essays by Friday.
3 You shouldn’t put things .......................... until the last minute.
4 I’m really looking .......................... to graduation – I can’t wait to get a job!
IV. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 She has a good circle / round of friends.
2 Mr Edwards has a real gift / present for teaching – he’s brilliant!
3 Jack spends a lot of time thinking about life and death – he’s a really low / deep thinker.
V. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Most jeans now are made from chemical / mass-produced denim.
2 Very few companies now use natural / labour-intensive dyes.
3 They wanted to modernise the production cloths / techniques at the factory.
4 I prefer tight jeans to baggy / cropped ones.
5 The colour will gradually fade / design with time.
VI. Complete the sentences with words formed from the words in capitals.
1 She believes that everyone has the right to take part in .............................................................. protests.
PEACE
2 Some money was given to the school by an .............................................................. donor who didn’t want to
be identified. ANONYMITY
3 He has very strong .............................................................. about what the press should and shouldn’t do.
BELIEVE
4 I couldn’t believe his .............................................................. at getting the train time wrong and missing the
train! STUPID
5 We believe in .............................................................. for everyone. EQUAL
VII. Complete the words in the sentences.
1 C _ _ _ k on this icon to open the file.
2 You should v _ _ _ t their website – it’s really good.
3 I update my s _ _ t _ s on social media about once a week.
4 You should do more exercise – your lifestyle is too s _ d _ _ t _ _ y.
5 Diet plays a c _ _ c _ _ l role in good health.
6 We need to a _ _ r _ _ s the issue of internet addiction.
7 I posted a c _ _ _ _ _ t on the website.
8 People who suffer from d _ _ b _ t _ s have to be careful about how much sugar they eat.
9 A poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to o _ _ s _ _ y.
10 She got a r _ p _ _ _ t _ _ e strain injury from using her computer too much.
VIII. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you don’t need.
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1 1, 3 and 5 are .............................................. numbers.

2 Having the right technology can .............................................. your life, so it would never be the same again.
3 Samantha doesn’t want to .............................................. the pockets of big companies by spending a lot of
money on digital devices.
4 I sometimes find it hard to stay on .............................................. of all my homework.
5 Who first came up with the .............................................. of relativity?
IX. Complete the sentences by adding one word in each space.

1 I really need my phone – I don’t think I could do ................................... it.
2 I can’t figure ................................... how to download the file.
3 I hate that ring tone on your phone – it really winds me ................................... !
4 The government wants to bring ................................... new measures to make the Internet safer for children.
5 He finds it hard to tear himself ................................... from computer games.
X. Complete the words in the sentences.

1 We should stop using f _ _ _ _ l fuels such as oil and coal.
2 They’re building a new d _ _ to hold back the river.
3 The sea is full of floating plastic d _ b _ _ s.
4 Plastic is a danger to fish and other m _ _ _ _ e animals.
XI. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words you don’t need.
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1 Small pieces of plastic drift on the ............................................... of the ocean and underneath it.
2 Every living creature is part of the food ............................................... .
3 We can take this waste to the rubbish ............................................... .
4 This ice ............................................... is beginning to melt.

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I. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

There are two verbs you don’t need.

attend fail pay drop pursue skip

II. Read the definitions and complete the words.

III. Complete the sentences by adding one word in each space.

IV. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

V. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

even line odd revolutionise theory top track

1 1, 3 and 5 are .............................................. numbers.

IX. Complete the sentences by adding one word in each space.

X. Complete the words in the sentences.

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