LUYỆN HSG 18

WORD FORM EXERCISES
I. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. In some cases you may have to make a negative form by using the prefix dis-, in-, or un-
1. HONEST
a. It was very __________ of him to steal that money.
b. I _________ think that this is the best thing to do.
c. They praised her for her ___________.
2. IDENTIFY
a. Have you got some kind of _____________ on you?
b. UFO means ____________ Flying Object.
3. IMAGINE
a. They said my illness was __________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain?
b. He hasn’t got the ___________ to think up such a clever plan.
4. INDUSTRY
a. I’m afraid ___________ relations aren’t very good in this company.
b. She was a much less _________ student than her sister.
c. He’s a leading __________, with factories all over the country.
d. In the past few years this area has become heavily _____________.
5. MANAGE
a. The __________ said he wouldn’t change the radio without a receipt.
b. They are taking over the ________ of the company next week.
c. Only the __________ Director can make that decision.
d. She’s got a job as the _____________ of a dress shop.
6. NATION
a. If he isn’t Spanish, what ___________ is he?
b. The coal industry was originally private but was _________in the 1940’s
c. There is no _________ service in the United Kingdom.
7. OBSERVE
a. It was very ___________ of you to notice that.
b. This _____________ houses the largest telescope in the country.
c. He’s under _____________ all the time.
8. SATISFY
a. He couldn’t give a ___________ explanation for his actions.
b. I get no ____________ from doing this.
c. I’m afraid I was very ________with the travel arrangements.
9. SCIENCE
a. She’s a top ________ working on our space project.
b. There is no _________ explanation for what happened.
c. The connection hasn’t been _________ proved yet.
10. SHORT
a. Mrs. Bailey will be with you ___________
b. I had to __________ my speech as we had started late.
c. There is a _________ of carrots because of the bad weather.
11. VARY
a. The temperature is very ________ at this time of the year.
b. Do you like this new ___________ of apple?
c. There are ___________ desserts to choose from.
12. CONVENIENCE
a. I’m afraid it won’t be _____________ for me to see you tomorrow.
b. The house is ____________ situated near the centre of town.
c. This is very _________! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else?
13. CREATE
a. I would like to show you my latest ________, which I have called ‘Boats on a Lake’.
b. The chameleon is a very strange _____________.
c. Conan Doyle was famous as the ________ of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.
14. CRITIC
a. Why does everybody __________ him all the time?
b. After so much ____________ he felt he had to resign.
c. They were very ______________ of his efforts to improve services.
15. DECIDE
a. They’re going to announce their _________ tomorrow.
d. He’s so ___________! He just can’t make up his mind!
16. DECORATE
a. The __________ said he would charge me $ 1,000 a room.
b. During the festival _________ were hanging from every tree.
17. DEMONSTRATE
a. The _______ all sat down in the middle of the road.
b. He offered to give me a _____________ of how the machine worked.
18. DEPEND
a. We are _________ on other countries for most of our food.
b. Every year we celebrate our _________.
19. DICTATE
a. The boss wants you to take some _____________.
b. He acted in an extremely ________ manner, which made him very unpopular.
20. DIRECT
a. Are you sure we’re going in the right __________?
b. She looked _________ at me as she said it.
c. I had to look up number in telephone _______________.
d. Hitchcock is one of my favorite film.
21. ECONOMY
a. My new car is more ______ than the one I had before.
b. She studied __________ at university.
c. On my salary we have to live as _________ as possible.
d. If we don’t ________ on electricity, there will be power cuts.
22. ELECTRIC
a. He works as an __________ for a local firm.
b. The price of ___________ has gone up again.
c. The fire was caused by an __________ fault in the television.
d. He is an _________ engineer.
23. EMPLOY
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