WORD FORMATION - Vocabulary

UNIT 1

GRAMMAR TEST

Confused words

1 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

practice / practise
1 We have football ____________ every Thursday after school.
2 If you don’t ____________ regularly, you won’t improve.

advice / advise
1 I strongly ____________ you to give
up smoking.
2 Paul wasn’t sure about which university
to apply to, so he asked his teacher for
____________ .

characteristic/identity/personality/individuality
National __________________ are often quite amusing to people from other countries.
Though their __________________ differed, they got along as friends.
No one discovered the true __________________ of the thief.
A sense of __________________ is important if we want to stand out in a crowd.
Human beings are amazing; they all have their own different __________________.
Unfortunately a big nose is our family __________________.
The newspaper photo apparently showed him in Rome but it was a case of mistaken __________________.
Find out more about your __________________, who you are, how you act and react in certain situations.
Sentimentality seems a __________________ of all the writers of that period.
Police are trying to establish the __________________ of a woman seen walking away from the accident.


Word formation: verbs and nouns

1 Write the related nouns.
1 imagine ____________
2 arrange ____________
3 discuss ____________
4 educate ____________
5 manage ____________
6 amuse ____________
7 organize ____________
8 tolerate ____________
9 enjoy ____________
10 confirm ____________


2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words.

1 According to experts, digital television is the future of home _______________. (ENTERTAIN)

2 When Clare entered the skateboarding
_______________, she didn’t expect to win. (COMPETE)

3 Jane couldn’t taste the _______________ between the two cola drinks. (DIFFER)

4 After discussing the results of the experiment, the scientists finally reached a _______________. (CONCLUDE)

5 Greg’s parents gave him _______________ to go on holiday with his friends. (PERMIT)


3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
AGREE - CONFUSE - IMPRESS – POSSESS REVISE - ENCOURAGE

1 Robert managed to make a good ____________ at his job interview.
2 Dave was arrested for ____________ of drugs.
3 After two weeks of negotiations, the
company signed an ____________ which promised better working conditions.
4 Pam failed her exams because she hadn’t
done enough ____________ .
5 Michael’s parents gave him a lot of
____________ when he decided to play football professionally.
6 The concert was badly organised. There was
a lot of ____________ about who was playing.

4 Complete the texts with the correct form of the words.
There has been an ____________ (EXPLODE) in the centre of Paris. The police say no one has been injured.
The government has promised to find a _____________ (SOLVE) to rising unemployment.
A tornado has hit the coast of Florida. The cost of the _____________ (DESTROY) is estimated at fifty million dollars.
A recent government report shows that there has been a big ______________ (IMPROVE) in health care over the last five years.