WORD BUILDING

Use the word on the right to make a new word which fits in the sentence.

1. he was born blind; but he has always treated this so-called …………………….………. as a
challenge. ABLE
2. I’m ………………………. In favour of the plan, but there are still one or two points that I’m not
entirely happy with. BASE
3. Andres has lovely paintings, photographs and drawings. She’s just very ………………… ART
4. I think this is very …………………….. of the supervisor to expect us to work overtime every night
this week. REASON
5. There is a saying in English , “……………………… speak louder than words.” ACT
6. The rule is not …………………………… in this case. APPLY
7. Look at Chinese, Russian or Arabic. I think English is a …………………………………. easy
language to learn. COMPARE
8. On no account repeat to anyone else what you have heard in this meeting. Treat it all as strictly
…………………… . CONFIDE
9. I don’t think their marriage will last long. They’re ……………………….. quarrelling. CONTINUE
10. You are now in our hands, Mr Bond. Do exactly as you are told - . ……………… is punishable by
instant death. OBEY
11. The lives of people in every country of the world are being affected by economic
…………………………………………… . GLOBE
12. Paula followed Philip around with the look of ………………………….. in her eyes. ADORE
13. He was extremely ……………………… . I had to do everything myself. HELP
14. He won silver in the discus at the Olympic Games but was ……………………. After a drug test.
QUALIFY
15. Industrial robots work with far greater ……………………… than any human. PRECISE
16. You make these trivial incidents sound so …………………………….. . DRAMA
17. People often …………………………. the importance of training and watch TV instead. ESTIMATE
18. The bloodstain on her dress was very …………………………….. . NOTICE
19. Yes, I can speak a little Spanish because I spent some of my ………………….. in Spain. BOY
20. The jewel is not simply valuable, it is ……………………………….. . VALUE
21. After all he has done for us, it would be very ………………………… of us if we didn’t do this for
him now. CONSIDER
22. Fruit is always …………………………… in summer here. PLENTY
23. Vernon and Wanda arrived late at the opera and were refused …………………………. until the end
of the first act. ADMIT
24. This coat is too short for today. Do you think you could …………………. it a little for me? LONG
25. The fine Georgian mansion had been allowed to fall into ………………………….. . REPAIR
26. Recently health care has become increasingly bureaucratic and ……………………………… .
PERSON
27. The sacked men claim they have been ………………… because of their political activity. VICTIM
28. The computer and the human mind have different but ………………….. abilities. COMPLEMENT
29. My dad bought a new car, but I can’t drive it as he is so ……………………….. about it. POSSESS
30. Mr Mägi’s contract was ………………………… immediately when the employers found out that he
had worked as a KGB agent during the Soviet occupation. TERM
KEY TO WORD BUILDING ex

1. disability
2. basically
3. artistic
4. unreasonable
5. actions
6. applicable
7. comparatively
8. confidential
9. continually
10. disobedience
11. globalization
12. adoration
13. unhelpful.
14. disqualified
15. precision
16. dramatic
17. underestimate
18. noticeable
19. boyhood
20. invaluable
21. inconsiderate
22. plentiful
23. admission
24. lengthen
25. disrepair
26. impersonal
27. victimized
28. complementary
29. possessive
30. terminated