Word formation and social expressions

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some good exercises for intermediate learners of English

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ARE YOU READY FOR WORD FORMATION?

ARE YOU SURE?

THINK TWICE

Us the correct form of the given words1. Can you give some examples for the well-

known………………. structures? ( architecture)

2. We have high ……………… for her future. Because she’s struggling hard to realize her dreams. ( expect)

3.The Olympics are all about celebrating sporting …………………….. ( achieve)

EXPECTATION

ACHIEVEMENT

ARCHITECTURAL

4.Life …………. for both men and women has improved greatly in the past 20 years. ( expect)

5.A good diet and sports are ……………… to health ( benefit)

6. ……………….. advances are making a great contribution to the development of mankind. ( (technology)

7.Saunder's lawyer made a brief …………….. to the press outside the court.(state)

EXPECTANCY

BENEFICIAL

TECHNOLOGICAL

STATEMENT

8. Her eyes shone with …………….. when she learned that she’d won the scholarship.( happy)

9. I’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A ………… PERSON IN MY LIFE. SHE ALWAYS WANTS MORE THAN SHE NEEDS. ( GREED)

10. Daisy had a …………. voice which affected everyone. ( music)

11. Prices have increased …………….. in the last few years ( dramatic)

HAPPINESS

GREEDY

MUSICAL

DRAMATICALLY

12. We are in ……………..with some very large companies. ( COMPETE)

13. Their music has become very ……………… in recent years. ( commerce)

1 4. A lot of people are dying of …………… in poor countries. (STARVE)

15. Can you make an …………….. of the numbers involved? ( ESTIMATE)

COMPETITION

commercialized

STARVATION

ESTIMATE

SOCIAL EXPRESSIO

NS

We have been ………… in the traffic for an hour. That’s why my dad is so angry.

I MUST BE ……… SOON. I’M TOO LATE.

STSTUCK How much is your new car?

STIT COST A FORTUNE

STOFF

Why were you talking to him angrily?

SHALL WE EAT OUT TONIGHT?

MIMIND YOUR OWN

BUSINESS

MITHAT SOUNDS

LIKE A GOOD IDEA

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU FINISH THE PROJECT? aaAGES. How about

you?

SHE NEVER STOPS COMPLAINING.

I’M SICK AND TIRED

OF HER COMPLAINT

S

I’M NOT WORKING NEXT WEEK.MII’VE TAKEN NEXT WEEK OFF.

I CAN’T BEAR HIS BEHAVIOURS ANYMORE.Stand – put up with-

tolerate

You had better take a short holiday immediately to get out of your stres.

The holiday will

do you good.

Take it easy. Your life is more important than your car. NEVER

MIND