Word Form 2

WORD FORMS Choose the appropriate form of the word. Be certain to use the correct verb tense, singular or plural form of the noun, and the passive voice where necessary 1. ability, able, to enable, ably a. The technology ________users with one telephone number to gain access to their desktop phone, cellular phone, fax and pager. b. She was _______ assisted by her team of researchers. c. The health centre serves all patients, regardless of their _______ to pay. d. I`d like to do more gardening, but I never seem _______ to find the time. 2. achieve, achievement a. His great _______ is to make all the players into a united team. b. The reason I _______ good results is because I work hard -- and so could you. 3. accuracy, accurate, accurately a. It`s impossible to predict the weather _______. b. There have been questions about the _______ of the report. c. The evidence she gave to the court was not strictly _______. 4. act, action, actor, active, actively a. Leonardo DiCaprio is my favourite ________ -- he`s so good-looking! b. Carol was _______involved in the local sports club. c. The government must take _______ now to stop the rise in violent crime. d. The UN must _______ now to restore democracy. e. My father always led a very _______ life. 5. adapt, adaptation, adaptable a. The catfish is _______ to a wide range of water conditions. b. The children are finding it hard to _______ to the new school. c. She was responsible for the _______ of the book "The Witches of Eastwick" into a stage play. 6. add, addition, additional, additionally a. _______ information can be obtained from the centre. b. Despite the ________ of fertilizer, flowers are still unable to grow in the soil. c. A new contract is in place. ________, staff will be offered a bonus scheme. d. Beat together the egg and sugar, then ______ the flour. 7. admire, admiration, admirer, admirable, admirably a. McEnroe played _______, defeating another U.S. upstart, 16-year-old Michael Chang. b. Rollins _________ for her poetry, but she also writes fiction. c. His passion for work was insatiable, an ________ quality in a man. 1 d. A crowd of ___________ had gathered outside Dunham`s door. e. Carlos has earned our respect and _________. 8. apply, application, applicant, applicable a. We receive hundreds of job _________each year. b. She _______ for a job with the local newspaper three weeks ago. c. No single method, however, is ever going to be universally ________. d. __________ for teacher-training courses need to have at least one year`s experience. 9. appreciate, appreciation, appreciative a. It helps children to develop an __________ of poetry and literature. b. He wrote a warm, ____________ letter, thanking her for everything she had done. c. He did not fully _________ the significance of signing the contract. 10. architecture, architect, architectural, architecturally a. Lahore boasts a wealth of ___________ significant buildings. b. St Paul`s Cathedral was designed by the famous _________, Sir Christopher Wren. c. He studied ___________ at university. d. This mosque is one of the Mughal Empire’s most remarkable __________ achievements. 11. argue, argument, arguable, arguably a. Senna was _________ the greatest racing driver of all time. b. Gallacher continued _________ with the referee throughout the game. c. Some items are frankly fakes; others are of ________ value. d. I broke the vase during an __________ with my husband. 12. attract, attraction, attractive, attractively a. Women seem to find him __________. b. Disney World ________ millions of tourists each year. c. Graceland, Elvis Presley`s former home, is now a tourist ____________ that draws more than 600,000 visitors every year. d. Women and girls wore their hair long and took care that it was always combed and arranged ________. 13. beauty, beautician, beautify, beautiful, beautifully a. ________ is in the eye of the beholder. b. Florence is such a ________ city. c. Locals welcome any efforts to __________ the neighbourhood. d. She was working double hours as a ________. e. Sea slugs are often __________ coloured. 14. believe, belief, believer, believable, unbelievable, unbelievably a. The plot is _________, but the characters aren`t very interesting. b. I find it _________ that Mr. Carvey has no memory of that day. c. It is my ___________ that we will find a cure for cancer in the next ten years. 2 d. You shouldn`t ________ everything you read. e. She was a strong ________ in women`s participation in public affairs. f. The power of the atomic bomb is ___________ great. 15. care, careful, careless, carelessness, carefully, carelessly a. Deforestation, over-development, and pollution from human-made chemicals are just a few of the consequences of human activity and _____________. b. You need to think very ___________ about which course you want to do. c. Be __________ - there`s broken glass on the floor! d. I`m very lucky to have a husband, family and friends who __________ about me. e. I made a few __________ mistakes. f. If one part of the ecosystem is _________ destroyed, the whole environment suffers. 16. celebrate, celebration, celebrity, celebratory a. How do you usually _________ New Year? b. New Year __________ in Scotland go on for three days. c. The ___________ event will mark the 75th anniversary of the university. d. I get to have fun and meet lots of __________ and get my picture taken. 17. character, characterise, characteristic, characteristically a. Each species of bird has its own ____________ song. b. Natural law thinking ______________ by two major problems. c. In the story, the main _____________ has left his girlfriend and baby. d. In local environments, dominant species of trees are _______________ associated with certain shrubs and herbs. 18. chemistry, chemist, chemical, chemically a. Hales is best known as a physiologist, ___________, and inventor. b. ___________, the substances are similar. c. Edison was his hero; _________ and electricity were his passions. d. More than a score of nations now seeks or possesses ____________ weapons. 19. collect, collection, collector, collective, collectively a. The decision to launch nuclear weapons must be _____________. b. The company ___________ information about consumer trends. c. Rain, snow and hail are ___________ known as precipitation. d. The painting was bought by a private ___________. e. Have you seen Alvin`s stamp __________? 20. comfort, comfortable, comfortably a. The bed wasn`t particularly __________. b. Alan was very reluctant to leave the warmth and __________ of the fire. c. He tried to _________ her by telling her that everything would be all right. d. The hotel is modern and ___________ furnished. 3 21. commerce, commercial, commercially a. Nintendo has been _____________ successful. b. It is renowned as a business and ____________ centre. c. This restriction creates a barrier for global electronic ____________. 22. compare, comparison, comparable, comparably a. In ____________ to other recent video games, this one isn`t very exciting. b. A car of ____________ size would cost far more abroad. c. If you ___________ rents in London with those in New York, you`ll find they are about the same. d. Earnings have risen _________ in the computer industry. 23. compete, competition, competitor, competitive, competitively a. Last year they sold twice as many computers as their _____________. b. There is fierce ____________ between the three leading soap manufacturers. c. Some US industries are not as ___________ as they have been in the past. d. Snowboarding is performed both recreationally and ___________. e. The stores have to ____________ for customers in the Christmas season. 24. compute, computer, computation a. I can`t get the program to work on my ___________. b. Final results had not yet been ___________. c. Even today, children spend 90 percent of their math time on these ____________. 25. consider, consideration, considerate, considerable, considerably a. It was very _____________ of you to let us know you were going to be late. b. We`ve saved a ___________ amount of money. c. Cost should not be your main _____________. d. Conditions have improved ______________ over the past few years. e. Before buying a car you should ______________ the cost of insuring it. 26. construct, construction, constructor, constructive, constructively a. ______________ of Highway 85 will begin soon. b. We welcome any _____________ criticism. c. There are plans to ____________ a new road bridge across the river. d. Unable to deal ____________ with the opposition, he became heavy-handed in his rule. e. All this is wonderful testament to the life`s designers and __________. 27. consume, consumption, consumer, consumable a. _____________ will soon be paying higher air fares. b. International relief supplied more than 5,000 tonnes of drugs and ___________ medical supplies, syringes, needles and other equipment. c. In order to survive human beings need to ___________ food and water. 4 d. The ____________ of alcohol on the premises is forbidden. 28. contribute, contributor, contribution a. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his ____________ to Quantum Theory. b. The volunteers ____________ their own time to the project. c. Dr Win was a major ____________ to the research. 29. control, controller, controllable a. I wish he`d learn to ____________ his temper. b. Babies are born with very little _____________ over their movements. c. Wayne, the treasurer and ___________, exercised power to successfully establish an offshore trading company. d. Diabetes is a serious but __________ disease. 30. create, creator, creation, creative, creatively a. Children should be allowed to develop their ____________ abilities. b. Some people believe the universe ___________ by a big explosion. c. The plan should result in the ____________ of 2000 new jobs. d. Diaghilev is considered by many to be the ___________ of the first modern dance company. e. All students improve when they are taught to think analytically, ____________ and practically about the material they learn. 31. criticise, critic, criticism, critical, critically a. 10 people died and 30 were ____________ injured in a rail crash yesterday. b. After the University of Montpellier he worked first as a film _______, then as a reporter in Paris. c. He made some highly _________ remarks. d. The decision has been strongly ___________ by teachers. e. Despite strong ____________, the new system is still in place. 32. danger, endanger, dangerous, dangerously a. The virus is probably not ___________ to humans. b. Smoking during pregnancy ___________ your baby`s life. c. The __________ of a fire in the home increases during the holidays. d. People who drive ____________ should receive harsher punishments. 33. die, death, dead, deadly a. Police are trying to contact the family of the ___________ man. b. Arsenic, a ____________ poison, exceeded the safe limit by seven times. c. Cancer is the leading cause of ___________ in women. d. He ____________ in 1985 at the age of 76. 34. decide, decision, decisive, decisively a. Yet again, we have failed to act __________. 5 ... - tailieumienphi.vn