Interactive Exercises on English Word-formation

Each exercise consists of 20 items. In each of the following tasks there
are two sentences. Select a word, to fill the blank in the sentence on the right, which is formed from the same root as the word/s italicized in the sentence on the right.

 

Ex. no. First/last word Ex. no. First/last word
01 able - applaud 11 moderate - noise
02 apply - bright 12 north - perform
03 broad - continue 13 north - perform
04 convenient - deliver 14 prison - real
05 descend - enclose 15 reason - rot
06 enjoy - firm 16 rough - shock
07 flash - guilty 17 shot - state
08 harm - influence 18 stick - theatre
09 inform - library 19 thick - vary
10 lie - mistake 20 victory - young

 

Updated: 22 Dec, 2001