1. During the war there was a shortage of sugar, coffee and other goods. 2. My uncle's got a very interesting occupation. 3. I don't think guns are suitable toys for young children. 4. I sometimes wonder whether the world would not have been a better place without the invention of television. 5. It is almost impossible for young people to leave school today to get a job. 6. Federer is probably the most successful tennis player of all time.

1. WORD BUILDING 1
The word incapitalsat the endof each of the followingsentencescanbe usedtoform
a word that fitssuitablyinthe blankspace.Fill ineachblankthisway.
1. During the War there was a ………………………… of sugar, coffee andothergoods. ( SHORT)
2 .My uncle’sgota veryinteresting………………………… (OCCUPY)
3. I don’t thinkgunsare ………………………… toysfor youngchildren. (SUIT)
4. I sometimeswonderwhetherthe worldwouldnothave beenabetterplace withoutthe
………………………… of television. (INVENT)
5. It is almost………………………… for youngpeople toleave school todaytogeta job. (POSSIBLE)
6. Federerisprobablythe most………………………… tennisplayerof all time. (SUCCESS)
7. Many people stillrefusetobelievethatsmokingis………………………… (HARM)
8. She wonan Oscar for her………………………… inthat film. (PERFORM)
9. Many people thinkitisvery………………………… if aliensexist. (DOUBT)
10. My wife is………………………… of spiders. (TERROR)
11. Althoughthe paintinglookedlike agenuine Picasso,the ………………………… wasdefinitelya
fake. (SIGN)
12. Theyreceivedoverfifty…………………………for the joblast week.(APPLY)
13. I waskept………………………… lastnightby the noise froma party inthe flat above. (WAKE)
14. He’sso nice.It’sa ………………………… workingforhim. (PLEASE)
15. You shouldn’thave mentioneddeath.Youknow how ………………………… Charlesisabout
that sort of thing. (SENSE)
16. It isbecoming………………………… difficulttofindajobnowadays. (INCREASE)
17. I understandyourproblem,anddon’tthinkI’mnot………………………… but youcan’t do it at
work. (SYMPATHY)
18. Nowadays,violence seemstobe a………………………… occurrence. (DAY)
19. Moneycan’t exactlybuyyou…………………………, but at leastithelpsyousufferincomfort.
(HAPPY)
20. John’s a nice person,but I couldn’tgoout withhim.He’sjustso ………………………… to look
at. (ATTRACT)
21. But howcouldyou doit? I feel quite …………………………of you.
22. It’stoo coldto weara ………………………… dress. (SLEEVE)
23. Because of the manager’s………………………… the workers alwaysarrivedlate. (WEAK)
24. On herweddingdayshe wastoo ………………………… to eat. (EXCITE)
25. What isthe ………………………… of yourtelevisionscreen? (WIDE)
26. All ………………………… shouldreportto the receptiondesk. (VISIT)
27. He ran up six floorsand………………………… gave me the news. (BREATH)
28. Don’tletthe childrenplaywiththose ………………………… ornaments. (BREAK)
29. ………………………… will be servedatthe endof the meeting. (REFRESH)
30. The waitresssmiled………………………… as she wipedthe table. (APOLOGY)
31. There is a great………………………… that the memberswill vote forastrike. (PROBABLE)
32. Kennethgave the childa………………………… of sweets. (HAND)
33. The discussionwasbroughttoa ………………………… conclusion. (SATISFY)
34. No,thisis notan original;it’sagood …………………………, though. (PRODUCE)

2. WORD BUILDING
1.- NOUNSFROM ADJECTIVES
- NESS -ITY -ANCE -ENCE -ION -CY -AGE
-NESS -ITY -CY
Happy / happiness dense /density accurate / accuracy
Lonely/loneliness equal / equality diplomatic/diplomacy
Aggressive /aggressiveness productive/productivity frequent/frequency
Blind/blindness complex /complexity decent/ decency
Weak/ weakness similar/similarity efficient/efficiency
Serious/seriousness regular/ regularity private /privacy
Aware / awareness superior/superiority deficient/deficiency
Deaf / deafness formal / formality fluent/fluency
Sad / sadness generous/generosity urgent/ urgency
Dark / darkness creative /creativity
Ill / illness secure /security
- ANCE -ENCE -ION
elegant/elegance patient/patience organized/organization
extravagant/extravagance adolescent/adolescence populated/population
relevant/relevance competent/competence irritated/irritation
important/ importance different/difference operated/operation
ignorant/ ignorance intelligent/intelligence
coherent/ coherence
reverent/reverence
confident/confidence -AGE
innocent/innocence short/ shortage
present/presence
resident/residence
obedient/obedience
decadent/ decadence
violent/violence
IRREGULAR
Angry/ anger dead/ death hungry / hunger strong / strength
Beautiful/beauty deep/ depth long/ length thirsty / thirst
Brave / bravery difficult/difficulty mysterious/mistery true /truth
Broad / breadth free/freedom optimistic /optimism warm/ warmth
Certain / certainty high/ height poor/ poverty wide /width
Courageous/courage honest/honesty proud/pride wise / wisdom
Dangerous/ danger hot/ heat safe / safety young/ youth

3. 2.- NOUNSFROM VERBS
-AL - ANCE -ATION -ION -MENT -ING
-AL -ANCE - ATION
arrive/arrival perform/performance create/creation
disapprove/disapproval disappear/ disappearance preserve/preservation
survive/survival appear/ appearance organize /organization
approve / approval enter/entrance civilize/civilization
revive /revival found/ foundation
dismiss/dismissal explain/explanation
bury/ burial educate / education
refuse /refusal vary / variation
-ION -MENT -ING
construct / construction arrange / arrangement mean/ meaning
discuss/ discussion retire/retirement drive /driving
invent/invention embarrass/ embarrassment heat / heating
excite /excitement begin/beginning
develop/development feel /feeling
improve /improvement write/writing
lodge/lodging
learn/ learning
read/reading
swim/swimming
IRREGULARES
behave/behaviour fly/flight please/pleasure
compare/comparison inhabit/inhabitant post/postage
choose/choice know/knowledge prove/proof
decide/decision laugh/laughter rob/robbery
deliver/delivery live/life see/sight
depart/ departure marry / marriage sell/sale
die / death feed/food sign/signature
succeed/success think/thought weigh/weight

4. 3.- ADJECTIVES FROM VERBS AND NOUNS
- ABLE - AL -FUL -IBLE - ING - IVE -Y
-ABLE - AL -FUL
accept/ acceptable education/educational colour/colourful
believe/believable accident/accidental success/successful
irritate/irritable environment/environmental help/helpful
recognize/recognizable profession/professional peace/peaceful
reason/reasonable politics/political pain/painful
eat/eatable music/musical
profit/profitable logics/logical
understand/understandable region/regional
comfort/comfortable nation/national
use/useable orusable globe/global
predict/predictable origin/ original
sentiment/sentimental
-IBLE -ING -IVE
horror/horrible interest/interesting offence/offensive
comprehend/comprehensible excite/exciting destroy/destructive
sense/sensible amuse/amusing action/active
divide/divisible disgust/disgusting product/productive
access/accessible reception/receptive
convert/convertible construct/ constructive -Y
effect/effective
decide/decisive luck/lucky mud/muddy
attract/ attractive sun/ sunny dust/dusty
create/creative dirt/dirty sleep/sleepy
mass/massive thirst/thirsty rain/rainy
compete/competitive cloud/cloudy hair/hairy
blood/bloody sand/sandy
fun/funny

5. 4. OPPOSITES
- UN
unable uncomfortable unfair unlucky unacceptable unconscious unfortunate
unnecessary unbelievable unconventional unhappy unpleasant uncertain
unemployed unkind unpredictable
-IN
inability inadequate incapable inexhaustible independent informal injustice
insecurity invisible inefficiency
-IL
illegal illegible illegitimate illiterate illogical
-IM
immature impatient imperfect impersonal
IR-
irrational irregular irrelevant irresistible irresponsible
DIS-
disagree disappear disapprove discomfort disconnect discontent dishonest dislike
disloyal disobey
NON-
non-profit non-stop non-verbal non-resident non-smoker non-violent non-specialist