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Word Formation Exercises PDFSet 4: Word Families: Choosing the Right Form

20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.The team celebrated their ___ with a big party.

a) successb) succeedc) successfuld) successfully

2.She ___ completed all the tasks before the deadline.

a) efficientlyb) efficiencyc) efficientd) inefficient

3.It is important to ___ children to respect other cultures.

a) encourageb) encouragementc) encouragingd) encouragingly

4.The ___ of the examination results will be on Friday.

a) announceb) announcementc) announcedd) announcer

5.He is an ___ talented musician who can play five instruments.

a) exceptionallyb) exceptionc) exceptionald) except

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.success

2.efficiently

3.encourage

4.announcement

5.exceptionally

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."success"(a)

After 'their' (possessive adjective), we need a noun. The word family: succeed (v), success (n), successful (adj), successfully (adv).

2."efficiently"(a)

Before a verb ('completed'), we need an adverb. The word family: efficiency (n), efficient (adj), efficiently (adv).

3."encourage"(a)

After 'to' (infinitive marker), we need a verb base form. The word family: encourage (v), encouragement (n), encouraging (adj).

4."announcement"(b)

After 'The' and before 'of', we need a noun. Announce (v) → announcement (n, -ment suffix).

5."exceptionally"(a)

Before an adjective ('talented'), we need an adverb. The word family: exception (n), exceptional (adj), exceptionally (adv).

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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