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Exercise 2. 2. receive. 3. produce. 4. explain. 5. compare. 6. advise. 7. admire. 8. reside. 9. demonstrate. 10. imitate
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Exercise 2
Fill each space in the sentences below with the correct derivative of the word in bold print above it. The words in bold print are: A. verbs; B. nouns; C. adjectives.
E. g. decide
a) We must come to a _______________ very soon.
b) We beat them ____________. We won 7: 0.
c) He can never make up his mind. He’s very __________.
Answers: a) decision
b) decisively
c) indecisive
A.
1. pay
a) To buy this car I made a monthly ____________ of £ 280 for two years.
b) Please make you cheque ____________ to John Watson.
c) The person a cheque is made out to is called the _____________.
2. receive
a) She works as a _____________ at a hotel in Scotland.
b) Ask for a ____________ when you buy something, in case you need to return it.
c) I made several suggestions to improve production, but the management was not very ___________ to my ideas.
3. produce
a) _______________ of the new sports car has been halted by a strike.
b) China is one of the world’s leading _____________ of rice.
c) I’m afraid the talks were totally ___________. We didn’t reach
agreement on anything.
4. explain
a) An _____________ leaflet is given to all purchasers of the machine.
b) His disappearance is very strange, in fact quite _______________.
c) I think you owe me an ______________ for your behaviour.
5. compare
a) This is __________ better than that. In fact, there is really no __________.
b) Scientists have made _____________ tests on the new drugs.
6. advise
a) Until the situation has settled down, it is _________ to travel to that country.
b) The government set up an __________ body on the use of drugs in sport.
c) I doubt the ___________ of drinking alcohol while undergoing that medical treatment.
7. admire
a) She was a pleasant, attractive girl, always surrounded by ______________.
b) I am full of ______________ for what she has achieved.
c) I approve of him wholeheartedly. He is an ___________ man.
8. reside
a) Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official _____________ in London.
b) There’s no industry or entertainment here. It’s a ___________ district.
c) All ______________ of the neighbouring houses were warned of the gas leak.
9. demonstrate
a) The _______________ marched through the streets chanting slogans.
b) Grandfather rarely showed the affection he felt for his family. He was a very ____________ person.
c) What you say is ______________ false. Let me show you the facts.
10. imitate
a) The bad is made of _______________ leather.
b) Small children are very ___________ in their behaviour. They just copy what they see.
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c) His acting style is ____________. No one can copy him.
11. argue
a) She had an ___________ with her husband last night.
b) He’s a very bad-tempered, ____________ chap. He’s always quarrelling.
c) She is _____________ the finest pianist in the world.
12. repeat
a) He lost his temper and used disgusting, __________ language.
b) In this essay you’ve said thing several times. It’s very _____________.
c) I hope there will be no _____________ of this shocking behaviour.
13. fail
a) She is very efficient, and ________ polite to the customers.
b) He considered himself a ____________. He had succeeded in nothing.
c) It was difficult to see much in the ___________ light.
14. describe
a) The damage caused by the earthquake cannot be imagined. It was ___________.
b) The teacher asked them to write a ___________ passage about their home towns.
c) The witness was able to give a full ____________ of the wanted man.
15. defend
a) I just want to ask you a few ordinary questions, so why don’t you relax? Why are you so _________________?
b) The government’s policy on arms is shocking. It is quite ___________.
c) We must do all we can for the ___________ of this nation against possible attack.
16. agree
a) What an unpleasant, ____________ old woman she is!
b) We finally reached __________ on the matter at midnight.
c) I liked the place. I found the people, the weather and the food very ___________
17. possess
a) In his will he left all his money and ___________ to his wife.
b) She was a very ___________ mother. She gave her son very little freedom.
c) The actor playing the main part should be the ___________ of a very good voice, good looks and a very strong physique.
18. compel
a) Military service is no longer _______________ in Britain.
b) Membership of the Students’ Club is entirely voluntary. There is no __________ whatsoever.
c) All staff should attend the meeting. Only the most ___________ reasons for absence will be accepted.
19. create
a) Ian Fleming, the ____________ of James Bond, died in 1964.
b) Although she is very able technically, she isn’t _________ enough for this kind of work.
c) The ____________ of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took place in 1949.
20. destroy
a) The control center is deep underground and completely ____________ except by a direct hit from a nuclear missile.
b) War plans include the immediate ____________ of all enemy military bases.
c) His criticism of my work was entirely _______________. There was nothing useful or constructive in it at all.
21. manage
a) Talks between workers and _____________ have broken down and a strike now seems unavoidable.
b) The boy was very violent and his parents found him _____________.
c) To improve his qualifications he’s taking a course in ___________ skills.
22. believe
a) It was an incredible story, quite ______________.
b) She is a person of very strong religious _______________.
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c) His explanation was obviously false and the judge made no attempt to hide his ______________.
B.
1. beauty
a) She is very ____________.
b) She’s training to be a _________________.
c) They’re going to ____________ the town with more trees and parks.
2. hero
a) He received a medal for his ______________.
b) They fought ___________ in the war.
c) She was described as a _____________.
3. economy
a) We’re spending too much. We must _____________.
b) This car uses a lot of petrol. It’s terribly ____________.
c) The Chancellor (Minister of Finance) is responsible for ____________ affairs.
4. comfort
a) In that tense situation I found the good news very ____________.
b) I felt rather ______________, so I put a soft cushion behind me.
c) She sat in terrible ____________ on the hard chair for over an hour.
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