Word Formation 1
There was quite a bit of ___ because the examinar handed out the wrong exam papers.
CONFUSE
CONFUSION
We're trying to PART / PIECE / SET it together exactly what went wrong.
PIECE TOGETHER
to join the separate parts together
I just stood there and listened in ___ as Ben told me the news.
BELIEVE
DISBELIEF
(the feeling of not being able to believe that something is true or real)
I think you should face up ON / WITH / TO the fact that our relationship's over.
FACE UP TO THE FACT THAT--> when sth is unpleasant and you accept the truth and start to deal with the situation.
Is it really the first time ___ first class?
A. you ever fly B. you've ever flying
C.you've ever flown D. you've ever been flying
YOU'VE EVER FLOWN
The weather's been so ___ today that I don't know what to wear. CHANGE
CHANGEABLE
Running along the seafront, there was a short concrete PIER / QUAY, where a dozen fishing boats bobbed in the afternoon sun.
QUAY = a long structure, usually built of stone, where boats can be tied up to take on and off their goods
PIER = a long structure sticking out from the land over the sea, where people can walk or large boats can be tied, sometimes with restaurants and places of entertainment on it
bobbed= to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water
You're acting completely ___. Just calm down and pull yourself together.
RATIONAL
IRRATIONALLY
It's too much information for me to TAKE / READ / GET in in one go.
TAKE IN
to understand completely the meaning or importance of something
Greg's ___ to say the least, so I wouldn't ask him to choose a hotel.
DECIDE
INDECISIVE
We're still trying to FIGURE / THINK / GUESS out how the burglars got in.
FIGURE OUT --> to understand sb or sth or to find the answer to sth by thinking.
I _____ it's going to snow tonight, don't you?
A. speculate B. reflect
C. reckon D. ponder
RECKON --> think or believe
ponder= to think carefully about sth, esp for a noticeable length of time
Bonnie showed a lot of ___ in the way she handled the problem with Olivia.
MATURE
MATURITY
When I got the opportunity to go to China, I MOVED / JUMPED / RAN at the chance.
Einstein's ___ went unnoticed at school.
BRILLIANT
Einstein's BRILLIANCE went unnoticed at school.
You'd better CREATE / THINK / WORK up a very good excuse why you didn't come to the meeting.
THINK UP --> to produce a new idea or plan.
Ex: I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a good excuse.
Many children create ____ friends to talk to.
IMAGINE
IMAGINARY
I'm going to have to LEARN / SWOT / LOOK up what all the road signs mean before my driving test.
SWOT UP --> to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially before an exam.
swot= to study hard, usually by reading or learning sth, esp. before taking an exam
The computer has had an enormous __ on the way we work.
A. impression B. influence
C. change D. alteration
INFLUENCE
The flats were built in the 1960s, but they were all ____ in the 90s.
MODERN
MODERNISED
I didn't think my plan was going to work, but everything FELL / WENT / MOVED into place at the right time.
FELL into place = happen in a satisfactory way, without problems
This is generally considered to be the ___ guide to Australia.
DEFINE
DEFINITIVE
Let me mull this ABOUT / IN / OVER for a while and then I'll get back to you.
MULL OVER --> to think carefully about sth for a long time
He was found not guilty by reason of ___ and so was sent to a mental institution rather than prison.
SANE
INSANITY
The Minister was accused of ___ the truth.
A. distorting B. revising
C. reforming D. shifting
DISTORTING
distort--> to change sth so that it is false or wrong
It might sound strange, but dinner yesterday was the first time I ___ octopus.
A. was eating B. have eaten
C. have been eating D. had eaten
HAD EATEN
Jack got in a lot of trouble for ____ breaking school rules. PERSIST
PERSISTENTLY
I wonder if you could let me know what the ___ fare to Berlin is?
ROUND DOUBLE TWO-WAY RETURN
RETURN
It's absolutely ___ why the council decided to close down the youth club.
EXPLAIN
INEXPLICABLE
Sue was totally opposed at first but I think she's
COME / MADE / TAKEN around to the idea now.
COME AROUND --> change you opinion of sth
Your argument is ____. Just because you want me to be a doctor doesn't mean I want to be one.
LOGIC
ILLOGICAL
We need to rely more on wave power, wind power and other __ sources of energy.
NEW
RENEWABLE
I woke up late for my interview because I ___ about it all night and didn't get much sleep.
A. worried B. have been worrying
C. had been worrying D. had worried
HAD BEEN WORRYING
I really don't think I'd have the ___ to finish a marathon!
ENDURANCE
ENDURANCE
Ben crept ___ on Lisa and put his hands over her eyes.
OUT ROUND OFF UP
CREPT UP
creep= to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed
creep up on= to approach slowly and stealthily
stealthily= quietly and carefully
After a successful career, he retired in 2004, but now he's making a ___ and he's released a new CD.
COME
COMEBACK
This area is for PASSERSBY / PEDESTRIANS only and is closed to all traffic.
PEDESTRIANS
PASSERSBY = someone who is going past a particular place, especially when something unusual happens
Mum's fine after her operation, although she's still a little __ on her feet.
STEADY
As I came out of the petrol station, I saw a HIKER / HITCHHIKER with this thumb out, trying to get a lift.
HITCHHIKER
word formation
At the back of the cave, there was a narrow ___ that seemed to lead further into the mountain.
PASS
PASSAGE
I found her last book of poetry very ___.
MOVE
MOVING
Maria was just walking along the road when someone on a motorbike ___ her handbag.
CLUTCHED CLENCHED GRABBED FUMBLED
clutch= to take or try to take hold of something or someone tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain
fumble= to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands
clench= to close or hold something very tightly, often in a determined or angry way (fist, teeth)
grab= to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly
GRABBED