Пример упражнения на словообразование по книге FCE Use of English
1. Most cases are curable with proper treatment. CURE
2. The rural population has become increasingly politicized in recent years. POLITICS
3. His greatest ambition is to sail round the globe. GLOBAL
4. His new book will be dramatized in a play. DRAMA
5. He was something of a(n) adventurer, living most of his life on the move. ADVENTURE
6. A lack of responsiveness to client needs may lead to bankruptcy. RESPOND
7. This area is an extremely scenic part of Belarus. SCENERY
8. My friend was very sympathetic and it did make me feel better. SYMPATHY
9. I’d like to thank all of you for having shown such commitment. COMMIT
10. He performed a simple calculation to figure out the height of the building. CALCULATE
11. His first reaction was one of deep pessimism. PESSIMISTIC
12. It took the insurance company months to settle my claim. INSURE
13. The study shows that a daily dose of the medicine may reduce the risk of developing this illness. DAY
14. I’m burning with curiosity — you must tell me who’s won! CURIOUS
15. Will he be able to resist the temptation to cheat? TEMPT
16. Both boys opted for the Navy when they left school. OPTIONAL
17. The massacre was a crime against humanity. HUMAN
18. In about half of the cases, the condition is operable. OPERATE
19. The party marked his acceptance into the community. ACCEPT
20. The strangeness of the dream puzzled him. STRANGE
21. He stole jewellery valued at £100 000. JEWEL
22. Protective gloves reduce the absorption of chemicals through the skin… PROTECT
23. He studied behavioural psychology at university. BEHAVE
24. He established himself as the leading candidate in the election. ELECT
25. It maddens me to see how she has been ill-treated. MAD
26. Lots of people failed to gain admittance to the hall. ADMIT
27. I also had friends who gave me a great deal of encouragement… ENCOURAGE
28. There is a great deal of indecisiveness over how to see to the problem. DECIDE
29. Taxes are paid as a percentage of total income. PERCENT
30. The results of our research are summarized at the end of the chapter. SUM
31. Your promotion to Senior Editor is now official. PROMOTE
32. Like so many creative people he is never satisfied. CREATE
33. The teacher looked at his new pupils in despair… DESPERATE
34. A mother is not allowed to be humanly flawed; she has to be ideal. HUMAN
35. For the sake of completeness, I should also mention two other minor accidents. COMPLETE
36. I play the guitar for relaxation. RELAX
37. Their interpretation was faulty — they had misinterpreted things. FAULT
38. The speech is full of extreme generalizations. GENERAL
39. They spent a luxurious weekend at a seaside hotel. LUXURY
40. The study concluded that the variation between the CD players was very small. VARY
41. The area has become very trendy and a lot of celebrities live there. TREND
42. The university welcomes applications from overseas students. APPLY
43. I still haven’t found a suitable job. SUIT
44. Only licensed companies are eligible to receive, store, or send classified material. CLASS
45. Only one runway is operative. The others were out of order. OPERATE
46. He was not normally demonstrative, but he came forward quickly. DEMONSTRATE
47. A lot of children’s toys are battery powered. POWER
48. He never asked her to marry him out of fear of rejection. REJECT
49. In his work we find the constant repetition of the same themes. REPEAT
50. We have to go through security at the airport. SECURE
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