Word formation. Game

1. Word Formation

A GAME FOR REVISION AND FUN
Choose a number and do the exercise.

2. You have 25 seconds to think (until the cuckoo stops singing).

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3. Q1

Meeting his favourite sports star was an
unforgettable
_________________
experience.
FORGET

4. Q2

I don’t like pdf documents because they
editable
are not __________________
EDIT

5. Q3

endangered
The giant panda is an _________________
species.
DANGER

6. Q4

Most of the food served in the new fast food
restaurant is _______________.
indigestible
DIGEST

7. Q5

She was _______________
after going up to
breathless
the top floor.
BREATH

8. Q6

infectious
The flue is an _______________
disease
which can be passed from one person to
another easily.
INFECT

9. Q7

I just can’t say anything, I’m absolutely
speechless
__________________.
SPEAK

10. Q8

childish
Her classmates think she is too __________
because she still plays with dolls at the age of
14.
CHILD

11. Q9

I told her I could not learn the poem because I
had felt sick, and she was completely
sympathetic
______________.
SYMPATHY

12. Q10

pianists
He is one of the best _____________
I have
ever heard playing.
PIANO

13. Q 11

If you want to get the job, you should send in
application as soon as possible.
your _______________
APPLY

14. Q 12

confidential
Don’t tell anyone . This is ______________.
CONFIDE

15. Q 13

failure
Don’t let your ____________
make you
feel useless and depressed.
FAIL

16. Q 14

Rick can qualify for the Olypmics as he has
competitions
won several international ______________.
COMPETE

17. Q 15

Everybody needs their parents’
permission
________________
if they want to take part
in the programme.
PERMIT

18. Q 16

immature behaviour often gets him
Joe’s ___________
into trouble.
MATURE

19. Q 17

Young people are disappointed because there
unemployment in this
is a high rate of ________________
region. It is almost impossible to find a job.
EMPLOY

20. Q 18

predictions
Some _______________
about the future
may be wrong but some of them may come
true.
PREDICT

21. Q 19

complexity of modern life can often
The _____________
be stressful and depressing.
COMPLEX

22. Q 20

It is often thought that men drive more
_____________________
than men.
carefully/carelessly
CARE

23. Q 21

We could drink different kinds of
_______________
in the break.
refreshments
REFRESH

24. Q 22

It was very difficult for him to make a
decision
____________
therefore he hesitated for
some days.
DECIDE

25. Q 23

childhood
Jack spent his _______________
with his
grandparents in the country.
CHILD

26. Q 24

thoughtful of you to make
It was very ____________
some many sandwiches for the trip.
THOUGHT