Word Formation Exercises

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words (noun, adjective, adverb, verb). The words are given in the correct order; do not change the order of the words.

(0) TROPICS

(1) POSSIBLE

(2) COST

(3) ENVIRONMENT

(4) LARGE

(5) COLLECT

(6) ATTRACT

(7) SURROUND

(8) ADD

(9) AWARE

(10) PREDICT

The UK is not a (0)  _tropical__ country but for the last ten years, UK citizens and visitors have had the exciting (1) _________________  of experiencing a real rainforest without the need for (2)  _____________ and  (3) _______________   damaging air transport, at a place called The Eden Project. The Eden Project is the world’s (4) _______________  greenhouse but it is also much more than that. It is, in fact, a (5) _____________________   of three climate zones in one visitor                      (6) _______________  . The most famous of these is known as the ‘Tropical Biome’ but there is also a ‘Mediterranean Biome’ and the land (7) ___________________   the greenhouse structures is known as the 'Outdoor Biome'. The latest (8) __________________  to the site is an educational centre, purpose-built to help promote environmental     (9) _______________________  among the many visitors. One of the best things about The Eden Centre is that it is a day out in the English countryside that can never be completely ruined by the (10) _____________   UK weather and that is a rare thing.

(0)    COMMON

(1)    HOUSE

(2)    OFFEND

(3)    ALLERGY

(4)    POTENTIAL

(5)    PLEASE

(6)    SURVIVE

(7)    LIMIT

(8)    AFFECT

(9)    SOLVE

(10)      COAT   

Cockroaches are a form of insect pest, (0) ___commonly___  found in people's homes, where they generally eat (1) _________________  waste and food products. Their bodies give off an (2) _________________  smell and some people have an (3) _________________  reaction to them. They also sometimes carry bacteria on their bodies that are (4)  deadly to humans. But possibly the most (5) _________________  thing about them is how difficult they are to get rid of. The cockroach is one of nature's most talented (6) _________________  and can live for more than one month on (7) _________________   food and water. They are also resistant to many kinds of poison and are even (8) _________________  by large doses of radiation, strong enough to  kill most other living things. Probably the best (9) _________________  to dealing with cockroaches is to trap them in specially constructed 'cockroach hotels' whose inside walls are (10) _________________  with a strong, sticky glue.

(0)    VISIT

(1)    SECURE

(2)    PRIVATE

(3)    INDUSTRY

(4)    MAJOR

(5)    SURE

(6)    RESPONSIBLE

(7)    EFFECT

(8)    CRIME

(9)    POLITICS

(10)      USE

                                     

(0) ____Visitors__ to the UK are often quite surprised at just how many (1) ____________ cameras there are. Some of these cameras are (2)_________________ owned and used to watch over shops, offices and (3) _________________ buildings when they are not in use. But the (4) _____________ of CCTV cameras, as they are called are placed in city centres and public buildings to                                    (5) _________________  the safety of the  general public. Local governments and the police share the
(6) _________________ for the camera’s operation and maintenance and for paying somebody to sit and watch at the other end. What is even more surprising is how (7) _________________ these cameras are at preventing (8)  activity. According to one leading (9) _________________  , only three percent of crimes are solved using evidence from CCTV recordings. Many people now think that the government could spend the same money more (10) _________________  on having a few extra police officers on the street.