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Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 14

For each question, fill the space or spaces in the sentence using the base word given in bold at the end. The required word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb and it may be either positive (e.g. helpful) or negative (e.g. unhelpful).

1. Mr. Highton, over a __THIRD__ of the students in this class failed their year-end examination. What can you offer as __EXPLANATION__?
three
explain

2. Barry is __LIKELY__ not to understand what you are talking about unless you explain things very clearly.
like

3. I wanted some information about your __RESIDENTIAL__ courses as I will be in the area for about a week. You do offer accommodation, don't you?
reside

4. My mother knows how to cook all sorts of foreign food but her __SPECIALITY__ is Mediterranean cuisine.
special

5. I __HIGHLY__ recommend you to go and see that movie. It's the best I've seen this year!
high

6. Once the office is totally __COMPUTERISED__, it should save us a lot of time that we currently spend looking for bits of paper.
computer

7. The research that was carried out was not very __SCIENTIFIC__ and we can't rely on the results.
science

8. I've been working on a __SOLUTION__ to this problem for months. I think I'll just have to accept it can't be fixed.
solve