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Level 5: First Certificate/Advanced >> Vocabulary Worksheets >> Vocabulary exercise which asks students to form new words from the word roots and use them to fill spaces on a worksheet.

Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 3

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. Buying and selling antiques can be a very ______________ hobby if you know how to find a good bargain.
profit

2. We were left without any money for the last part of our holiday because we had ______________ the cost of the train ticket to Norway.
estimate

3. Mr. Transom stared ______________ at the group of students talking in the corner and they shut up immediately.
cross

4. Jennings is so ______________ enthusiastic about the game that his enthusiasm spreads to his team-mates and the result is usually a strong performance.
wonder

5. I think I was ______________ sacked and have decided to bring the company to court.
fair

6. Have you seen my handbag John? It seems to have totally ______________!
appear

7. You know your father is the most ______________ person in the world. He is sure to be wearing one of his old sweaters to the party.
fashion

8. People will need to see ______________ provable information before they can believe in something like life on other planets.
science