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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 4

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. It isn't very ______________ that Paula is at home, is it? She usually works at this time.
like

2. Megan was told by her dietician that she was becoming ______________ thin and should eat more.
danger

3. ______________ is the spice of life, says the proverb and everyone should try and do new things and meet new people to avoid becoming bored.
vary

4. Harry had a difficult ______________ and was brought up by an aunt and uncle living in the country.
child

5. The whole dispute began after a small ______________ over the money needed to finance the new company.
agree

6. The introduction of insecticides in the 20th Century ______________ agriculture across the world.
revolution

7. All the coastal towns in this area are ______________ by strong tradition of dance and there is a festival of dance that takes place every August.
character

8. My company has spent a lot of money building a new, ______________ factory which will nearly double production.
computer