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Level 6: Advanced/Proficiency >> Vocabulary Worksheets >> Students are given a base word and need to use it to form a new word in order to fill the spaces in the sentences.

Word Formation. Worksheet 2.

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. I am looking to leave in order to find a new job, __REGARDLESS__ of whether Mr. Perkins offers me more money or not.
regard

2. It was a __SEEMINGLY__ minor accident but tragically, one of the two drivers died.
seem

3. Most of the activities we did on the course were __MEANINGLESS__ and irrelevant. I think it is very __WASTEFUL__ to spend money on these things.
mean
waste

4. The best way to solve this dispute is to find a neutral, __DISINTERESTED__ third party and follow his or her suggestions.
interest

5. To join the police, there is normally both an age and a __HEIGHT__ __REQUIREMENT__.
high
require

6. You have been __IMMEASURABLY__ important to the success of this company. I don't know what I would have done without you.
measure

7. His performance in the match today __BELIES__ his reputation as a great player.
lie