Cambridge B2 First

B2 First - Word Formation Exercise 18

For each question, fill the space 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've been for over a year now. I've had about 15 interviews but nobody seems to want to give me a job.
employ

2. My favorite subject at school was , although I was probably best at French.
chemist

3. I'd like to know the explanation for why it's foggy near the coasts.
science

4. How could you consider her a when she won three matches for us last year?
fail

5. I want to work in either planning or when I graduate.
manage

6. , she likes to be left alone so it's best to let her be.
occasion

7. The manager made several demands of his workforce and they eventually went on strike.
reasonable

8. We got rid of our old and bought a computer with a word processor.
type

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