C1 Advanced (CAE) >> Word Formation Worksheets >> The third part of the Reading & Use of English paper in the C1 Advanced Examination is word formation where students use a root such as 'able' and create an appropriate word (disable, unable, ability) to fill the gap in a text.
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Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 15
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. Shy children can ________ completely from social contact at school and this only worsens the problem.
draw
2. Who were the most ________ figures in your childhood apart from your immediate family?
influence
3. Malaria is a serious disease, made ________ to humans by mosquitoes.
transfer
4. I find Charlie's ________ to talk down to people absolutely infuriating.
tend
5. Despite the number of vehicles involved in the accident, police say there were no ________.
fatal
6. The fraud team looked into every financial ________ made by the bank since 2007.
transact
7. The teacher was concerned about the ________ smell in the laboratory and told the students to leave.
please
8. Gunpowder was ________ used in celebrations, not warfare.
initial
