B2 First (FCE) >> Word Formation Worksheets >> The third part of the Use of English paper in the First Certificate 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 14
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. Mr. Highton, over a ____________ of the students in this class failed their year-end examination. What can you offer as ____________?
three
explain
2. Barry is ____________ not to understand what you are talking about unless you explain things very clearly.
like
3. I wanted some information about your ____________ courses as I will be in the area for about a week. You do offer accommodation, don't you?
reside
4. My mother knows how to cook all sorts of foreign food but her ____________ is Mediterranean cuisine.
special
5. I ____________ recommend you to go and see that movie. It's the best I've seen this year!
high
6. Once the office is totally ____________, it should save us a lot of time that we currently spend looking for bits of paper.
computer
7. The research that was carried out was not very ____________ and we can't rely on the results.
science
8. I've been working on a ____________ to this problem for months. I think I'll just have to accept it can't be fixed.
solve
