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SECTION 04 · Word forms in context

Word formation

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How to solve: Word formationGaps in a text where you choose the correct form of a word.

What it tests

Word formation: choosing the right part of speech (noun, adjective, adverb, verb) and the right prefix or suffix.

In the exam: part IV, 5 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Look at the word just before the gap: an article or possessive (a, the, his) usually needs a noun; be, become, very usually need an adjective.
  2. Look at the word after the gap: before a noun you usually need an adjective; after a verb you may need an adverb.
  3. Decide the part of speech, then choose the option with that ending.
  4. Check the meaning: positive or negative (un-, in-, im-, dis-, -less), singular or plural.
  5. Read the sentence again with the word in place.

Watch out for

  • Noun forms that look alike: success / succession, economy / economics.
  • -ed and -ing adjectives: bored (how I feel) / boring (what causes it).
  • Adjective instead of adverb after a verb: speak fluent ✕ / speak fluently ✓.

Example

…parents with a high level of ____ … a) education b) educational c) educate d) educated

a) education — after “a high level of” we need a noun.

Text 17
EXERCISE TEXT

Unlike most people, I took no interest whatsoever in the last Olympics because 1I see the whole thing as a circus: it is a circus where athletes perform tricks and it is a circus for big business. I am sure my views are not typical of how the majority of sports fans feel about the Olympic Games. In my opinion, the commercialization of sport through sponsorship and 2 is causing the Games serious damage.

During the event, television is full of 3 for expensive trainers, clothes and sports equipment aimed particularly at teenagers, whose parents can ill afford to buy them such things. What I also find 4 is the way teams are now called after the company that sponsors them.

Finally, there is the ridiculous way in which gold medalists become well-known 5 overnight and make a lot of money appearing in adverts for trainers or breakfast cereal.

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