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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.

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EXERCISE TEXT

Cinnamon rolls are a sweet pastry 1 eaten at breakfast time, but may be consumed any time of the day. Dating back many years, cinnamon rolls have made a 2 in history.

Some of the ingredients making the rolls taste 3 are bread, cinnamon, sugar and butter. Yeast bread dates back to around 1,000 BC in ancient Egypt. And cinnamon dates back to 2,000 BC, when it was 4 from Egypt to China and was so highly prized that it was 5 as a gift fit for monarchs. Butter dates back to 2,000 BC and is written about in the Bible. Farmers' wives gave way to machines when butter began being mass produced around 1860.

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