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SECTION 04 · Word forms in context

Word formation

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Before you practise

Rules, examples, common traps and a checklist for this section.

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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 2
EXERCISE TEXT

Susan Hill was 1 that the bag she had been carrying around for more than two months contained a bomb hidden there before she bought it.

The bomb was 2 put there by an animal rights 3 in August when there were several minor 4 in local shops caused by fire bombs placed in leather bags. Susan bought the bag in October and used it for two months. She only found the bomb when she was unpacking her bag after a Christmas shopping trip. She thought she had lost one of the gifts she had bought and after unzipping a 5 side-pocket for the first time, she discovered the cassette-sized device inside. The police said that if it had gone off it could have caused a lot of damage and Susan could have been seriously injured.

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