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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 6
EXERCISE TEXT

Susan's father is a photographer. He works for a magazine and traveling is part of his job. But wherever he goes he always returns to London. His 1 saying is: „When a man is tired of London, he's tired of life'. 2, living in the capital didn't suit Susan's mother at all. For her, London was a 3, overcrowded place. She left both London and her husband and went to live in Chester where she opened a dress shop.

4 between Susan and her father have never been good. While they were living together they did nothing but 5. So she rarely sees her father these days.

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