FCE Word Formation | Quizlet

unlike

LIKE

I love doing sports, .................... my brother, who prefers to sit in front of the TV all day.

safely

SAFE

We all arrived .......... at the village despite a very frightening coach journey through the mountains.

unsafe

SAFE

I wouldn't stand on that chair if I were you. It's very ............. .

dependable

DEPEND

Don't worry. You can rely on George. He's very ............... .

dependency

DEPEND

It soon became clear that he was suffering from a ................ on drugs.

unkind

KIND

Don't be ................... to your brother. Share your toys with him.

kindly

KIND

Will whoever stole my pen ......................... return it immediately.

honesty

HONEST

What I admire about him is his ................ . You can always trust him completely.

forgiveness

FORGIVE

I think you should try to show a little ........ rather than making him feel guilty all the time.

unforgiving

FORGIVE

He was very difficult to work with and was often accused of being very ..........

honestly

HONEST

I'm not joking. I .................... don't know where your keys are.

apologetic

APOLOGISE

Tom was very .................. about losing my watch. I had to forgive him in the end.

apologetically

APOLOGISE

The boy spoke very ......................... and then left the room.

disconnected

CONNECT

They had their gas .................. for not paying their bill.

unconnected

CONNECT

The police say the two crimes are completely ........................ . They share no similarities at all.

unidentified

IDENTIFY

UFO stands for ......................... flying object

identity

IDENTIFY

The police are keeping the .................... of the man secret for his own protection.

likelihood

LIKE

There is very little ..................... of winning the lottery. People do it mainly for fun.

likely

LIKE

The most ................. explanation for the accident is that the driver fell asleep.

unforgivable

FORGIVE

His behaviour was totally ........ . I've never been so offended in all my life.

entertainer

ENTERTAIN

We've booked a children's ............... for my daughter's birthday party.

patiently

PATIENCE

Just wait .............. until I've finished what I'm doing.

unhelpful

HELP

They were really ............ in the shop . They refused to change my dress and wouldn't give me my money back.

unpublished

PUBLISH

Her book still remains ................ despite the editor promising to have it in print by now.

negotiations

NEGOTIATE

The two companies are involved in .......... to see if there is the possibility of working together in the scheme.

explosive

EXPLODE

An .............. device was found in a car in the town centre.

overreacted

REACT

He really ........................ to the situation. It really wasn't as bad as he claimed.

brightly

BRIGHT

The room was full of .............. coloured paintings.

opposite

OPPOSE

Our house is ................. a supermarket and the road outside is really busy.

publicly

PUBLIC

She rarely speaks .................... about her private life.

decorator

DECORATE

He's at night school at the moment. He's studying to be a painter and ............................ .

indefinite

DEFINE

The meeting will last an ............... period of time. It can go on as long as necessary

definitely

DEFINE

There's ................... a funny smell in this room.

lively

LIVE

She's a great teacher who is always able to create a ................... atmosphere in class.

unentertaining

ENTERTAIN

I found the comedian really ............. and very boring.

impatience

PATIENCE

There was a feeling of ................ amongst the people at the airport and many started to complain about the delay,

impatient

PATIENCE

You're so ..............! You'll have to wait until your birthday to find out what I've bought you.

unproductive

PRODUCE

This discussion is getting nowhere and is totally ................. . Let's start again tomorrow.

publicity

PUBLIC

They were only a small company and tried many different was of getting free ............. in the local newspaper.

helplessness

HELP

There's a feeling of ....................... amongst the workers. The factory is closing and there's nothing they can do.

helpless

HELP

My car broke down and I don't know a thing about engines. I felt totally ................... .

performers

PERFORM

One of the .............. in the circus fell and broke her leg.

performing

PERFORM

Dance is an example of the ............ arts.

negotiator

NEGOTIATE

The chief ........... at the peace talks explained that she was very positive about the two sides reaching an agreement.

decorative

Her jewellery isn't valuable. It's purely ................... .

unexploded

EXPLODE

The army have gone into the area to try to detonate an ..................... bomb.

explosion

EXPLODE

There was an ................ followed by flash of light.

opposition

OPPOSE

Several players with the .................. are ill and will not be able to play this weekend.

brightens

BRIGHT

She's such a cheerful person and really ............... up my day

reaction

REACT

An interesting chemical ..................... takes place if you mix those two substances.

negotiable

NEGOTIATE

I'm afraid that's my last offer. It is not ............ .

spoken

SPEAK

She's always very well-dressed and extremely well .............. .

publication

PUBLIC

The book is expected to be ready for ............. at the end of the year.

brightness

BRIGHT

I can't believe the ..................... this tablet has. I can barely see anything on the screen.

publisher

PUBLISH

He's thinking of writing for a different ........... next time. His present one isn't treating him very well.

opposing

OPPOSE

I have the ................ view and think that advertisements for young children on TV should be banned.

addition

ADD

In ............... to pollution, cars are also the cause of a large number of deaths

magician

MAGIC

They had a ................ at their daughter's birthday party who kept getting his tricks wrong.

considerable

CONSIDER

She's made a ................. improvement in her progress.

miscalculated

CALCULATE

I must have ........................ . I was sure I'd bought enough cakes for everyone.

immorally

MORAL

He's acting .................... for somebody in his position. He should be suspended from his duties.

additives

ADD

This food is supposed to be healthy, yet it's full of................... .

magical

MAGIC

The first time we went to Paris was a ................ experience for both of us.

educational

EDUCATION

This book is of no .................... value.

freezer

FREEZE

Have we got any ice creams in the .............. ?

unrecorded

RECORD

The recent crime statistics do not take into account the number of ..................... crimes which the police never hear about.

paintwork

PAINT

I've just noticed the .............. on my car is scratched.

careful

CARE

Please be ............. with that watch. It's worth a lot of money.

approving

APPROVE

The trainer gave me an ................. smile when I answered the question correctly.

succeeded

SUCCESS

Have you .............. in contacting our client?

relaxation

RELAX

The doctor told her about the various forms of ............... that she could practise.

magically

MAGIC

Who do you think cleans your bedroom? It doesn't .................. tidy itself.

recording

RECORD

Apparently the band are in the ............. studio working on their new album.

agreement

AGREE

There was general ............... that the business needed to invest more in technology. There was only one person who didn't want to spend more.

recorder

RECORD

Can your bring your cassette ............... to the party?

consideration

CONSIDER

Have you taken into .................... how much a bank loan is going to cost each month?

considerate

CONSIDER

She's such a ................... person. She always thinks of other people first.

friendship

FRIEND

Their ................ began during their time together at university.

misunderstanding

UNDERSTAND

I didn't mean to tell him. It was just a .......................... .

friendliness

FRIEND

The thing you notice most about the people is their ................. . They are so warm and welcoming towards you.

relaxed

RELAX

I feel really ..................... and confident about this year's exams.

belief

BELIEVE

She has never questioned her ................ in God despite all her problems.

approved

APPROVE

The plans have been ............... by the local council and building work can start immediately.

calculations

CALCULATE

The teacher asked us to try to do all the ..................... in our head.

painting

PAINT

We need a nice, big ................ for that wall in the living room.

careless

CARE

How did you manage to break it? You're so ................... .

unsuccessful

SUCCESS

Sadly, the doctors were ................... in saving the man's life.

immoral

MORAL

I find fox hunting really............... . I think they should ban it!

uneducated

EDUCATE

He left school very early and remained ................. for the next few years until he decided to take some basic qualifications.

calculator

CALCULATE

Could I borrow your ..................... for a minute?

unfriendly

FRIEND

The party wasn't very nice and the host was very .................. . He didn't even offer us a drink.

freezing

FREEZE

Don't go out without a coat. It's ........... out today.

frozen

FREEZE

We need to buy some ................. vegetables from the supermarket.

agreeable

AGREE

If it is .................. to everyone, shall we move on to the next topic?

approval

APPROVE

The manager has given her ........... for the team to have training in using computers.

understandable

UNDERSTAND

It's quite .................. that you should feel that way. But I'm afraid we can't give you your money back.

understood

UNDERSTAND

You're not going out tonight. Is that ..............?

painter

PAINT

He works as a .................. and decorator in the building indusrty.

disbelief

BELIEVE

There was complete ............... when he resigned. Everyone was surprised.

morality

MORAL

Standards of ............... are said to be falling amongst certain groups in society.