B2 First - Use of English - Word formation

For many people Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is the most ....... figure in the history of western classical music. INFLUENCE

influential

His ..... talent was already clearly evident as a young man. ORDINARY

extraordinary

If yoga tends to arouse practitioners, it ________________ has an even greater effect on gurus. APPEAR

apparently

His ______________ disappeared down a sidestreet right after the assault. ASSAIL

assailant

I fear I have _______________ your abilities. This project does not meet the required standards. ESTIMATE

overestimated

______ makes the heart grow fonder (ABSENT)

absence

________ is essential in exam tests : if you want to succeed. you need to check your answers (ACCURATE)

accuracy

Much to my ____________ he turned up late. I am so angry! (annoy)

annoyance

Her __________ was rather untidy; she had got up late (APPEAR)

appearance

Her ___________ at the party caused a stir (ARRIVE) People were amazed.

arrival

What annoyed me most was his big-headed attitude and _____________ (ARROGANT)

arrogance

Class __________ was low because of the flu virus (ATTEND)

attendance

The __________ of her pet cat was simple but moving (BURY)

burial

I do question the ____________ of some of the workers in the LSI office, except Jean. (COMPETENT)

competence

LSI is very near the tube which is of great ___________ to students (CONVENIENT)

convenience

He asked me to sleep with him on our first date! The ___________of his proposal shocked me (DECENT)

indecency

I cannot tell the _____________ between those twins (DIFFER)

difference

The ___________ between the UK and the USA is enormous (DISTANT)

distance

He completed the marathon! I cannot believe his ___________ (ENDURE)

endurance

The film star's __________ was dramatic: everyone gasped when she walked in. (ENTRY)

entrance

Sherlock Holmes examines every little bit of _______ (EVIDENT)

evidence

I sometimes question the _______ of God. Do you? (EXIST)

existence

The _______ of his visits was diminishing. He came less and less Did he really like me? (FREQUENT)

frequency

He never reads the papers. His __________ on current affairs astounds me. (IGNORE)

ignorance

I'm hoping for a big ________ from my parents They we can paint the town red!(INHERIT)

inheritance

It was only at her ____________ that he bought the luxury house. She knew just what she wanted. (INSIST)

insistence

There was no doubt about his ___________: he answered every question first (INTELLIGENT)

intelligence

One of the main problems with third world countries is the amount of ___________ (LITERATE)

illiterate

When Eiji turned up late it was a truly strange ___________ . He's always on time! (OCCUR)

occurence

Please don't take _____: but you're just not my type (OFFEND)

offence

I got the _______ you sent me this morning. THANKS! (PACK)

package

Many thanks for your ________, you had to wait a long time (PATIENT)

patience

His __________ really annoyed me. He couldn't even wait a minute! (PATIENT)

impatience

He was so tenacious. His _______ in finding the answers to questions was amazing (PERSIST)

persistence

She enjoyed her ___________ , apart from the sickness (PREGNANT)

pregnancy

What helped her through the birth was his loving ___________. It reassured her (PRESENT)

presence

Please stay out of my room. I need some ___________ (PRIVATE)

privacy

Unfortunately ,_____________ for the play did not go well. Everyone forgot their lines. (REHEARSE)

rehearsals

I can understand your _______ to take up bungee jumping. It is very dangerous (RELUCTANT)

reluctance

Young people's __________ on modern technology is worrying. How would they cope with a power cut? (RELY)

reliance

Your passport needs ___________. Hurry up and get it done! (RENEW)

renewal

Chris's _________ to Penelope Cruz is incredible! She is the spitting image of the Spanish star. (RESEMBLE)

resemblance

My efforts to introduce more homework met with a lot of __________. Basically, they refused to do it (RESIST)

resistance

A good flat has plenty of rooms but you need good _________ so everything can be put away (STORE)

storage

It's all about the ______of the fittest. That's life. (SURVIVE)

survival

Society is too hard on people. We need more _____________ of people's problems (TOLERATE)

tolerance

Do you have a ___________ in your bed and breakfast? I need a room for the night (VACANT)

vacancy

What I hate about cities is the _____________ you can experience on the streets at night (VIOLENT)

violence

They searched through the ___________ of the car but there was no sign of who had been in it during the crash (WRECK)

wreckage

Remember to _______ patients twice daily at 8.00am and 8.00pm. (WEIGHT)

weigh

Your essay is fine apart from the _______, which is a little short. CONCLUDE

conclusion

I prefer dealing with small companies. They aren't so _____ as the larger ones who tend to treat everyone the same. (PERSON)

impersonal

She's so lovely and has a great _______ . (PERSON)

personality

Why do you always want to go with those ignorant ___ people? WORTH

worthless

This is the most interesting ___ I've ever seen. PERFORM

performance

Are you ___ of sailing in the prevailing conditions? ABLE

capable

Such an act would have been deceitful and ___ . RESPONSIBILITY

irresponsible

There is already enough ___ without that, you know. PRESS

pressure

You'd ___ too many people off with that speech. FRIGHT

frighten

The music was ___ loud, you couldn't hear yourself think. BELIEVE

unbelievably

It's normal for there to be _______ between brothers and sisters. COMPETE

competition

Walking the dog is ideal exercise for anyone and the fresh air will be ___ too. BENEFIT

beneficial

Her face was blotched and ___ with crying. SWELL

swollen

It should come as no surprise that cycling builds leg ___ . STRONG

strength

All ___ must be over 18. APPLY

applicants

As he was watching them, his eyes began to ___ in astonishment. WIDE

widen

We were unable to establish_______ of her innocence. PROVE

proof

'I regret, I cannot offer any ___, Madame' he said with a smile. REFRESH

refreshment

There's no damage done, there's no ___ . THIEF

theft

Moments before there was a ___ with a car. COLLIDE

collision

It was not, he admits, the wisest ___ for a beginner. CHOOSE

CHOICE

You can hold the snake: it's __________. HARM

harmless

And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to ___ too early in life. STAR

stardom

We spend $5 million a year on _________. ADVERTISEMENT

advertising

Every time the pictorial elements were similar, if not almost ___ . IDENTITY

identical

She's made an official ___ .COMPLAIN

complaint

It was a ___ room with a deep bay window overlooking the river. SPACE

spacious

It would be much more ___ for you to marry a woman with money. SENSE

sensible

Winners will be _______as soon as possible. NOTE

notified

If they _______ this road, there would be fewer accidents. (WIDE)

widened

I think I'll _______ this photograph. (LARGE)

enlarge

The airport has _________security at passport control. (TIGHT)

tightened

I do yoga to my __________ back. (STRONG)

strenghten

There is a water ________ nearly every summer in the south of England. (SHORT)

shortage

The moment I left work I _________my tie and started to relax. (LOOSE)

loosened

I'm afraid of _________ so I couldn't live on the 10th floor. (HIGH)

heights

The lights went out and the room was plunged into ________ . (DARK)

darkness

I'm afraid of the _________ so I sleep with the lights on. (DARKEN)

dark

The government are going to_________ the legal drinking age to 18. (LOW)

lower

His long illness has __________ him. (WEAK)

weakened

That bridge looks rather __________; I don't think we should drive the car across.
SAFE

unsafe

I found the drive over the mountains very __________.
FRIGHT

frightening

I thought it would be __________ for me to climb that mountain, but somehow I managed it.
POSSIBLE

impossible

People say that you need to take regular exercise in order to be __________.
HEALTH

healthy

BOOK
I picked up a ............ from the dentist today on caring for your teeth.

booklet

CREATE
He's a very ............ boy and does well in subjects like art and design.

creative

ECONOMY
My new car is far more .................. than the last one. It only uses about half the amount of petrol.

economical

BOOK
I'd like to make a ................... for this afternoon's performance, please.

booking

EDIT
She works as an ............ for a national magazine.

editor

MEAN
Could you explain what the ............. of this word is?

meaning