500 key - word transformation exercises for advanced

500 WORD TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES

1. Many people often make a ________ between London and New York.

2. This book ________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two

decades ago.

3. There are power stations across Europe that use the ________ rise and fall of the ocean

tides.

4. If you weren't so ________ of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.

5. Don't you find it ________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?

6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ________ night's

sleep.

7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ________ of the world wide web.

8. On the final day, we visited the ________ Victoria Falls and then flew home.

9. The book, like the movie, tracks the anxiety and ________ pains of a teenager in 1970s

Germany.

10. This wine has a very fruity flavour to it and a ________ after-taste. I really like it.

11. I've lost all ________ for this concert, I'm finding it boring. Can we go?

12. The opening of this new restaurant should satisfy the ________ of local Indonesian food

fans.

13. You don't respond well to positive ________, which is only made to help you.

14. ________ as it may seem, mammoths were alive only five thousand years ago.

15. Large spiders, ________ from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside.

16. Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual ________, but many people do it.

17. Professor Watkins wasn't only an ________ to me, but to thousands of others lucky

enough to have met him.

18. For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ________ young man.

COMPARE

ORIGIN

DAY

CRITIC

INTRIGUE

REST

INVENT

MAJESTY

GROW

PLEASE

ENTHUSE

SOPHISTICATED

CRITIC

CREDIBLE

ORIGIN

ACTIVE

INSPIRE

ELOQUENCE

19. The new year ________ in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from

melons.

20. The ________ of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s.

21. This musician's work is very ________ and difficult to understand. Many people say it is

just noise.

22. Tom ________ told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious

with him.

23. Though expensive, the ________ tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny.

24. ________, local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental

issues.

25. The Lavet Institute fights against ________ in movies and literature.

26. The true ________ of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate.

27. The two families fell out after Mr. Dawson said Caroline wouldn't be a ________ wife for

his son.

28. It is the bride's father who has ________ paid for a wedding.

29. I had a ________ night's sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a

noise.

30. The Age of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary ________.

31. The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly ________.

32. The ________ of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly midnight.

33. Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the ________ of the hot dog.

34. Can you think of one ________ reason why I should give you your job back?

35. That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common ________.

36. Local officials were surprised at the scale of the ________ against plans for a local casino.

37. I agree with the sentiments so ________ expressed in David's wonderful speech.

38. It was quite recently that human ________ was first captured on camera.

CELEBRATE

POPULAR

CONCEPT

INITIAL

GUIDE

INCREASE

CENSOR

ORIGINAL

SUIT

TRADITION

REST

DISCOVER

CONCLUDE

CELEBRATE

CREATE

SOLITUDE

CONCEPT

CRY

ELOQUENCE

CONCEIVE

39. It was my uncle Clive that provided me with advice and sound ________ when I was

young.

40. The author has a stilted and ________ style, which I found tough to enjoy.

41. Local planners admit they ________ the number of tourists that would come for the

festival.

42. As is ________ the case when I go to a restaurant, I ate too much and spent a fortune!

43. It's a hot day today, so take the ________ of using sun cream and drinking plenty of water.

44. Whatever ________ are drawn from these results, you can't deny it was a ground-breaking

experiment.

45. Mr. Hansard was elected President after a ________ election result.

46. In ________ with an ancient tradition, dinner will be served on blue china.

47. It's ________ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.

48. Scientists used a simple beetle as the ________ for their invention of a water-collecting

bottle for hot climates.

49. A group of powerful ________ invested in the new company and made a fortune.

50. Helen Weldon has been totally ________ as a historian after it was shown she invented

quotations.

51. In your ________, how much money do we need to save in order to buy the house?

52. Parking in the city centre can be a major ________ due to the narrow streets.

53. This morning's explosion at a chemical plant resulted in one ________ and four injuries.

54. We stopped at the church for thirty minutes to pay our ________ to a local writer who had

died.

55. I think a toy gun is a totally ________ toy for a four-year old.

56. Colin acted with ________ restraint, despite how angry he must have been feeling.

57. The ________ of this new department will help the company face the next ten years more

effectively.

GUIDE

DATE

ESTIMATE

VARIABLE

CAUTION

CONCLUDE

DISPUTE

KEEP

CREDIBLE

INSPIRE

FINANCE

CREDIT

ESTIMATE

CONVENIENT

FATAL

RESPECT

SUIT

ADMIRE

CREATE

58. The summer school organised many ________ for us to do. We were never bored.

59. Educational TV programmes like this are very ________ for young children.

60. Ben insisted on his articles being ________ by editors and left when his boss said that was

impossible.

61. I am looking for a ________ jeweller who will be able to appraise this watch and tell me

how much it's worth.

62. Jan Welbech was a reputable physicist until his main two theories were completely

________.

63. The shark's ________ is somewhat unfair as fatal attacks are extremely rare.

64. I read a story with the title 'A Strange ________ At Talbot Bridge', which was about a train-

riding ghost.

65. I went on a diet that ________ only fresh and organic food and I could only drink water.

66. The comedian joked about a plane crash and some in the audience thought he was

being ________.

67. Despite injuring his leg near the start of the race, Larry managed to finish a very ________

fourth.

68. Rory always has plenty of money, but I've never been sure what he actually does for a

________.

69. What ________ do you take in the workplace to prevent accidents?

70. The bomb caused ________ damage to the older buildings in the town and had to be

demolished.

71. The road was ________ closed due to a spilled load of children's toys that created havoc.

72. Though a talented doctor, she found that most skills were not ________ when she began

working as a vet.

73. This new design of the radio ________ all the best features of our previous model.

74. Maggie is always displaying great ________ to those less fortunate than her.

ACTIVE

STIMULATE

MODIFY

REPUTE

PROOF

NOTORIOUS

OCCUR

CORPORATE

RESPECT

CREDIT

LIVE

CAUTION

EXTEND

TEMPORARY

TRANSFER

CORPORATE

GENEROUS

75. Harrison Ford wasn't the ________ choice to play Han Solo in the Star Wars movies.

76. There will be a total solar eclipse at 2.14 pm today. Such ________ are very rare.

77. Even short bursts of physical activity are believed to be very ________ to health.

78. The ________ of the town react negatively to crowds of tourists filling the roads and

beaches each year.

79. Police are investigating the strange ________ in street robberies in the west of town.

80. Leyton city council have started towing all badly parked cars in what is a very ________

move.

81. Conclusive proof that the Earth orbited the Sun was a great ________.

82. Being so close to the Atlantic, the weather in Ireland is often both changeable and very

________.

83. When Jack Lobato was an ________ gangster, local politicians would come to meet with

him weekly.

84. Local legend says the land is protected by a giant tiger, but few believe in these old

________ any longer.

85. This boxer is the ________ champion of the world after this sixth victory.

86. I stretched and stretched, but simply didn't have the ________ to reach the shelf.

87. Deborah was ________ furious when she heard the comments that had been made about

her.

88. Barry is only four years old and will be ________ by both his parents for the audition.

89. After hearing his heart-breaking story, we were filled with ________ for him.

90. The hotel was harshly ________ for refusing to give refunds and the bad publicity harmed

it.

91. This letter is just to let you know how much we appreciated the ________ of the donation

that you made.

ORIGIN

OCCUR

BENEFIT

INHABIT

GROW

POPULAR

DISCOVER

PREDICT

INFLUENCE

TRADITION

DISPUTE

HIGH

PREDICT

COMPANY

ADMIRE

CRITIC

GENEROUS

92. Though he'd read ________ on the subject of ancient Egypt, he couldn’t answer a single

question.

93. Would it be ________ for you if I asked you to pay by credit card?

94. Young people often have a creative and ________ side to them that they lose as they

grow.

95. The hit TV series 'Friends' was ________ called 'Six Of One'.

96. You've made a lot of wild accusations against Betsy, but is any of it ________?

97. ________ children are not permitted to enter the shop without an adult.

98. Caffeine and other similar ________ shouldn't be taken shortly before going to bed.

99. As the disease became more ________ in the region, a medical emergency was

announced.

100. The wren's Latin name, which means 'cave dweller', comes from its ________ to seek out

dark places.

101. The earthquake was so destructive that local maps needed to be ________.

102. Once the scientists were sure the islands were ________, they disembarked and began

their studies.

103. You can pay funds into this account but that money will not be ________ for at least a

year.

104. The diplomat, as he ________ is, was humble and polite in the face of unfair criticism.

105. After the accident, the police officer asked if anyone required ________ attention.

106. At the ________ of his powers, Alfred Hitchcock was producing a hit movie every year in

Hollywood.

107. Don't waste your money on ________ things.

108. There are more ________ than differences between us.

109. You should eat a ________ of fresh fruits and vegetables.

110. Mistletoe is ________ used as a Christmas decoration.

EXTEND

CONVENIENT

INVENT

ORIGIN

PROOF

COMPANY

STIMULATE

SPREAD

TEND

DATE

INHABIT

DRAW

VARIABLE

MEDICINE

HIGH

USE

SIMILAR

VARIOUS

COMMON

111. She's feeling much better thanks to that medical ________.

112. Tom's explanation was very ________.

113. We ________ arrived in England.

114. There must be some ________ to the problem.

115. Violence against anyone is ________.

116. Our ________ depends on finding drinking water soon.

117. John walked ________ through the forest.

118. Tom filled out the job ________ form.

119. It was ________ of him to break a promise.

120. Tom speaks five languages, ________ Spanish.

121. Robert told the judge he wanted a different ________.

122. The colony declared ________ and became a republic.

123. Roger has many ________ friends in Washington.

124. They know the ________ of protecting the earth.

125. Dragons are imaginary ________.

126. The situation called for quick, ________ action.

127. The dictionary is ________ It only goes to the letter J.

128. I applied for ________ in the association.

129. Tom's parents were very ________ of him.

130. Be careful not to ________ the problem.

131. Country life is very ________ in comparison with city life.

132. English has become an ________ language.

133. We were late for school because it rained ________.

134. He soon got used to the new ________.

135. What ________ options are available?

136. The Internet is an ________ source of information.

TREAT

CONFUSE

FINAL

SOLVE

ACCEPT

SURVIVE

SILENCE

APPLY

RESPOND

INCLUDE

LAW

DEPEND

POWER

IMPORTANT

CREATE

DECIDE

COMPLETE

MEMBER

SUPPORT

ESTIMATE

PEACE

NATION

HEAVY

SURROUND

PAY

VALUE

137. It sounds like you learned a ________ lesson.

138. Tom looked at the tall man ________.

139. It was such a ________ day that we went for a walk.

140. I have read the article and now I am writing a ________.

141. Why do some people have an ________ desire for power?

142. She is ________ in a trading company.

143. He couldn't stand the ________ of the coffee.

144. Catching bugs can be a fun ________ for children.

145. The ________ bans the use of chemical weapons.

146. The old man standing under the tree seemed ________.

147. We are ________ by his bad manners.

148. People's life ________ grows every year.

149. Timothy watched the plane ________ into the distance.

150. He seems to be ________ to politics.

151. The internet is a wonderful source of mindless ________.

152. He decided to ________ in physics at college.

153. He is a very ________ writer.

154. The company has consistently shown a callous ________ for the law.

155. It's your ________ to finish the job.

156. Robert is ________ very wealthy.

157. He is an absolute ________ to us Americans.

158. People with low ________ tend to interpret everything in a negative way.

159. I suggest replacing the full stop with an ________ mark.

160. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out a ________ of coins.

161. These claims lack a scientific ________.

162. Steve tried to hide his ________.

VALUE

SUSPICION

PLEASE

SUM

OBSESS

EMPLOY

BITTER

ACT

TREAT

CONFUSE

DISGUST

EXPECT

APPEAR

DIFFERENCE

ENTERTAIN

SPECIAL

IMAGINE

REGARD

RESPONSE

SUPPOSE

EMBARRASS

ESTIMATE

EXCLAIM

HAND

FOUND

ANNOY

163. He works for a newspaper with a large ________.

164. The medical examination before you start work is ________.

165. The ________ of flowers in this area is astounding.

166. I'm a little ________ about going there by myself.

167. This game is played ________ in Australia.

168. The bad smell ________ me.

169. Many ________ were rescued from the collapsed building.

170. Electrical ________ have made housework easier.

171. Tom is by far the best French ________ in our class.

172. I can understand Japanese to a certain ________.

173. The ________ of being attacked by a shark is very low.

174. How ________ that your mother speaks six languages!

175. You should be ________ to your parents.

176. The equator is an ________ line which divides the globe into two equal parts.

177. Ricky is an unemployed ________ guard.

178. Allan is going to get himself killed if he's not ________.

179. His ________ dismissed him yesterday.

180. She does not want to be ________ on her parents.

181. His performance was ________ of praise.

182. I'm pretty sure Nick doesn't ________ watching baseball on TV.

183. She swam until she was ________ and then went back to the house.

184. You don't need to make a ________ right now.

185. They celebrated the ________ of his high school years.

186. Frank is ________ to find Mary.

187. David is very ________ of his daughter.

188. Your proposal will meet with significant _________.

CIRCULATE

OBLIGE

DIVERSE

HESITATE

DIFFER

SICK

SURVIVE

APPLY

SPEAK

EXTEND

LIKE

AMAZE

RESPECT

IMAGINE

SECURE

CARE

EMPLOY

DEPEND

WORTH

JOY

EXHAUST

DECIDE

COMPLETE

DESPAIR

PROTECT

RESIST

189. If you want to ________, you have to try harder.

190. I just want a little more ________ in my life.

191. The doctor continued to observe the patient's ________.

192. I think Tom doesn't have the ________ to solve the problem.

193. I was feeling ________ until I drank a cup of coffee.

194. The bank ________ were wearing masks.

195. We ________ on many things, but we're still good friends.

196. My mother ________ of too much exercise right after lunch.

197. Tom asked Mary to teach him some ________ phrases in French.

198. The teams were ________ equipped.

199. Manners and customs ________ greatly from country to country.

200. I was ________ to do it, but Roger said I didn't need to.

201. This increase in the number of ________ people is a result of the bad economy.

202. This document will form the ________ for our discussion.

203. He was the leader of the ________.

204. We regret that your ________ has not been accepted.

205. Our delicious coffee is made from ________ roasted coffee beans.

206. We were ________ moved by her story.

207. The air was ________ by the smoke.

208. We saw a ________ enter the house.

209. Learning a foreign language requires ________.

210. Some animals are very ________ at night.

211. There seems to be some ________ over who is actually giving the talk.

212. I'm sure there's a ________ explanation.

213. Ron and Jenny looked at each other ________.

214. I gave careful ________ to the problem.

SUCCESS

EXCITE

BEHAVE

ABLE

SLEEP

ROB

AGREE

APPROVE

USE

SIMILAR

VARIOUS

WILL

EMPLOY

BASE

MOVE

APPLY

FRESH

DEEP

DARK

STRANGE

PATIENT

ACT

CONFUSE

REASON

SILENT

CONSIDER

215. I get the ________ that you aren't telling the truth.

216. A few important facts emerged after the ________.

217. The mystery still remains ________.

218. Jack works as a TV ________.

219. Only good team work will ________ us to get the job done on time.

220. The ________ cut the tape and opened the new bridge.

221. Her ________ are too high.

222. She cares a lot about her ________.

223. The teacher explained the ________ of the word to us.

224. Do you really think money will bring you ________?

225. This medicine has no ________ side effects.

226. In ________ to English, she speaks French fluently.

227. Tom could see that the argument was ________.

228. The street is wet and ________.

229. To our surprise, her ________ came true.

230. Are the ________ for tomorrow complete?

231. Tom was a ________ child and he cried easily.

232. She asked me for an ________ sum of money.

233. I have a very sad ________ to make.

234. ________ people can't stand it when people pity them.

235. Tom knew that Mary could be very ________.

236. Tom has ________ three books.

237. His long ________ bored us all.

238. Only members of the club are ________ to use this room.

239. Democracy ________ in Ancient Greece.

240. We understand the ________ of studying.

IMPRESS

INVESTIGATE

SOLVE

ANNOUNCE

ABILITY

GOVERN

EXPECT

APPEAR

MEAN

HAPPY

HARM

ADD

POINT

SLIP

PREDICT

PREPARE

SENSE

REASON

ANNOUNCE

ABILITY

PERSUADE

PUBLIC

SPEAK

TITLE

ORIGIN

NECESSARY

241. He is the ________ owner of the company.

242. Have you read anything interesting ________?

243. I'd like to thank you for your very generous ________.

244. The atmosphere is relaxed and ________.

245. Many people in the world still live in ________.

246. Nothing is more ________ than respect based on fear.

247. I was ________ in love with him.

248. Tom tried, but was ________.

249. You need to start saving for ________ now.

250. I always got up early in my ________.

251. How do you punish your children when they ________?

252. Tom ________ to kill Mary if she told anyone about what happened.

253. John is very ________ when it comes to talking about his childhood.

254. Are you for or against the ________?

255. Country people are traditionally ________ of strangers.

256. It's been a ________ working with you.

257. John didn't regret his ________.

258. Tom's divorce from Mary ________ cost him more than a million dollars.

259. It's difficult to teach people what they are ________ to learn.

260. That's a very serious ________.

261. A genius is a person with ________ creative abilities.

262. I copied a ________ from the book into my notebook.

263. The British ________ is against the plan.

264. Tom got an ________ visit from Mary.

265. It was ________ that someone had taken the money by mistake.

266. How can you be so cruel and ________?

LAW

LATE

CONTRIBUTE

FORM

POOR

CONTEMPT

DESPAIR

SUCCEED

RETIRE

CHILD

BEHAVE

THREAT

SECRET

PROPOSE

SUSPECT

PLEASE

REFUSE

REPORT

WILL

ACCUSE

ORDINARY

PASS

GOVERN

EXPECT

APPEAR

HEART

267. The earthquake in Hokkaido caused ________ damage.

268. If you don't bother the bees, they're ________ to sting you.

269. She was the most beautiful woman in the whole ________.

270. Elizabeth was the youngest ________ of the king.

271. Tom is the most ________ man in Boston.

272. Though the doctor did his best, the patient's ________ was slow.

273. It's unusual for ________ players to score many goals.

274. What's the ________ of this road?

275. The region has the largest population ________ in the country.

276. Could you please ________ introduce yourself?

277. Her ________ in God is very firm.

278. I would rather die than live in ________.

279. I can't ________ the last time we met.

280. ________ often goes hand in hand with pollution.

281. Our city is rather small in ________ with Tokyo.

282. If you hurry, you will ________ him.

283. His intelligence and experience ________ him to deal with the trouble.

284. He ________ the bottle with water.

285. Kenya became ________ in 1963.

286. Nobody is more ________ than Tom.

287. We need someone to lead us out of the ________.

288. His ________ was greeted with cheers.

289. She was ________ calm while everyone else was panicking.

290. Tom doesn't think it's ________ to eat certain insects.

291. According to John's doctors, his condition is ________.

292. I don't know if I can speak French well enough to explain this ________.

EXTEND

LIKE

KING

DESCEND

INFLUENCE

RECOVER

DEFEND

WIDE

DENSE

BRIEF

BELIEVE

HONOUR

CALL

INDUSTRY

COMPARE

TAKE

ABLE

FULL

DEPEND

COMPETE

DARK

ARRIVE

STRANGE

DISGUST

CURE

PROPER

293. Tom and Mary have achieved ________ results using their new technique.

294. The age ________ between Jack and Kelly is about three years.

295. Eventually, Tom's ________ overcame his fear.

296. The dog looked at his master with ________.

297. I can never make up stories - I have absolutely no ________.

298. We've all done things we're ________ of.

299. Tom certainly didn't deserve the ________ he received.

300. Smoking can cause a slow and ________ death.

301. Expressing your feelings is not a sign of ________.

302. We had an ________ that he would clean the house and I would cook.

303. The hike was ________, but we had a lot of fun.

304. The scientists have not found any explanation for the ________ phenomenon.

305. Even though Joe has a very ________ job, he always makes time for Jill and the kids.

306. She gave me one of those ________ smiles and I just had to agree.

307. He remained calm even in the ________ of danger.

308. Richard ________ wanted someone to help him.

309. He's ________ about tomorrow's dance.

310. Seen from a ________, the stone looks like a human face.

311. The report looks at economic ________ in Europe and elsewhere.

312. I don't earn enough money to buy clothes ________.

313. Country roads aren't as ________ as city roads.

314. I want to make a ________ to the management.

315. Their eyes were full of ________.

316. The entry ________ for the essay competition are very strict.

317. According to reports, many ________ immigrants may face deportation if they are not

granted amnesty.

REMARK

DIFFERENT

CURIOUS

ANXIOUS

IMAGE

SHAME

PUNISH

PAIN

WEAK

ARRANGE

EXHAUST

MYSTERY

DEMAND

RESIST

PRESENT

OBVIOUS

EXCITE

DISTANT

GROW

REGULAR

CROWD

COMPLAIN

SAD

REQUIRE

DOCUMENT

318. He gave a detailed ________ of the accident.

319. We were ________ for the concert to begin.

320. I have a friend whose father is a famous ________.

321. The ________ of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.

322. Tom was ________ when he saw Mary kiss someone else.

323. The boy was sold into ________.

324. The popularity of a web site depends on its ________.

325. He was a famous ________ and a competent diplomat.

326. You need to be careful not to hurt Paul's ________.

327. Every person will be admitted ________ of his or her age.

328. Peter's French is ________ good.

329. I'm sorry I had to cancel my ________.

330. He won the election by a large ________.

331. My initial ________ was correct.

332. He came to school after a long ________.

333. To prevent an ________, the commander used to patrol the border twice a day.

334. There was a lot of sibling ________ between Tom and his brother.

335. The ________ had entered the house through a back window.

336. All the ________ suggests that Peter was murdered.

337. They were among the early ________ on the east coast of America.

338. Germany is Europe's largest and most ________ economy.

339. Cinema in Britain is undergoing a ________ of popularity.

340. I'll email my report to you as an ________.

341. There must be a scientific ________ for this.

342. I just want a little more ________ to make my own decisions.

343. I felt a sense of ________ when my friends refused to support me.

DESCRIBE

PATIENT

ACT

PROBABLE

FURY

SLAVE

CONTAIN

POEM

FEEL

REGARD

SURPRISE

APPOINT

MAJOR

ASSUME

ABSENT

INVADE

RIVAL

INTRUDE

EVIDENT

SETTLE

PROSPER

REVIVE

ATTACH

EXPLAIN

FREE

BETRAY

344. The ________ was sentenced to life in prison.

345. His campaign for fathers' rights has become an ________.

346. The man lit a cigarette with a ________.

347. I wonder if it really was a ________.

348. Life without love is just totally ________.

349. The floor is ________, so be careful.

350. I hope my ________ is wrong.

351. My older brother made all the ________ for us.

352. My eyes are very ________ to light.

353. I don't think this is an ________ request.

354. I couldn't understand the ________ that was just made.

355. How would ________ people escape in an emergency?

356. Your arguments are very ________.

357. This is by far the best novel that has been ________ this year.

358. Tom asked Mary to give a ________ at his school.

359. He is ________ to better treatment.

360. The custom ________ in China.

361. A computer is an absolute ________ now.

362. She was not his ________ wife.

363. I've not been feeling very well ________.

364. How big was your ________?

365. You don't need to get all dressed up. It's an ________ event.

366. Many countries have problems with ________.

367. Her behaviour was ________.

368. Tom ________ needs money.

369. We are sorry to inform you that your application has been ________.

MURDER

OBSESS

LIGHT

COINCIDE

POINT

SLIP

PREDICT

PREPARE

SENSE

REASON

ANNOUNCE

ABILITY

PERSUADE

PUBLIC

SPEAK

TITLE

ORIGIN

NECESSARY

LAW

LATE

CONTRIBUTE

FORM

POOR

CONTEMPT

DESPAIR

SUCCEED

370. She put some money away every month for her ________.

371. Tom wondered where Mary had spent her ________.

372. If you ________, I'll send you to bed.

373. Tom's girlfriend ________ to leave him.

374. He was very ________ about his plans.

375. The majority didn't accept the ________.

376. I'm always ________ of men like him.

377. Some people write books for money, others for ________.

378. We measured the _______ of the river.

379. Yesterday I saw a man crying _______.

380. Natural resources are not _______ in Japan.

381. She gave up eating meat after reading a book about ________ to animals.

382. I couldn't sleep because of the _______.

383. Tom made an _______ presentation.

384. As an American, I find that _______.

385. The poet and _______ were both present at the meeting.

386. Visit our website for _______ information.

387. This airport is easily _______ by bus.

388. I used to dream about becoming very _______.

389. Tom _______ removed his hat.

390. I've been feeling depressed _______.

391. Long-term _______ can be very frustrating and demoralising.

392. Please don't say anything _______.

393. Tom has denied these _______.

394. Michael apologized to Mary for his son's _______ remarks.

395. Brown is not her _______ hair colour.

RETIRE

CHILD

BEHAVE

THREAT

SECRET

PROPOSE

SUSPECT

PLEASE

DEEP

BITTER

ABOUND

CRUEL

HOT

IMPRESS

OFFEND

NOVEL

ADD

ACCESS

WEALTH

RESPECT

RECENT

EMPLOY

EMBARRASS

ACCUSE

POLITE

NATURE

396. Tom appreciated Mary's _______.

397. John's _______ shocked everybody.

398. The man standing over there is the _______ of the store.

399. Roger didn't accept Jane's _______.

400. He took a job with an _______ company.

401. The teacher stressed the importance of _______ practice.

402. We have already reached an _______.

403. James is an _______ basketball player.

404. If I had time, I'd accept his _______.

405. We won the national _______ last year.

406. The United States is the world's _______ cotton exporter.

407. What do you consider your greatest _______?

408. The results were very strange! In fact, they were ________!

409. He has an unfortunate ________ to understand people’s feelings.

410. Due to the clerk’s ___________ we missed the train.

411. What we saw was beyond all ___________.

412. She is a student of the ___________.

413. The book contains some great ___________.

414. Please give us details of your present ___________.

415. What is the ___________ of the Danube River.

416. The ___________ of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food.

417. Drug ___________ is a problem causing great concern.

418. The ___________ of the awards is scheduled for next Friday.

419. I have been sworn to ___________ so I can’t say a word.

420. After losing her job she was ___________ for a month.

421. Pushing into a queue is considered to be extremely ___________.

HONEST

CONFESS

OWN

APOLOGISE

INSURE

DAY

AGREE

EXCEPT

INVITE

CHAMPION

LEAD

ACHIEVE

BELIEVE

ABLE

STUBBORN

EXPECT

HUMAN

ILLUSTRATE

OCCUPY

LONG

MECHANIC

ADDICT

PRESENT

SECRET

EMPLOY

POLITE

422. The audience gave the violinist a round of ___________.

423. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is ___________.

424. We have just been shown another example of ___________ killing.

425. My sister’s ___________ makes her social life difficult.

426. I’m not sure at all I really can’t say with ___________.

427. My ___________ is the history of Elizabethan England.

428. The police were told by their ___________ where to find the criminal.

429. He received many medals for his acts of ___________ during the war.

430. The ___________ of the company is said to be dangerous to small firms.

431. For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the ___________ of beauty.

432. I can guarantee the ___________ of our new product.

433. The government is encouraging heavy ___________.

434. People who suffer from ___________ should buy themselves a pet.

435. George and I have been friends since ___________.

436. Everybody is worried about the ___________ of the rain forest.

437. Some MPs are calling for ___________ without trial.

438. My grandfather was given a medal for ___________.

439. My father takes great ___________ in his work.

440. This bag contains all my photographic ___________.

441. ___________ is probably the most useful form of energy.

442. John turned up on the wrong day because of a ___________.

443. Jake had another ___________ with his boss.

444. The bank robbers were sentenced to twelve years of ___________.

445. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed a ___________ for her part in the play.

446. Failure to apply in time may result in a ___________ of benefits.

447. Pat was accused of stealing some ___________ documents.

APPLAUD

PAY

SENSE

SHY

CERTAIN

SPECIAL

INFORM

HERO

EXPAND

PERSON

RELY

INVEST

LONELY

CHILD

DESTROY

DETAIN

BRAVE

PROUD

EQUIP

ELECTRIC

UNDERSTAND

AGREE

PRISON

REPLACE

LOSE

CONFIDENT

448. In the future the public will have a wider ___________ of television programs.

449. Looking after the health of 700 children is heavy ___________.

450. The town spent more money on ___________ and health than ever before.

451. Do you have any particular ___________ where we sit?

452. There’s a ___________ contrast between what he does and what he says.

453. The party turned out to be a huge ___________.

454. He was fined and ___________ for reckless driving.

455. Is it possible to remove the smell from the books that have been in _______________ for

such a long time?

456. Many people are interested in job ___________ more than in earning large amount of

money.

457. I hadn’t made a __________________, so I just got on the first flight available.

458. The anti-doping association believes that all sports must be free of drug ___________.

459. The country is facing a population ___________.

460. It is ___________ to fasten your seat-belts before take-off.

461. She claimed ___________ benefit for over six months.

462. Tax ___________ is one of the biggest problems that face the new country.

463. You can basically wear what you want but there is an _____________ law that says you

must not wear jeans.

464. The ___________ course is being paid for by the company.

465. It’s a ___________ shame that she didn’t have a better chance in life.

466. The farm house we stayed in was completely off the ___________ track.

467. The police searched the house ___________.

468. He is a ___________ -paid senior executive.

469. A full-scale _____________ of our company is urgently needed.

470. Are we going to be saved ___________ by our oil supplies?

CHOOSE

RESPONSIBLE

HOUSE

PREFER

STRIKE

DISAPPOINT

QUALIFY

STORE

SATISFY

RESERVE

USE

EXPLODE

ADVISE

EMPLOY

EVADE

WRITE

MANAGE

CRY

BEAT

SYSTEM

HIGH

ORGANISE

ECONOMY

471. Experts have tried to find a ___________ to the personnel problems.

472. She’s a specialist in psychology and human ___________.

473. The ___________ of the most important port of the country eliminated all trade.

474. The ___________ system of some countries used to be based on gold.

475. He recovered from his injuries in the ___________ hospital.

476. He has loved her ___________ ever since they first met.

477. The importance of this ___________ has been extremely overrated.

478. He is a convinced ___________ of Chinese communism.

479. Jane’s party was more of an ___________ test than anything else.

480. The government has committed itself to developing ___________ sources of energy.

481. He took a job as a sales ___________ in a big department store.

482. The potential benefits of this treatment ___________ the risks.

483. Make sure the hairdryer is ___________ before you fix the switch.

484. They say that travel ___________ the mind.

485. Without his teacher’s ___________ he would have given up long ago.

486. Dickens’s last novel was ___________ The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

487. She has known me for two years now but she still ___________ my name.

488. The writer spent his ___________ in a quiet seaside village.

489. We were so busy at work that there was no time to suffer from ___________.

490. Can you lend me your penknife - I just need to ___________ my pencil.

491. We had four good applicants for the job so it was hard to decide who would make the

best ___________.

492. It was very ___________ of you not to give Sue a call on her birthday.

493. The presidential car will, of course, be completely ___________.

494. The morning trains to the city are always packed with ___________.

495. George means well but his contributions to our meetings are often rather ___________.

SOLVE

BEHAVE

BLOCK

MONEY

NAVY

PASSION

INVENT

FOLLOW

ENDURE

NEW

ASSIST

WEIGH

CONNECT

BROAD

ENCOURAGE

TITLE

PRONOUNCE

BOY

BORE

SHARP

APPOINT

THINK

BULLET

COMMUTE

HELP

496. We had an unusually cold winter with ___________ temperatures for two months.

497. We all ___________ his story - it just didn't seem at all plausible.

498. Teachers sometimes complain of being ___________ and overworked.

499. Students often tend to be a bit ___________ but they usually become less radical with age.

500. I'm sorry to be so ___________ - I'd like to think things over for another day or two.

ZERO

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PAY

ESTABLISH

DECIDEANSWER KEY

1. COMPARISON

2. ORIGINATED

3. DAILY

4. CRITICAL

5. INTRIGUING

6. RESTFUL

7. INVENTOR

8. MAJESTIC

9. GROWING

10. PLEASANT

11. ENTHUSIASM

12. SOPHISTICATION

13. CRITICISM

14. INCREDIBLE

15. ORIGINALLY

16. ACTIVITY

17. INSPIRATION

18. ELOQUENT

19. CELEBRATIONS

20. POPULARITY

21. CONCEPTUAL

22. INITIALLY

23. GUIDED

24. INCREASINGLY

25. CENSORSHIP

26. ORIGINS

27. SUITABLE

28. TRADITIONALLY

29. RESTLESS

30. DISCOVERIES

31. INCONCLUSIVE

32. CELEBRATION

33. CREATOR

34. SOLITARY

35. MISCONCEPTION

36. OUTCRY

37. ELOQUENTLY

38. CONCEPTION

39. GUIDANCE

40. DATED

41. UNDERESTIMATED

42. INVARIABLY

43. PRECAUTION

44. CONCLUSIONS

45. DISPUTED

46. KEEPING

47. INCREDIBLY

48. INSPIRATION

49. FINANCIERS

50. DISCREDITED

51. ESTIMATION

52. INCONVENIENCE

53. FATALITY

54. RESPECTS

55. UNSUITABLE

56. ADMIRABLE

57. CREATION

58. ACTIVITIES

59. STIMULATING

60. UNMODIFIED

61. REPUTABLE

62. DISPROVEN

63. NOTORIETY

64. OCCURRENCE

65. INCORPORATED

66. DISRESPECTFUL

67. CREDITABLE

68. LIVING

69. PRECAUTIONS

70. EXTENSIVE

71. TEMPORARILY

72. TRANSFERABLE

73. INCORPORATES

74. GENEROSITY

75. ORIGINAL

76. OCCURRENCES

77. BENEFICIAL

78. INHABITANTS

79. GROWTH

80. UNPOPULAR

81. DISCOVERY

82. UNPREDICTABLE

83. INFLUENTIAL

84. TRADITIONS

85. UNDISPUTED

86. HEIGHT

87. PREDICTABLY

88. ACCOMPANIED

89. ADMIRATION

90. CRITICISED

91. GENEROSITY

92. EXTENSIVELY

93. INCONVENIENT

94. INVENTIVE

95. ORIGINALLY

96. PROVABLE

97. UNACCOMPANIED

98. STIMULANTS

99. WIDESPREAD

100. TENDENCY

101. UPDATED

102. UNINHABITED

103. WITHDRAWABLE

104. INVARIABLY

105. MEDICAL

106. HEIGHT

107. USELESS

108. SIMILARITIES500 word formation exercises for Advanced

109. VARIETY

110. COMMONLY

111. TREATMENT

112. CONFUSING

113. FINALLY

114. SOLUTION

115. UNACCEPTABLE

116. SURVIVAL

117. SILENTLY

118. APPLICATION

119. IRRESPONSIBLE

120. INCLUDING

121. LAWYER

122. INDEPENDENCE

123. POWERFUL

124. IMPORTANCE

125. CREATURES

126. DECISIVE

127. INCOMPLETE

128. MEMBERSHIP

129. SUPPORTIVE

130. UNDERESTIMATE /

OVERESTIMATE

131. PEACEFUL

132. INTERNATIONAL

133. HEAVILY

134. SURROUNDINGS

135. PAYMENT

136. INVALUABLE

137. VALUABLE

138. SUSPICIOUSLY

139. PLEASANT /

PLEASURABLE

140. SUMMARY

141. OBSESSIVE

142. EMPLOYED

143. BITTERNESS

144. ACTIVITY

145. TREATY

146. CONFUSED

147. DISGUSTED

148. EXPECTANCY

149. DISAPPEAR

150. INDIFFERENT

151. ENTERTAINMENT

152. SPECIALIZE

153. IMAGINATIVE

154. DISREGARD

155. RESPONSIBILITY

156. SUPPOSEDLY

157. EMBARRASSMENT

158. SELF-ESTEEM

159. EXCLAMATION

160. HANDFUL

161. FOUNDATION

162. ANNOYANCE

163. CIRCULATION

164. OBLIGATORY

165. DIVERSITY

166. HESITANT

167. DIFFERENTLY

168. SICKENS / SICKENED

169. SURVIVORS

170. APPLIANCES

171. SPEAKER

172. EXTENT

173. LIKELIHOOD

174. AMAZING

175. RESPECTFUL

176. IMAGINARY

177. SECURITY

178. CAREFUL

179. EMPLOYER

180. DEPENDENT

181. WORTHY

182. ENJOY

183. EXHAUSTED

184. DECISION

185. COMPLETION

186. DESPERATE

187. PROTECTIVE

188. RESISTANCE

189. SUCCEED

190. EXCITEMENT

191. BEHAVIOUR

192. ABILITY

193. SLEEPY

194. ROBBERS

195. DISAGREE

196. DISAPPROVES

197. USEFUL

198. SIMILARLY

199. VARY

200. WILLING

201. UNEMPLOYED

202. BASIS

203. MOVEMENT

204. APPLICATION

205. FRESHLY

206. DEEPLY

207. DARKENED

208. STRANGER

209. PATIENCE

210. ACTIVE

211. CONFUSION

212. REASONABLE

213. SILENTLY

214. CONSIDERATION

215. IMPRESSION

216. INVESTIGATION

217. UNSOLVED

218. ANNOUNCER

219. ENABLE

220. GOVERNOR

221. EXPECTATIONS

222. APPEARANCE

223. MEANING

224. HAPPINESS

225. HARMFUL

226. ADDITION

227. POINTLESS

228. SLIPPERY

229. PREDICTION

230. PREPARATIONS

231. SENSITIVE

232. UNREASONABLE

233. ANNOUNCEMENT

234. DISABLED

235. PERSUASIVE

236. PUBLISHED

237. SPEECH

238. ENTITLED

239. ORIGINATED

240. NECESSITY

241. LAWFUL

242. LATELY

243. CONTRIBUTION

244. INFORMAL

245. POVERTY

246. CONTEMPTIBLE

247. DESPERATELY

248. UNSUCCESSFUL

249. RETIREMENT

250. CHILDHOOD

251. MISBEHAVE

252. THREATENED

253. SECRETIVE

254. PROPOSAL

255. SUSPICIOUS

256. PLEASURE

257. REFUSAL

258. REPORTEDLY

259. UNWILLING

260. ACCUSATION

261. EXTRAORDINARY

262. PASSAGE

263. GOVERNMENT

264. UNEXPECTED

265. APPARENT

266. HEARTLESS

267. EXTENSIVE

268. UNLIKELY

269. KINGDOM

270. DESCENDANT

271. INFLUENTIAL

272. RECOVERY

273. DEFENSIVE

274. WIDTH

275. DENSITY

276. BRIEFLY

277. BELIEF

278. DISHONOUR

279. RECALL

280. INDUSTRIALIZATION

281. COMPARISON

282. OVERTAKE

283. ENABLED

284. FILLED

285. INDEPENDENT

286. COMPETITIVE

287. DARKNESS

288. ARRIVAL

289. STRANGELY

290. DISGUSTING

291. INCURABLE

292. PROPERLY

293. REMARKABLE

294. DIFFERENCE

295. CURIOSITY

296. ANXIETY

297. IMAGINATION

298. ASHAMED

299. PUNISHMENT

300. PAINFUL

301. WEAKNESS

302. ARRANGEMENT

303. EXHAUSTING

304. MYSTERIOUS

305. DEMANDING

306. IRRESISTIBLE

307. PRESENCE

308. OBVIOUSLY

309. EXCITED

310. DISTANCE

311. GROWTH

312. REGULARLY

313. CROWDED

314. COMPLAINT

315. SADNESS

316. REQUIREMENTS

317. UNDOCUMENTED

318. DESCRIPTION

319. IMPATIENT

320. ACTOR

321. PROBABILITY

322. FURIOUS

323. SLAVERY

324. CONTENT

325. POET

326. FEELINGS

327. REGARDLESS

328. SURPRISINGLY

329. APPOINTMENT

330. MAJORITY

331. ASSUMPTION

332. ABSENCE

333. INVASION

334. RIVALRY

335. INTRUDER(S)

336. EVIDENCE

337. SETTLERS

338. PROSPEROUS

339. REVIVAL

340. ATTACHMENT

341. EXPLANATION

342. FREEDOM

343. BETRAYAL

344. MURDERER

345. OBSESSION

346. LIGHTER

347. COINCIDENCE

348. POINTLESS

349. SLIPPERY

350. PREDICTION

351. PREPARATIONS

352. SENSITIVE

353. UNREASONABLE

354. ANNOUNCEMENT

355. DISABLED

356. PERSUASIVE

357. PUBLISHED

358. SPEECH

359. ENTITLED

360. ORIGINATED

361. NECESSITY

362. LAWFUL

363. LATELY

364. CONTRIBUTION

365. INFORMAL

366. POVERTY

367. CONTEMPTIBLE

368. DESPERATELY

369. UNSUCCESSFUL

370. RETIREMENT

371. CHILDHOOD

372. MISBEHAVE

373. THREATENED

374. SECRETIVE

375. PROPOSAL

376. SUSPICIOUS

377. PLEASURE

378. DEPTH

379. BITTERLY

380. ABUNDANT

381. CRUELTY

382. HEAT

383. IMPRESSIVE

384. OFFENSIVE

385. NOVELIST

386. ADDITIONAL

387. ACCESSIBLE

388. WEALTHY

389. RESPECTFULLY

390. RECENTLY

391. UNEMPLOYMENT

392. EMBARRASSING

393. ACCUSATIONS

394. IMPOLITE

395. NATURAL

396. HONESTY

397. CONFESSION

398. OWNER

399. APOLOGY

400. INSURANCE

401. DAILY

402. AGREEMENT

403. EXCEPTIONAL

404. INVITATION

405. CHAMPIONSHIP

406. LEADING

407. ACHIEVEMENT

408. UNBELIEVABLE

409. INABILITY

410. STUBBORNNESS

411. EXPECTATION

412. HUMANITIES

413. ILLUSTRATIONS

414. OCCUPATION

415. LENGTH

416. MECHANIZATION

417. ADDICTION

418. PRESENTATION

419. SECRECY

420. UNEMPLOYED

421. IMPOLITE

422. APPLAUSE

423. UNDERPAID

424. SENSELESS

425. SHYNESS

426. CERTAINTY

427. SPECIALTY

428. INFORMANT

429. HEROISM

430. EXPANSION

431. PERSONIFICATION

432. RELIABILITY

433. INVESTMENT

434. LONELINESS

435. CHILDHOOD

436. DESTRUCTION

437. DETAINMENT

438. BRAVERY

439. PRIDE

440. EQUIPMENT

441. ELECTRICITY

442. MISUNDERSTANDING

443. DISAGREEMENT

444. IMPRISONMENT

445. REPLACEMENT

446. LOSS

447. CONFIDENTIAL

448. CHOICE

449. RESPONSIBILITY

450. HOUSING

451. PREFERENCE

452. STRIKING

453. DISAPPOINTMENT

454. DISQUALIFIED

455. STORAGE

456. SATISFACTION

457. RESERVATION

458. ABUSE

459. EXPLOSION

460. ADVISABLE

461. UNEMPLOYMENT

462. EVASION

463. UNWRITTEN

464. MANAGEMENT

465. CRYING

466. BEATEN

467. SYSTEMATICALLY

468. HIGHLY

469. REORGANISATION

470. ECONOMICALLY

471. SOLUTION

472. BEHAVIOUR

473. BLOCKADE

474. MONETARY

475. NAVAL

476. PASSIONATELY

477. INVENTION

478. FOLLOWER

479. ENDURANCE

480. RENEWABLE

481. ASSISTANT

482. OUTWEIGH

483. DISCONNECTED

484. BROADENS

485. ENCOURAGEMENT

486. ENTITLED

487. MISPRONOUNCES

488. BOYHOOD

489. BOREDOM

490. SHARPEN

491. APPOINTEE

492. THOUGHTLESS

493. BULLETPROOF

494. COMMUTERS

495. UNHELPFUL

496. SUB-ZERO

497. DISBELIEVED

498. UNDERPAID

499. ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT

500. INDECISIVE