Словообразование

Word-Building

Exercise 1. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space.

I A Man in Command

It was obvious that Jack was an (1 importance) __important___ man, of considerable (2 intelligent) ________________ and sophistication. He had an air of (3 confident) ___________ about him. He was not a (4 science) ___________, but a marketing man. He wanted to change the world, or at the very least make a (5 different) ________________. Everything about Jack suggested that he was a man of (6 impress) _______________ position. And yet, in his eyes you saw integrity, (7 kind) ______________, a warm heart and (8 strong) ______________. There was more to Jack than just well-tailored suits and the (9 expense) _______________ briefcase. Paris was the (10 culminate) ______________ of everything he had dreamed. He had worked so hard for it, even if some of it seemed to have come (11 easy) ________________ to him.

II Carrying out Research

The new medicine was going to change maintenance programs (1 dramatically) dramatically. It would be their major (2 contribute) _____________ to the human race. The company had already prepared their (3 apply) _____________ to ask for it to be put on the "Fast Track". This process was used to quicken (4 difference) _____________ steps toward the (5 approve) ___________ of drugs. Then a group of people would sign the (6 agree) _____________ acknowledging the potential dangers of the (7 treat) ___________.They were all so (8 serious) _____________ ill, they would be grateful for any help (9 avail) _______________ for them. The company wanted to move ahead to (10 clinic) _____________ trials on (11 patience).

Exercise 2. Read the text below and decide what part of speech in А, В, С or D best fits each gap in the sentences.

(1) ___________ to tradition, the first American Thanksgiving was (2) ________ in 1621 by the English Pilgrims who had founded the Plymouth Colony. The Pilgrims marked the (3) __________ by (4) __________ with their Native American guests who brought gifts of food as a gesture of goodwill. Although this event was an important part of American colonial history, there is no (5) ___________ that any of the (6) __________ thought of the feast as a thanksgiving celebration. Two years later, during a period of drought, a day of fasting and prayer was changed to one of thanksgiving because rains came during the prayers. (7) _____________ the custom (8) ____________ among New Englanders to (9) ____________ celebrate Thanksgiving after the harvest.

1. A Accordingly В Accordance

С According D Accordant

2. A celebrating В celebrated

С celebration D celebrate

3. A occasion В occasional

С occasionally D occasionalism

4. A feast В feasted

С festivity D feasting

5. A evident В evidently

С evidence D evidenced

6. A participate В participating

С participants D participated

7. A Grade В Gradually

С Graded D Gradual

8. A prevailed В prevalence

С prevailing D prevalent

9. A annual В annum

С annualize D annually