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LINGUISTIC DILEMMA - word formation




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LINGUISTIC DILEMMA

Try practising your word formation skills in this easy task
where you only have to choose from the two offered words.
  • An athlete who is liked by many people is
  • I have to �for the trip quickly because I'm leaving in ten minutes.
  • It would really be �not to tell your teacher the whole story.
  • I can't believe I'm broke again - my money just seems to �all the time!
  • Lying and gossiping is bound to make you �eventually.
  • I have to �my clothes from the trip, wash the dirty items and put the rest back in my closet.
  • The only �thing to do is to admit you broke the mirror.
  • I love it when the sun begins to �over the horizon at dawn.
  • Everyone is humming his new song, so I guess it's becoming �fast.
  • You should �the extension cord into a neat coil before you put it away - it saves space.
  • I was certainly �to hear you passed the exam.
  • You may not agree with my theory, but you cannot �it in any way.
  • As you �the string, the kite gets to fly higher.
  • Losing that bet really �me.
  • I am trying to �that I am good enough for this job.
  • You should �the furniture with sheets before you paint the room.

Now try using the acquired skill to fill in the blanks in the following sentences
with the correct word form.
  • The wedding got more media �(COVER) than either the bride or the groom expected.�
  • The prosecutor managed to �(PROVE) all of the theories the defence offered.
  • He�was so��(PLEASE) with her progress in her piano lessons that he was planning a brief concert soon.
  • You really should �(WIND) the safety rope a bit more if you want to move further.
  • He was definitely the most �(POPULAR) person in the office and it was hard to get any of his colleagues to work on a project with him.
  • The �(APPEAR) of the boy troubled the whole town and nobody would rest till he was found.
  • He hated �(PACK), because it reminded him he was about to stay home for a while, and all he ever wanted to do is travel.
  • Her secret was finally��(COVER) and her face was all over the media.