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
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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
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LONG
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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.
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CERTAIN
SPECIAL
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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
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USE
EXPLODE
ADVISE
EMPLOY
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WRITE
MANAGE
CRY
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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 ___________.
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BLOCK
MONEY
NAVY
PASSION
INVENT
FOLLOW
ENDURE
NEW
ASSIST
WEIGH
CONNECT
BROAD
ENCOURAGE
TITLE
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BOY
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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.
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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
