5. Word building 1 TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 4

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 4

5. Word building 1

Use the word on the right to make a new word which fits in the sentence. 1 Money can’t buy you ___ happiness ____ - or at least that’s what some people say. HAPPY 2 I don’t think guns are __________ toys for young children. SUIT 3 Alexander Graham Bell developed the first telephone in 1876. Did he have any idea how important his _______ would become. INVENT 4 Come on! You can do it! There’s no such word as __________ ! POSSIBLE 5 The tobacco companies understood the ________ effects of smoking for a long time – but kept quiet about them. HARM 6 Towards the end of the 20th century, Microsoft became the world’s most ______ company. SUCCESS 7 Kate Winslet’s _____ is the only good things about this film. PERFORM 8 The England football team has some talent, but we’re all ______ about their chances in the World Cup. DOUBT 9 Frightened? I was absolutely _________ ! TERROR 10 Adam is too ________. All I said was I didn’t like his new hair colour, and now he won’t speak to me. SENSE 11 I was kept ________ last night by another crazy party in the flat below me. WAKE 12 I know Harry is physically ________, but he is a bit boring, isn’t he? ATTRACT 13 You have a problem, and I’m very _________. But I’m not in a position to lend you money. SYMPATHY

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