Are you preparing for the use of English exercise of the Cambridge exams and trying to build your vocabulary? The exercise below will help you learn new vocabulary and use it in a sentence.
Complete the table below ( ______) and then check your answers. (———) means there is no word possible. Use a dictionary after guessing. Other options are also sometimes possible
NOUM | ADJECTIVE | NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE | VERB | ADVERB |
Benefit | _________ | Unbeneficial | Benefit | Beneficially |
Success | Successful | Unsuccessful | ________ | Successfully |
Enjoyment | Enjoyable | _______ | Enjoy | Enjoyably |
_______ | Complete | ________ | Complete | Completely |
______ | Long/Lenghtly | ———- | _______ | ——– |
Popularity | Popular | Unpopular | _________ | Popularly |
Weakness | Weak | ————— | _______ | Weakly |
Satisfaction | Satisfying | ________ | Satisfy | Satisfyingly |
_______ | Possible | Impossible | ———- | Possibly |
______ | Hard | ———– | ________ | Hard |
Danger | Dangerous | ————— | ________ | Dangerously |
_______ | Short | ————— | ________ | Shortly |
The best way to build your vocabulary is to use in a sentence as this will provide context and help you remember the meaning.
Example – The main weakness of your plan is that you don’t have any ideas. (weak)
6. There is a _____________ of water here so people cannot have showers at the moment. (short)
7. Shouting will not help as this will only _________ the strength of your argument. (weak)
8. You are ____________ mad if you think you can climb that mountain. (complete)
9. Rap’s _______________ has been consistent over the last thirty years. (popular)
10. Opposition __________ against the introduction of new mobile phone taxes last years. (hard)
11. British weather can be _________________due to the rain. (enjoy)
12. Don’t _________________ people’s health by using air rifles in this area. (danger)
NOUM | ADJECTIVE | NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE | VERB | ADVERB |
Benefit | Beneficial | Unbeneficial | Benefit | Beneficially |
Success | Successful | Unsuccessful | Succeed | Successfully |
Enjoyment | Enjoyable | Unenjoyable | Enjoy | Enjoyably |
Completion | Complete | Incomplete | Complet | Completely |
Length | Long/Lenghtly | ———- | Lengthen | ——– |
Popularity | Popular | Unpopular | Popularise | Popularly |
Weakness | Weak | ————— | Weaken | Weakly |
Satisfaction | Satisfying | Dissatisfied Unsatisfying | Satisfy | Satisfyingly |
Possibility | Possible | Impossible | ———- | Possibly |
Hardness | Hard | ———– | Harden | Hard |
Danger | Dangerous | ————— | Endanger | Dangerously |
Shortage | Short | ————— | Shorten | Shortly |
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