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The document provides a word formation exercise where participants are asked to fill in the blanks of 12 sentences with words derived from root words provided in brackets. The answers are then provided. The exercise tests knowledge of forming nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs from root words through processes like adding prefixes and suffixes.

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Word formation: exercise Fill in the blanks with appropriate words derived from the ones given in brackets. 1. We have known each other since our ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (child) 2. His hard work ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. him to pass his examination. (able) 3. The manager asked the board members to ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. his earlier proposal. (consider) 4. Only a fool will ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ his net worth. (estimate) 5. He is a stupid and often talks ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. (sense) 6. The Government of China has ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. its currency. (value) 7. Parents should not ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ their children¡¯s mistakes. (look) 8. He was absent because he was ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (well) 9. The judgment ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. in our favor. (go) 10. The judge ordered that the accused be ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (behead) 11. The minister wants to ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. the capital. (beauty) 12. Only monosyllabic words were ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. by her. (utter) Answers 1. childhood 2. enabled 3. reconsider 4. underestimate 5. nonsense 6. devalued 7. overlook 8. unwell 9. went 10. beheaded 11. beautify 12. uttered
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  • 1. Word formation: exercise Fill in the blanks with appropriate words derived from the ones given in brackets. 1. We have known each other since our ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (child) 2. His hard work ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. him to pass his examination. (able) 3. The manager asked the board members to ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. his earlier proposal. (consider) 4. Only a fool will ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ his net worth. (estimate) 5. He is a stupid and often talks ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. (sense) 6. The Government of China has ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. its currency. (value) 7. Parents should not ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ their children¡¯s mistakes. (look) 8. He was absent because he was ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (well) 9. The judgment ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. in our favor. (go) 10. The judge ordered that the accused be ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ (behead) 11. The minister wants to ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. the capital. (beauty) 12. Only monosyllabic words were ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. by her. (utter) Answers 1. childhood 2. enabled 3. reconsider 4. underestimate 5. nonsense 6. devalued 7. overlook 8. unwell 9. went 10. beheaded 11. beautify 12. uttered
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