Word Formations Flashcards

Question 1

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NOUN: ___________
VERB: analyze
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: analysis
VERB: analyze
ADJECTIVE: analytical
ADVERB: analytically

Question 2

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NOUN: identity
VERB: _____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: identity
VERB: identify
ADJECTIVE: identifiable
ADVERB: identifiably

Question 3

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NOUN: editor
VERB: _____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: editor
VERB: edit
ADJECTIVE: editorial
ADVERB: editorially

Question 4

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: economize
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: economy
VERB: economize
ADJECTIVE: economic
ADVERB: economically

Question 5

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: individual
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: individual
VERB: individuate
ADJECTIVE: individual
ADVERB: individually

Question 6

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: acquire
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

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NOUN: acquisition
VERB: acquire
ADJECTIVE: acquisitive

Question 7

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NOUN: resource
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: resource
ADJECTIVE: resourceful
ADVERB: resourcefully

Question 8

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NOUN: tradition
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: tradition
ADJECTIVE: traditional
ADVERB: traditionally

Question 9

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NOUN: participation
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

A

NOUN: participation
VERB: participate
ADJECTIVE: participation

Question 10

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: conceptual
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: concept
VERB: conceive
ADJECTIVE: conceptual
ADVERB: conceptually

Question 11

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: hypothetical

Answer

A

NOUN: hypothesis
VERB: hypothesize
ADJECTIVE: hypothetical

Question 12

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NOUN: symbol
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

A

NOUN: symbol
VERB: symbolize
ADJECTIVE: symbolic

Question 13

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: investigative

Answer

A

NOUN: investigation
VERB: investigate
ADJECTIVE: investigative

Question 14

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NOUN: sustenance
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: sustenance
VERB: sustain
ADJECTIVE: sustainable
ADVERB: sustainably

Question 15

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: emergent

Answer

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NOUN: emergency
VERB: emerge
ADJECTIVE: emergent

Question 16

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NOUN: specifics
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

A

NOUN: specifics
VERB: specify
ADJECTIVE: specific

Question 17

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NOUN: __________
VERB: remove
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

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NOUN: removal
VERB: remove
ADJECTIVE: removable

Question 18

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NOUN: ethics
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

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NOUN: ethics
ADJECTIVE: ethical

Question 19

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NOUN: implication
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: ________

Answer

A

NOUN: implication
VERB: imply
ADJECTIVE: implied

Question 20

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: evolutionary

Answer

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NOUN: evolution
VERB: evolve
ADJECTIVE: evolutionary

Question 21

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: _________

Answer

A

NOUN: flexibility
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: flexible

Question 22

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NOUN: ____________
VERB: deviate
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: deviation
VERB: deviate
ADJECTIVE: deviant

Question 23

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NOUN: margin
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: _________

Answer

A

NOUN: margin
VERB: marginalize
ADJECTIVE: marginal

Question 24

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NOUN: pursuit
VERB: ____________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: pursuit
VERB: pursue

Question 25

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NOUN: pursuit
VERB: ____________

Answer

A

NOUN: pursuit
VERB: pursue

Question 26

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NOUN: ___________
VERB: damage
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: damage
VERB: damage
ADJECTIVE: damaged
ADVERB: damagingly

Question 27

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NOUN: abuse
VERB: _________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: abuse
VERB: abuse
ADJECTIVE: abusing
ADVERB: abusively

Question 28

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NOUN: accommodation
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: accommodation
VERB: accommodate
ADJECTIVE: accommodating
ADVERB: accommodatingly

Question 29

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NOUN: reflection
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: reflection
VERB: reflect
ADJECTIVE: reflective
ADVERB: reflectively

Question 30

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NOUN: imagination
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: imagination
VERB: imagine
ADJECTIVE: imaginable
ADVERB: imaginably

Question 31

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NOUN: ________
VERB: legalize
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: legalization
VERB: legalize
ADJECTIVE: legal
ADVERB: legally

Question 32

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NOUN: identity
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________

Answer

A

NOUN: identity
VERB: identify
ADJECTIVE: identifiable

Question 33

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NOUN: illustration
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: illustration
VERB: illustrate
ADJECTIVE: illustrative
ADVERB: illustratively

Question 34

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NOUN: election
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: election
VERB: elect
ADJECTIVE: elective
ADVERB: electively

Question 35

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NOUN: __________
VERB: manipulate
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: manipulation
VERB: manipulate
ADJECTIVE: manipulative
ADVERB: manipulatively

Question 36

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NOUN: __________
VERB: deduct
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: deduction
VERB: deduct
ADJECTIVE: deductible
ADVERB: deductively

Question 37

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NOUN: temptation
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: temptation
VERB: tempt
ADJECTIVE: tempting
ADVERB: temptingly

Question 38

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NOUN: penetration
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: penetration
VERB: penetrate
ADJECTIVE: penetrative
ADVERB: penetratively

Question 39

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NOUN: permission
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: permission
VERB: permit
ADJECTIVE: permissive
ADVERB: permissively

Question 40

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NOUN: coherence
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: coherence
VERB: cohere
ADJECTIVE: coherent
ADVERB: coherently

Question 41

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NOUN: __________
VERB: indicate
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: indication
VERB: indicate
ADJECTIVE: indicative
ADVERB: indicatively

Question 42

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NOUN: __________
VERB: include
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: inclusion
VERB: include
ADJECTIVE: inclusive
ADVERB: inclusively

Question 43

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NOUN: __________
VERB: conclude
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: conclusion
VERB: conclude
ADJECTIVE: conclusive
ADVERB: conclusively

Question 44

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NOUN: circulation
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: _________

Answer

A

NOUN: circulation
VERB: circulate
ADJECTIVE: circulatory

Question 45

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NOUN: ___________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: informative
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: information
VERB: inform
ADJECTIVE: informative
ADVERB: informatively

Question 46

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NOUN: ___________
VERB: admire
ADJECTIVE: _________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: admiration
VERB: admire
ADJECTIVE: admirable
ADVERB: admirably

Question 47

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NOUN: ___________
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: emphatic
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: emphasis
VERB: emphasize
ADJECTIVE: emphatic
ADVERB: emphatically

Question 48

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NOUN: enchantment
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: ___________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: enchantment
VERB: enchant
ADJECTIVE: enchanting
ADVERB: enchantingly

Question 49

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NOUN: behavior
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: ___________

Answer

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NOUN: behavior
VERB: behave
ADJECTIVE: behavioural

Question 50

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NOUN: haste
VERB: ___________
ADJECTIVE: ___________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: haste
VERB: haste
ADJECTIVE: hasty
ADVERB: hastyly

Question 51

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NOUN: __________
VERB: permit
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: permission
VERB: permit
ADJECTIVE: permissive
ADVERB: permissively

Question 52

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NOUN: environment
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: environment
ADJECTIVE: environmental
ADVERB: environmentally

Question 53

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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: predictive
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: prediction
VERB: predict
ADJECTIVE: predictive
ADVERB: predictively

Question 54

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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: specific
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: specification
VERB: specify
ADJECTIVE: specific
ADVERB: specifically

Question 55

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NOUN: __________
VERB: hazard
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: hazard
VERB: hazard
ADJECTIVE: hazardous
ADVERB: hazardously

Question 56

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NOUN: __________
VERB: conceptualize
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: conception
VERB: conceptualize
ADJECTIVE: conceptual
ADVERB: conceptually

Question 57

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NOUN: __________
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: flexibility
VERB: flex
ADJECTIVE: flexible
ADVERB: flexibly

Question 58

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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: speculative
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: speculation
VERB: speculate
ADJECTIVE: speculative
ADVERB: speculatively

Question 59

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NOUN: glory
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: glory
VERB: glorify
ADJECTIVE: glorious
ADVERB: gloriously

Question 60

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NOUN: diligence
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: diligence
ADJECTIVE: diligent
ADVERB: diligently

Question 61

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NOUN: reduction
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________

Answer

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NOUN: reduction
VERB: reduce
ADJECTIVE: reducible

Question 62

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NOUN: entertainment
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: __________
ADVERB: __________

Answer

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NOUN: entertainment
VERB: entertain
ADJECTIVE: entertaining
ADVERB: entertainingly

Question 63

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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: simple
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: simplification
VERB: simplify
ADJECTIVE: simple
ADVERB: simply

Question 64

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NOUN: __________
VERB: __________
ADJECTIVE: competitive
ADVERB: __________

Answer

A

NOUN: competition
VERB: compete
ADJECTIVE: competitive
ADVERB: competitively

Answer 65

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NOUN: completion
VERB: complete
ADJECTIVE: complete
ADVERB: completely

Answer 66

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NOUN: comprehension
VERB: comprehend
ADJECTIVE: comprehensive
ADVERB: comprehensively

Answer 67

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NOUN: comparison
VERB: compare
ADJECTIVE: comparative
ADVERB: comparatively

Answer 68

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NOUN: apprehension
VERB: apprehend
ADJECTIVE: apprehensive
ADVERB: apprehensively

Answer 69

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NOUN: desperation
VERB: despair
ADJECTIVE: desperate
ADVERB: desperately

Answer 70

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NOUN: consciousness
ADJECTIVE: conscious
ADVERB: consciously

Answer 71

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NOUN: argument
VERB: argue
ADJECTIVE: argumentative
ADVERB: argumentatively

Answer 72

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NOUN: domination
VERB: dominate
ADJECTIVE: dominant
ADVERB: dominantly

Answer 73

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NOUN: construction
VERB: construct
ADJECTIVE: constructive
ADVERB: constructively

Answer 74

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NOUN: astonishment
VERB: astonish
ADJECTIVE: astonishing
ADVERB: astonishingly

Answer 75

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NOUN: mourning
VERB: mourn
ADJECTIVE: mournful
ADVERB: mournfully

Answer 76

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NOUN: protection
VERB: protect
ADJECTIVE: protective
ADVERB: protectively

Answer 77

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NOUN: interpretation
VERB: interprete
ADJECTIVE: interpretative
ADVERB: interpretatively

Answer 78

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NOUN: extension
VERB: extend
ADJECTIVE: extensive
ADVERB: extensively

Answer 79

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NOUN: distinction
ADJECTIVE: distinct
ADVERB: distinctly

Answer 80

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NOUN: vulgarity
VERB: vulgarize
ADJECTIVE: vulgar
ADVERB: vulgarly

Answer 81

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NOUN: attraction
VERB: attract
ADJECTIVE: attractive
ADVERB: attractively

Answer 82

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NOUN: hesitation
VERB: hesitate
ADJECTIVE: hesitating
ADVERB: hesitatingly

Answer 83

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NOUN: explosion
VERB: explode
ADJECTIVE: explosive
ADVERB: explosively

Answer 84

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NOUN: irritation
VERB: irritate
ADJECTIVE: irritating
ADVERB: irritatingly

Answer 85

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NOUN: correspondence
VERB: correspond
ADJECTIVE: corresponding
ADVERB: correspondingly

Answer 86

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TRICKS:
We already know that you can fill in the gaps using nouns, -age, -al, -ance, – ence, -cy,-dom, -hood, -iety, -ity, -ness.

Answer 87

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TRICKS:

Verb suffixes are usually …ize, …en, …fy

Answer 88

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TRICKS:

You can also use adjectives, see the suffixes …al, …able, …ful, …ic, …ive, …less, …ous, …y

Answer 89

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TRICKS:

You can use adverbs, usually ending with the …ly, …ily or …ally suffix. See our post on adverbs.

Answer 90

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TRICKS:
The trick with “the”. The is a definite article and we know that afterwards we will have either a noun or a superlative adjective. For example, It was the feeling of fear that really got to me.

Answer 91

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The trick with “a/an”. These are indefinite articles and they are followed by a noun.

Answer 92

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TRICKS:
The trick with “and”. When we use and we almost always use the same word type before and after and. For example, I was excited and interested by the prospect.

Answer 93

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TRICKS:
The trick of “adjective + noun”. We can take for granted that if we have an adjective, it will be followed by a noun. It also works the other way around, if you have a gap before a noun, you can be sure that it is an adjective. For example, I have a very advanced level of English.

Answer 94

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TRICKS:
The “auxiliary” trick. If you have a gap after an auxiliary, it is almost always an adverb. For instance, I am rarely on time for class as I can never get up in time.

Answer 95

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TRICKS:
The “possessive ‘s” trick. After the Genetive or Possessive case, we always use a noun. This noun can be singular or plural. For example, it was my teacher’s intention to correct the exams immediately.

Answer 96

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The “very/really” trick. A adjective always follows very or really.

Answer 97

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The “a lot of” trick. A NOUN almost always follows a lot of or a quantifier.

Answer 98

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The “so” trick. An adjective usually follows so.

Answer 99

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The “possessive adjective” trick. A noun will follow my, your, his, her, their, our

Answer 100

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TRICKS:
(C1 ADVANCED)The “inversion” trick. If there is a gap at the beginning of a sentence, before an auxiliary, it will be an adverb. For example, Rarely do I make mistakes in exams.

Answer 101

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NOUN: allergy
ADJECTIVE: allergic
ADVERB: allergically