WORDS AND PHRASES 1 5 Prefix un- Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that it contains a form of the word underlined beginning un-. a) don’t envy his position. His position ...[Link]... . b) Philip flew to New York without the company of his parents. Philip flew to New York ... ©) Margaret has no inhibitions at all Margaret is completely . 4) There is no foundation to the rumour that I have been dismissed. ‘The rumour that I have been dismissed .. ©) just can’t bear this heat! For me, this heat ss ne nent 4) ‘There's no doubt that Schwartz is the best skier around at the moment. Schwartz is 8) The sound of Jenny's voice cannot be mistaken. ‘The sound of Jenny's voice h) There is no justification for your behaviour, Your behaviour is quite .. ') There is no precedent for such a Such action }) Tan teaches but has no teaching qualifications. Tan isan 6 Verbs of movement Underline the most suitable word in each sentence. a) The drunken soldier was marching/staggering/scrambling crazily from one side of the street to the other, b) George suddenly dashed/slunk/rambled into the room waving a telegram. ©) Sue found it very difficult to pass/overtake/cross the busy street. 4) Passengers who wish to alight/leave/descend at the next station should travel in the front four coaches. ©) The runner with the injured foot flashed/limped/trundled across the finishing line. 1) Kate spent the moming rambling/strolling/crawling along the sea-front. ) Harry strode/tiptoed/trudged along the landing, trying not to make any noise. h) The road was icy, and I skidded/skated/slipped over. i) I managed to creep/slink/strut up to the burglar before he noticed me. i) After the meal we lounged/oitered/lingered over our coffees for an hour or so. 267ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Suffix -ful Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that it contains a form of the word underlined ending in -ful. a) Martin did his duty as a son, Martin, b) You didn’t show much tact, did you? You 2 seraniccnameal ©) I think the whole idea is a flight of fancy. I think the whole idea 4) We have a relationship which means something. We have ... ©) Thave my doubts about this plan. res ssitcaac ) [can only pity his performance, I'm afraid. His performance... Smoking definitely hazms the health Smoking Pare iecatreemenee i ie want ef eesti aco ws Aiton It would be i) Jim doesn’t show any respect to his teachers Jim ) I'm afraid your directions weren’t much help. 'm afraid 6 Out Complete each sentence with the most appropriate phrase from the box. ofthe way onstrike of range of my control__of breath oforder amdhabewt of all proportion _of character ) I don’t spend all my time in the office, I get out .4_AbOUE quite a lot b) She doesn’t usually behave like that. I's completely out . ¢) IL wish you'd get out d) After running up the stairs I was quite out ©) The gunners couldn't fire atthe castle because it was out f) This was a small problem which has been exaggerated out .. 8) Don’t bother trying the lift, it’s out .. h) The railway workers are out i) Tcan’t do anything, I’m afraid, it's out .. I can’t get past. ssonves aga, again. 270ADVANCED LANGUAGE 276 5 Make Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box. point effort impression provision sense offer way inquiries difference 2) Don’t be silly. What you are saying just doesn’t make .f€/4&. b) Ifyou made more ©) Although the police made found, you would succeed, about the missing car, it was never 4) Idon’t know how much I want. Why don’t you make me a/an .. ©) What ) You may not care one way or the other, but it makes a... 8) Jack made ample . for his family in his will hh) Well, it’s time we started making our .. home, I think. i) I'm afraid the play didn’t make much of a/an snes OF ME, . are you trying to make, exactly? . to me, 6 Compound words Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a compound word formed from the two words in bold. Some changes can be made to the words. The word may or may not be hyphenated. 2) A gin with fair hair answered the door. A fair-haired girl answered. the. doar, b) When we set out on this project, you knew the risks. (©) Jack loses his temper after just a short time. 4) am not sure which point of view you are taking on this problem. €) You have to serve yourself in this restaurant. ) We have certainly had some trouble from our neighbours. '8) The people upstairs have a child who is five years old. 1h) I stood on the step outside the door at the back of the house. 4) The sight of the waterfall took my breath away.1 Size ~ adjectives Decide how many of the words/phrases from the box will go in each sentence. mere bare minor considerable substantial slight sheer good well over widespread. a) The soldiers held out for a while, but in the end were overwhelmed by oA AEEE somes MES. b) There were ten thousand people shouting outside the parliament building ©) Jack was given a vnmnnnnnne part in the play. He only had one line. d) There Were & on thousand people at last week’s hockey match oa . number of people have reported seeing a UFO over Exmoor. ) Wendy had a : cold, but thought it wouldn't get any worse. 8) The company suffered .. .+- losses after the stock market crash and found it difficult to recover, h) I'm not hurt, it’s a. scratch, nothing serious. i) We expected a good turn-out for the meeting, but a... ... handful of people turned up. i) There isa... . belief that the economic situation will improve. 2 Suffixes Complete the word in each sentence with a suitable suffix. a) The customs official was accused of bribe.'Y. and corruption, b) This painting has a certain charming child. quality, ©) Long leather boots were extremely fashion... at one time, 4) A shelf fell on Jim’s head and knocked him sense.. ©) Helen served her apprentice. as a reporter on a local paper. f) The Prime Minister handed in his resign. sen Yesterday, 8) The film didn’t live up to my expect. . will be given an electric badge for entrance and, see at al. h) Every employ, exit purposes. 1), Paul doesn’t just like to be clean, he is obsessed with clean j) We have no plans to move house for the foresee... - future. 27ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Within Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box. thelaw means sight reason pewee the hour —_reach enquire a) The police promised to do everything within their ) The notice on the door said ©) Provided you live within your 4) As long as we stay within ..... ©) There are several shops within easy 1) The ship sank when it was within Ten can tae eyeing yon Want Sor your bey, te hh) Hurry up! The president will be here within PONE ons t0 help Us. within. , you won't get into debt, , we won't have any legal problems. 6 Suffix -ing Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a word ending -ing formed from the word given in capitals. a) There was a very strong smell coming from the lab. POWER There..was..ar. overpowering. cimell. canting. ficam. the. lab, b) Oh dear, we don’t seem to have understood each other. UNDERSTAND ©) Twas really frightened by that horror film. ‘TERROR 4) The root cause of the problem is an economic one. LIE ©) Building the hydro-electric dam is of supreme importance. RIDE 6) The plane appears to be breaking up in mid-air. INTEGRATE 8) The operation will not leave you with an ugly scar. FIGURE h) The government js intent on basing the country’s economy on industry. INDUSTRY 1) They will be cutting off the electricity in the morning. CONNECT }) Tthink you are making this problem seem simpler than it is. SIMPLE 282WORDS AND PHRASES 8 3 Bring ‘Match each sentence (a-j) with one of the explanatory sentences (1-10). le a) She couldn't bring herself to d b) This brought her quite a lot ©) She brought all her powers to bear om it... 4) It brought her to her knees. 2 ©) It brought it home to her. f) Eventually she was brought to book. ) It brought it all back to her. h) She brought the house down. i). She brought him into the world. j). She brought it about. 1 It nearly defeated her. 2. She was punished. 3 She did everything she could to find a solution. 4 She gave birth to him. 5. She remembered. 6 She couldn't bear the idea. 7. She made it happen. 8 She was applauded enthusiastically. 9 It fetched a good price. 10 It made her realise, 4 Feelings Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence. a) I didn’t go to the party as I felt a bit under the water/clouds/weather. b) When he called me those names I just went/took/saw red and hit him. ©) Peter agreed reluctantly to sign the form but looked extremely ill-at- ease/heart/soul, d) When I saw the door begin to open I was scared out of my bones/wits/blood. @) I feel very nervous; I've got birds/butterflies/bees in my stomach. ) You look rather out of order/tune/sorts. Why don't you see a doctor? g) When Diane told me I was going to become Manager I was pleased as powder/pigs/punch. Hearing about people who mistreat animals makes me go hot under the sleeves/collar/shirt. i) When Sally told me she was my lost sister I was completely taken aback/awash/aware. J) Sam is a happy-over-heels/go-lucky/may-care kind of person, and worries about nothing. hy 287WORDS AND PHRASES 10 3 Prefix under- Rewrite each sentence so that it contains a word beginning under-. 4) We thought our opponents were worse than they actually were. ted. our. opp. b) Fiona is having treatment for a back condition. ©) There are not enough people working in this hotel. 4) Harry's father arranges funerals. e) The shop didn’t ask me for enough money. £) [managed to hide in the grass and bushes. 8) Edward got his promotion in a rather dishonest fashion. ‘h) The children had clearly not been fed properly. i). The wheels of the plane fell off as it was about to land. i) We have not yet discovered the cause which explains the accident. [Link] Underline the most suitable word or phrase in each sentence. a) What does your middle letter/initia/name stand for? b) I'd rather not be called Miss or Mrs, so please call me Mr/Messrs/Ms. ©) Her first book was published under a homonym/synonymy/pseudonym d) Many people think that prefixes/addresses/titles such as Lord or Sir, are out of date. ©) People are often surprised that the British do not carry identity/identifying/identification cards. f) Her married name is Dawson, but Graham is her virgin/spinster/maiden name. 8) At school we gave all our teachers namesakes/nicknames/pen-names, We called the maths teacher ‘Fido’ h) William Bonney, versus/ergo/alias Billy The Kid, was a famous Wild West gunman, i) It’s a small black dog and belongs/obeys/answers to the name of ‘Emily’ i) Lentitte/egister/name this ship ‘Titanic’, May God bless all who sail in her. 293