Word formation

 Look at the word you have to change. Which words do you know that are in the same
word family?

 The beginning of the word is often the same and the end of the word changes.

 What form is the new word? A verb? A noun? An adjective? An adverb?

 Nouns often end: -ment, -ion, -ness, -ity.

 People nouns often end: -er, -or, -ist, -ian.

 Adjectives often end: -able, -ible, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing.

 Some verbs end: -ise, -ate, -en.

 Adverbs often end: -ly.

 Is the new word negative? If so, you may need a prefix, e.g. un- (unhappy), im-
(impolite), in- (inexperienced), dis- (dishonest), etc.

 If you don’t know the new word, guess. You may be right!

1. Make Money From Being on TV

You can make a career from ________________ (REAL) television. Some of these television
programmes will pay for an ________________ (APPEAR) on their shows, others will reward
the ________________ (WIN). Your ________________ (SUCCEED) depends on the
________________ (PERFORM) you make, because these shows are all about
________________ (ENTERTAIN). You may even get a chance to appear on other shows. One
star of Castaway, for example, has a regular job in a big London ________________ (MUSIC).

However, there are ________________ (ADVANTAGE) too. In a programme like Pop Idol you
have to beat the other ________________ (COMPETE) and in shows like Big Brother, the
________________ (PRODUCE) will be filming you around the clock. At some stage you will
probably be saying something you are not ________________ (PARTICULAR) proud of .
Nobody other than the ________________ (CONTEST) will know how serious the situation
was. If you are ________________ (FORTUNE) you may become famous, but it will not be the
kind of ________________ (FAMOUS) you want.

2. Sentences

The ________________ in this place is absolutely terrible. I want my money back. (SERVE)

Could you help me make a________________ ? I don't know which phone to buy. (DECIDE)

Even very good clothes are quite________________ in this shop (AFFORD).

There are no further ________________ for applying for this job. (REQUIRE)

My mother had no idea that this vase was so ________________ (VALUE).

Companies should always tell the ________________ in their advertisements. (TRUE)

Credit cards are really ________________, but you have to be careful with them (USE)

I read a ________________ of all the new mountain bikes. This one is the best. (COMPARE)

Before you get money from the bank you have to make a ________________about whether
you can pay it back or not. (JUDGE)

He has been an ________________ banker for ages (INVEST).

What's the name of that________________ you were singing earlier (SING).

I started playing the piano , but I don't think I have much ________________ talent (MUSIC)

My dad used to be really fit and he was in his college ________________ team (ATHLETE)

When you were young did you ever play with other ________________ in your neighborhood
(CHILD)

Alan wants to be an ________________ but I don't think he's got much talent (ACT)

They have a wonderful ________________ of stamps. (COLLECT)

You have to practice a lot if you want to work as a ________________ (MUSIC)

My friend wants to become a ________________ football player (PROFESSION)

Why are cats such ________________ animals? (PLAY)

Lots of people get ________________ just from watching someone perform. (PLEASE)

There are many forms of ________________. You just have to find the right kind. (ENTERTAIN)

In his youth my dad was a ________________. He worked on a big ship for two years (SAIL)

3. A trip to southwestern Germany

The ________________ (FAME) Black Forest and the picturesque town of Baden Baden are in
south-western Germany. I went there recently in search of a ________________ (PEACE),
relaxing holiday and I ________________ (CERTAIN) wasn't disappointed.

The town is surrounded by ________________ (MARVEL) scenery, clear lakes and tall
mountains. The weather during my visit was so cool and ________________(MIST) that it
created a wonderfully ________________ (MYSTERY) atmosphere.

There are plenty of interesting places to visit including the town's ________________
(DELIGHT) 15th century palace and the Roman baths. I also explored the________________
(SHADE) Black Forest where all I could hear was the gentle sound of ________________
(FLOW) streams.

The food was excellent. I tried several ________________ (TASTE) local dishes. I also bought
some cuckoo clocks as souvenirs.

I had the holiday of a lifetime in Baden Baden. With its ________________ (FRIEND) people,
and ________________ (FANTASY) natural ________________(SURROUNDINGS) , I would
certainly recommend it to anyone who wants to go on holiday in the near future.