Affixation I

1. Replace each group of words in italics by one of the adverbs given at the head of the exercise,
making any necessary changes in punctuation and word order:

conceivably outspokenly interminably reluctantly

concurrently radically indifferently clandestinely
conclusively substantially querulously indiscriminately

1. Although unwilling to do so, he came to the conclusion that no better scheme was practicable.
2. The party leaders speech seemed to go on and on without end.
3. The electorate viewed with lack of interest the prospect of a Communist government coming to power.
4. Until the new method had proved its worth, the management agreed that the old and the new should be
used together at the same time.
5. The Secretary General said that the new plan the Russians had proposed was, in most respects, the same
as the one that had been rejected earlier.
6. having been officially banned, the political party was obliged to meet and operate in secret.
7. This course of action could, it may be imagined, lead to ruin.
8. A member of the audience voiced his objections without any reticence or reserve.
9. The sick man asked in a complaining manner why no one ever visited him.
10. The chairman of the company said that the new techniques had, in a very fundamental way, changed
their production methods.
11. The fingerprints proved beyond all doubt that Mr. X was the murderer.
12. An avid reader, he reads all books without regard to differences in quality or theme.

2. Instructions as for 1

Judiciously conscientiously willfully inadvertently

Tremulously inopportunely slavishly conversely
Hysterically tirelessly lavishly vicariously

1. The lost child gave its name with a nervous and shaking voice.
2. He did his work with great care and thoroughness.
3. Knowing that the weather might quickly change for the worse, the climbers very wisely took extra
equipment with them.
4. The woman trapped in the blazing house was screaming with uncontrollable emotion and fear.
5. Everyone agreed that the Secretary General was a man who had worked for peace with unremitting
effort.
6. More exports means, looking at the question from the opposite point of view, fewer goods for the home
market.
7. Many people enjoy the thrills of climbing indirectly by reading of the experience of others.
8. This book, illustrated regardless of expense, makes a wonderful Christmas gift.
9. Having no mind of his own, the critic adopted with complete lack of originality the opinion of others.
10. The patient was, through an oversight, given the wrong prescription by the doctor.
11. The man in court was charged with obstructing the police with intention and determination.
12. The revelation of the scandal occurred at a very inconvenient time at the beginning pf an election
campaign.

3. Replace the words in italics by a single adverb of equivalent meaning, making any necessary
changes in punctuation and word order.

1. The young students were discussing the subject in a lively manner.

2. They managed to settle the dispute in a friendly way.
3. I have almost finished my work, and I shall be with you very soon.
4. He expressed his point of view in very few words.
5. The ships generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated by hand instead of by machine.
6. In the accident that occurred last night two men were so baldy injured that they died.
7. His novel ideas are time and again getting him into trouble with his more conservative colleagues.
8. This machine is out of order for the time being.
9. When asked why he had been absent from school, the boy replied, in a manner lacking respect, that he
had gone fishing instead.
10. England is by reputation a land of everlasting rain and fog.
11. He undertook the work of his own free will.
12. The motion was carried with the agreement of all.
13. The room has been furnished in a manner showing good taste.
14. The music Festival was held every year.
15. He won the first prize three years one after another.
16. The politician realized that by supporting a pacifist policy he would, beyond all hope of recall, forfeit his
chances of becoming the party leader.
17. He could see, looking back over the past, where he had gone wrong.
18. The farmer found that his crops were, in comparison with those of other farmers, undamaged by the
heavy rainstorm.
19. He said that they had, it was to be regretted, been obliged to give up the scheme through lack of support.
20. He felt angry, as he had every reason to be, at the way he had been treated.
21. The new building was at once functional and pleasing in its appeal to ones sense of beauty.
22. The man was found to have married again while still legally married to his first wife.
23. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner that had crashed must have died at the very moment
of the crash.
24. A thousand pounds was given to the Cancer Research Fund without the name of the donor being made
known.

4. Replace the words in italics by an adjective ending in ible or able, making any necessary
changes in word order.

1. Many people are easily influenced by flattery. (to)

2. Adolescents often go through a phase when they are completely lacking in any sense of responsibility.
3. He argued so cogently that his critics found they could not answer him.
4. Despite several setbacks, the climbers went on with their plans for an assault on the Eiger with
enthusiasm that could not be repressed.
5. A good ear for nuances is absolutely necessary if one wishes to speak a foreign language perfectly.
6. Being impatient is opposed in nature or character with being a good teacher.
7. The police admitted to having made a mistake that was very much to be regretted in accusing an
innocent man.
8. Your attitude in this matter is such as cannot be defended.
9. The value of Elgars contribution to the reputation of British music is too great to be estimated.
10. Negotiations between the employers and the workers broke down because both sides were too
determined not to be turned aside from, or to modify, their purpose.
11. Although the two vessels collided with a sharp impact, the damage was found, on inspection, to be of
little or no significance.
12. Most people like to think that they are so efficient at their job that they would be impossible to replace.

5. Complete the sentences with adjectives ending in able, -ible, or uble, derived from the verbs
given in the brackets. Note that in some cases the negative form of the adjective is required.

1. England is linked by such (dissolve) ties to America that any permanent quarrel between the two
 countries is (conceive).
2. Employers claimed that yet another strike would do (repair) harm to the public image of Trade Unions.
3. Most people would agree that the greatest of poets are (translate).
4. Only a limited number of types of fungi are (eat).
5. My first sight of mountains made an (delete) impression on my memory.
6. You wont persuade him to change his mind. His decision is (revoke).
7. His moods are very (change).
8. Ive never met such a man. His energy seems (exhaust).
9. Mozarts style has been found to be (imitate).
10. He is in the (envy) position of being completely independent.
11. Though once friends, they are now the most (placate) of enemies.
12. Floods having carried away the bridge, the river was (pass).
13. Many fabrics are specially treated so as to be (shrink).
14. Men may die, but their words are (destroy).
15. Unfortunately, the problem of recurring inflation appears to be (solve).
16. Extra police were called in when it appeared that the crowd might become (control).
17. It was a (remember) day when peace was declared.
18. Britain has many miles of (navigate) waterways.
19. Cheques are generally (negotiate).
20. Day changes to night by almost (perceive) stages.
21. He returned to his university after twenty years absence to find that (number) changes had taken place.
22. The residents complained of the (object) smell produced by the tanning factory.
23. The engineers engaged on tunnel construction had to blast away tons of (penetrate) rock.
24. Many currencies are now freely (convert).

6. Replace each group of words in italics by one of the adjectives given at the head of the exercise,
making any necessary changes in words order.

Abortive defective lucrative submissive

Abusive evasive formative pervasive successive
Acquisitive discursive indicative plaintive deceptive

1. Present-day English society is often labeled wanting to gain things for itself.
2. Would you prefer to be thought obedient or merely humble and meekly unassertive?
3. The measures the Government has already taken are some sign of the seriousness with which it views its
present crisis.
4. The child had come under bad influences during the years of his life that were decisive in shaping his
character.
5. The police charged the man with using language that was meant to be insulting.
6. Television exerts an influence that has a widespread effect on the lives of our children.
7. We had almost given up hope of finding our cat, when we heard a mournful and sorrowful miaow from
the branch of a nearby tree.
8. The Companys profits have increased by 5% in each of the last three years.
9. The machine that didnt work properly had to be returned to the makers.
10. Efforts to put the scheme into practice proved such that they ended in failure.
11. When we asked the boy who knocked on the door what the money he was collecting was for, he gave us
an answer that was intended to avoid being a direct reply.
12. He does a trade that brings in a lot of money by selling vegetables grown in his back garden.
13. Most students found the lecture useless because it was too prone to wander from one point to another
without plan.
14. Appearances can often be liable to mislead.

7. Replace each group of words in italics by one of the adjectives given at the head of the exercise,
 making any necessary changes in word order.
Homogeneous presumptuous capricious momentous
Extraneous ingenuous obnoxious specious
Fallacious ludicrous precocious supercilious
Fastidious malicious

1. Most teachers prefer a class that is fairly consistent in having pupils of the same level.
2. The hotel porter gave me a contemptuous and haughty stare as I alighted from the bus with a rucksack
and approached the entrance.
3. Mountain-climbing can often be dangerous in winter because of the unpredictable and ever-changing
weather.
4. Nobody could agree with the speaker because all his arguments and ideas sprang from assumptions that
were based on error.
5. What a pity it is hat some cheeses have such a thoroughly unpleasant smell that people are deterred from
eating them!
6. Children who develop faculties at an unusually early age do not always fulfill their promise later in life.
7. This writer keeps strictly to his subject, and is careful not to introduce any matter that is not directly
relevant to the subject.
8. Only a person who cant think for himself will be taken in by arguments that seem right or true but are
not really so.
9. It was regarded as an event of great importance and consequence when man first stepped on to the
moon.
10. The mans fellow workers felt he had been taking an unwarranted liberty in putting himself forward as
their spokesman.
11. When questioned by the master about a theft from a cloakroom, the boy, with an open and innocent
expression on his face, pretended to know nothing about it.
12. The newspaper was sued for having made remarks motivated by ill will and spite about he famous
singer.
13. At certain ages, many children are very difficult to please or very particular about the food they eat and
the clothes they wear.
14. Fifty years ago, the idea of flying to the moon appeared absurd or ridiculous.

8. Complete the sentences with an adjective ending in ous, -ious, -uous, or eous, according to the
definitions given in brackets.

1. Perhaps he was simply trying to make an impression, but I found him rather (full of self-importance).
2. The houses were clearly subsiding. Several cracks had appeared in the walls. (having a threatening or
unfavorable aspect)
3. It is now generally accepted that cigarette smoking is to health. (likely to cause harm or injury)
4. His eldest daughter was growing up into a young lady. (lively, high-spirited)
5. London was once for its smog, but things have improved since the introduction of smokeless zones.
(well-known for a bad reason)
6. The lawyer advised the publishers to withdraw from the book several passages that might be considered
(likely to damage the character or reputation of someone).
7. Our short cut proved to be a very hilly and road. (full of twists and bends)
8. Some students took notes during the lecture. (plentiful, in abundance)
9. In the Hebrides, off the coast of Scotland, there has been a revival in crafts such as weaving. (native,
belonging naturally to the area)
10. The sentence he had written was (capable of more than one interpretation).
11. It seemed to me that the taxi driver was taking a most route. Perhaps he just didnt know the way.
(roundabout or indirect)
12. An older generation often regards the behaviour of the young as (shocking, beyond all reasonable
limits).
9. Form adjectives ending in ate according to the definitions given:

1. thoughtless of others (in)

2. avoiding extremes (m)
3. permitted by law (l)
4. unable to read or write (i)
5. in proper proportion with (com)
6. having little or no hope (d)
7. inborn or natural (i)
8. stubborn or inflexible of will (o)
9. occurring, done, at once; coming nearest (i)
10. sufficient (a)
11. loving, showing love or fondness (a)
12. dominated by, or easily giving way to, strong feelings (p)
13. pure, faultless, right in every detail (im)
14. fine, soft or tender (d)

10. Replace the words in italics by a suitable form of a verb ending in ate, making any necessary
changes in word order.

1. The two authors worked together on the book.

2. While he was a prisoner of war, his captors attempted to instill their own beliefs into him.
3. Investors have seen the value of their shares go down considerably during the last six months.
4. Far from improving matters, what you have done has only made the problem worse.
5. The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement with five separate unions has tended to make
negotiations more difficult and complex.
6. Unfortunately, it is all too evident that reports about famine in parts of Africa were in no way made to
seem worse than the reality.
7. The cross-examining lawyer was soon able to show that the witness had simply invented the story from
beginning to end.
8. The new methods will make easier the speedy handling of goods in the docks.
9. The two thieves gained access to the house by pretending to be policemen.
10. The whole consignment of tinned food was condemned as being impure and likely to cause disease.
11. Next year, we shall prepare a much larger area of ground for growing crops.
12. The courier had the unenviable task of trying to calm the angry feelings of a crowd of holidaymakers
who were obliged to accept alternative accommodation.

11. Form verbs ending in ate according to the definitions given:

1. pull up by the roots, get rid of (e)

2. utterly destroy (a)
3. take part in
4. make inquiries into
5. soak thoroughly (s)
6. restore to good condition (ren)
7. fill with holes (p)
8. estimate too highly
9. propose for election (n)
10. make very angry (inf)
11. turn into vapor
12. subject to questioning
13. have commanding influence and position (d)
14. supply land with water
15. preserve in memory by celebration (com)
16. try to do as well as or better than (e)
17. pierce, enter into
18. look forward to a thing before it comes
19. buy or sell where there is a great risk of loss and a great chance of gain; form opinion (without having
complete knowledge)
20. go round, revolve
21. go through the main points again (re)
22. place apart or alone (i)
23. look at or think about seriously
24. use movements of the hands and arms to express ideas or feelings

12. Complete the sentences with a suitable form of a verb ending in ify, according to the definitions
given in brackets.

1. He was so enraged that nothing I could say or do would him. (calm or quieten down)
2. This new motor policy the holder against any risks. (give safeguard or protection by means of
insurance)
3. The rescued climbers said that they had drunk hot chocolate to themselves against the cold. (support
or strengthen)
4. After months of negotiations, the two sides have now the new agreement. (confirm or formally
accept)
5. In our tour of the factory, we saw the molten metal being poured into moulds, where it quickly
(become hard or firm).
6. The witness that he had seen the accused leaving the house at around midnight. (give evidence)
7. Even some experts are as to how the Government arrived at the latest set of trade figures. (puzzle,
bewilder)
8. There are many who believe that the use of force in pursuit of political ends can never be (show to be
right, reasonable, or proper).
9. Independent auditors were called in to the figures given in the Companys annual accounts. (check
the truth and accuracy of)
10. In England, one must follow a three years course of training to as a teacher. (become entitled to
work)
11. The chief negotiators conciliatory remarks during the talks were completely by a public statement he
made later. (make useless, make null and void)
12. The speaker was invited to some of his earlier remarks, which had caused quite a stir among the
audience. (make larger or fuller, give more details relating to)

13. Form verbs ending in ize / -ise according to the definitions given:

1. make (soil) productive

2. make of one size, shape, quality, etc., according to fixed standards
3. prepare for movement or action
4. practice terrorism upon
5. reduce to a minimum
6. use sparingly
7. speak in general terms
8. give authority to
9. subject to penalty
10. establish a colony
11. put in danger (j)
12. make permissible by law