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B2 - Word formation sentences

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  • Lewis and Clarke were famous _____________________ who explored the Missouri River. (ADVENTURE)
    adventurers
  • The doctor said that the athlete's ___________________ would take months. (RECOVER)
    recovery
  • She became the ___________________ director of the largest company in town. (MANAGE)
    managing
  • I definitely want to do well in life, so I guess I’m _________ (ambition).
    ambitious
  • I really don’t like people who lose their temper and shout at others. There’s no need to be aggresion/aggresive.
    aggresive
  • I felt _____________________ during my stay at the hospital. (MISERY)
    miserable
  • The _____________________ lasted for several minutes when the performers came on the stage. (APPLAUD)
    applause
  • John was a big _____________________ who spent all his money in casinos. (GAMBLE)
    gambler
  • My dad is quite sensible/sensitive and he sometimes cries at sad films!
    sensitive
  • I don’t have a lot of patient/patience - I can't stand waiting for people.
    patience
  • The city displays a relaxed, _____________________ atmosphere that takes you back in time. (COLONY)
    colonial
  • His friend is _____________________ to live on such a low salary. (ABLE)
    unable
  • She always does her homework with great _____________________. (ACCURATE)
    accuracy
  • Rebecca felt a bit _________ (nerve) about not arriving on time for the concert.
    nervous
  • I told him to ___________________ his voice. (LOW)
    lower
  • Oscar is always making beautiful things. He’s very ____________ (create).
    creative
  • The managers are ___________________ to agree to the workers' demands. It would ruin the company. (LIKE)
    unlikely
  • I don't understand how she can eat so much without gaining any ___________________. (WEIGH)
    weight
  • I am so _____________________ with your report. Surely, you can do better. (SATISFY)
    satisfied
  • You should be proud of your _____________________ over the last three years. (ACHIEVE)
    achievements
  • The claims he brought forward were completely ___________________. (BASE)
    baseless
  • All ___________________ will be instructed about the takeover tomorrow. (EMPLOY)
    employees
  • I had problems coping with the ___________________ in Central Africa. (HUMID)
    humidity
  • Jennifer doesn’t care if she wins or loses games. She’s not __________ (compete) at all.
    competitive
  • I really like Tom, but sometimes he does foolish things. He’s not very __________. (sense)
    sensible
  • A _____________________ of virus strains were found in the water. (VARY)
    variety / variation
  • I’ve always been curious/curiousity about technology.
    curious
  • The ___________________ team went through to the semi-finals. (WIN)
    winning
  • PCs and tablets are a part of almost all _____________________ in the industrialised world. (HOUSE)
    households
  • He was the right person to fill the _____________________. (VACANT)
    vacancy
  • It's _____________________ to say that they lost the game because they defended so poorly. (NEED)
    needless
  • If they hadn't won the _____________________, they would have had to pay the players less. (CHAMPION)
    championship
  • Our success is ___________________ on everyone's hard work. (DEPEND)
    dependent
  • When I started university, I got a monthly ___________________ from my parents. (ALLOW)
    allowance
  • An ___________________ of mine works at the department store. (ACQUAINT)
    acquaintence
  • My sister doesn’t ever get nervous before exams. I’d like to be _________ (confide) like her!
    confident
  • Police are examining the _____________________ of the boy next door. (APPEAR)
    disappearance
  • It was the ___________________ sound of a train coming towards us. (MISTAKE)
    unmistakable
  • The books at that shop are so _____________________ even poor people can afford them. (EXPENSIVE)
    inexpensive
  • _____________________ progress has been made in the development of tropical medicine. (REMARK)
    Remarkable
  • My sister's sudden ___________________ came as a surprise to everyone. (DEPART)
    departure
  • The faster you drive the less _____________________ your car becomes. (ECONOMY)
    economical
  • Emily doesn’t seem to need other people at all – she’s really dependent/independent.
    independent
  • There is no ___________________ between the two types of virus. (SIMILAR)
    similarity
  • All major channels provided ___________________ of the inauguration. (COVER)
    coverage
  • The _____________________ of the Premier League has been agreed upon by all the managers. (CONTINUE)
    continuation
  • We couldn’t get over his generousity/generous – he brought presents for everyone.
    generousity
  • The patient has shown a great ____________________ to fight off the disease. (DETERMINE)
    determination
  • The old man has no ___________________ of what happened yesterday morning. (RECOLLECT)
    recollection
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