CAE Word Formation

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For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will lose points. EXAM DESCRIPTION

The Worlds of Christopher Columbus

  
In the world of the late twentieth century, events on one continent (1) ... influence ROUTINE
developments on the others, for good or for ill. In the broad expanse of (2) ... HISTORY
time, however, these (3) ... connections developed quite recently, starting EXTEND
in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In one sense, the process began  
with Christopher Columbus's four voyages, the first (4) ... excursions to have ATLANTIC
far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. In another sense, however,  
Columbus's voyages were less a beginning than the (5) ... of a centuries-old CONTINUE
human process of (6) ... and migration. When Columbus was born , Europe, EXPLORE
Africa, and Asia were each part of the Old World of the Easter Hemisphere,  
but they were also separate worlds culturally, (7) ... and politically. Columbus's RELIGION
voyages shattered that (8) ... once and for all, in what is arguably the most ISOLATE
fateful encounter between disparate human groups that history has ever known.  
   
1) 2) 3)
4) 5) 6)
7) 8)

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ROUTINELY
NOUN TO ADVERB ROUTINE => ROUTINELY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY
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HISTORICAL
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE HISTORY => HISTORICAL
HISTORIC is often confused with HISTORICAL.
HISTORIC means something important or influential in history.
HISTORICAL, on the other hand, refers to anything from the past, important or not.
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EXTENSIVE
VERB TO ADJECTIVE EXTEND => EXTENSIVE
SUFFIX (-IVE) A suffix of adjectives expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.: DESTRUCTIVE
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TRANSATLANTIC
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE ATLANTIC => TRANSATLANTIC
PREFIX(TRANS-) A prefix denoting across, beyond, crossing, on the other side: TRANSOCEANIC
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CONTINUATION
VERB TO NOUN CONTINUE => CONTINUATION
SUFFIX (-ATION) A suffix forming nouns of action: RECOMMENDATION
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EXPLORATION
VERB TO NOUN EXPLORE => EXPLORATION
SUFFIX (-TION) A suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs: STARVATION
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RELIGIOUSLY
NOUN TO ADVERB RELIGION => RELIGIOUSLY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY
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ISOLATION
VERB TO NOUN ISOLATE => ISOLATION
SUFFIX (-TION) A suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs: STARVATION
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