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

Muscle Cars

 
Muscle cars were never intended to be valuable. In fact, the whole idea behind  
muscle cars was to make them (1) ... and fast. Muscle cars were stripped-down EXPENSIVE
versions of the most (2) ... homely, and basic mass-produced cars to ever roll out UTILITY
of Detroit. These rattle trap, bare bones, crude devices were built to conform to  
a price point with little regard given to sophistication or (3) ..., and aimed squarely LONG
at the (4) ... market. And this market couldn't get enough of them. These were the YOUNG
cars every red-blooded American kid wanted. The image, the speed, the lifestyle  
were all highly addictive. Looking back, the muscle car years were (5) ... brief RELATIVE
moment in time that we will never see the likes of again. It was a perfect storm,  
just what the market wanted, and was presented at the right place in the right time.  
So how did these seemingly (6) ... cars, built in large numbers and owned by DISPOSE
kids who (7) ... tried to kill them from the first twist of the key, become so valuable? LITERAL
More importantly, why did they become so valuable? Most people are astounded  
when they hear the recent sales results of the most (8) ... muscle cars. We call them DESIRE
two-comma cars, cars that are worth so much money that you need two commas  
to separate all the zeroes in the price.  
   
1) 2) 3)
4) 5) 6)
7) 8)

ANSWERS


INEXPENSIVE
ADJECTIVE TO ADJECTIVE EXPENSIVE => INEXPENSIVE
PREFIX (-IN) A prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force: INATTENTION

UTILITARIAN
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE UTILITY => UTILITARIAN
SUFFIX (-ARIAN) A suffix forming personal nouns corresponding English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary: VEGETARIAN

LONGEVITY
ADJECTIVE TO NOUN LONG => LONGEVITY
SUFFIX (-TY) A suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc.: ETERNITY

YOUTH
INTERNAL CHANGE YOUNG => YOUTH
YOUNG => YOUTH ADJECTIVE => NOUN: LONG => LENGTH

LIFESTYLE/LIFE-STYLE
COMPOUND NOUN LIFE => LIFESTYLE/LIFE-STYLE
LIFE => LIFESTYLE The way a person or group of people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the kind of job they do, and the activities they enjoy.
RELATIVELY
ADJECTIVE TO ADVERB RELATIVE => RELATIVELY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY

DISPOSABLE
VERB TO ADJECTIVE DISPOSE => DISPOSABLE
SUFFIX (-ABLE) A suffix meaning "capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to," associated in meaning with the word 'able': LAUDABLE

LITERALLY
ADJECTIVE TO ADVERB LITERAL => LITERALLY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY

IMPORTANTLY
NOUN TO ADVERB IMPORT => IMPORTANTLY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GRADUALLY
DESIRABLE
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE DESIRE => DESIRABLE
SUFFIX (-ABLE) A suffix meaning "capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to," associated in meaning with the word 'able': LAUDABLE
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