CPE Word Formation
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 Moon |
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| Anyone taking the trouble to look (1) ... on a clear moonlit night cannot fail to be moved | UP |
| by the sight of our sister planet hanging up there in the sky like a silver ball casting (2) ... | GHOST |
| shadows on the Earth below. Few (3) ... objects can have had such an influence over | ANIMATE |
| religion and the arts. And never is the Moon's visual impact more (4) ... than when it is | IMPRESS |
| full and just above the distant horizon. Under these conditions, the apparent (5) ... of | PROXIMATE |
| the lunar disc to familiar terrestrial objects makes the Moon appear to be very much larger | |
| and closer than normal. But the fact that our (6) ... eyes still cannot discern more than just | AID |
| a few dark blotches on its surface demonstrates that this effect must indeed be just an (7) ... | OPTICS |
| illusion. The light from the Moon cannot really become (8) ... as it passes | INTENSE |
| at a grazing angle through our atmosphere. | |
ANSWERS
UPWARDS | UPWARD
| ADVERB TO ADVERB | UP => UPWARDS |
| SUFFIX (-WARDS) (in adverbs) - towards a particular direction or place: NORTHWARDS, FORWARDS |
GHOSTLY
| NOUN TO ADJECTIVE | GHOST => GHOSTLY |
| SUFFIX (-LY) (in adverbs and adjectives) - like a particular thing in manner, appearance, or nature: MOTHERLY, FATHERLY |
INANIMATE
| ADJECTIVE TO NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE | ANIMATE => INANIMATE |
| PREFIX (IN-) (in adverbs, nouns and adjectives) - the opposite of, not: INSENSITIVE, INFINITE |
IMPRESSIVE
| VERB TO ADJECTIVE | IMPRESS => IMPRESSIVE |
| SUFFIX (-IVE) (in adjectives and nouns) - having the nature of, tending to: DESCRIPTIVE, ADOPTIVE |
PROXIMITY
| ADJECTIVE TO NOUN | PROXIMATE => PROXIMITY |
| SUFFIX (-ITY) (in nouns) - the state of having a particular quality: PURITY, REGULARITY |
UNAIDED
| VERB TO ADJECTIVE | AID => UNAIDED |
| PREFIX (UN-) (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) - used to show a negative, a lack, or an opposite: UNHAPPY, UNCONSCIOUSLY + SUFFIX (-ED) |
OPTICAL
| NOUN TO ADJECTIVE | OPTICS => OPTICAL |
| SUFFIX (-AL) (in nouns and adjectives) - connected with: HISTORICAL, MAGICAL |
INTENSIFIED
| ADJECTIVE TO VERB | INTENSE => INTENSIFIED |
| SUFFIX (-IFY) (in verbs) - to make or become: PURIFY, CLARIFY |
