Learning the Basics #1: Word Forms (I)

It was not easy for them to come to a final _________ on the future plan of action.

• decide

• decidng

• decision

• decisive

There was a serious __________ of food in Singapore during the Second World War.

• short

• shortage

• surplus

• sickness

It is not _______ to lend Patrick, the gambler, any money.

• advise

• advice

• advisable

• advisability

My best friend, Andrew, has _________ been doing well in his stuides.

• consistent

• consistency

• consistently

• consist

The driver of the van was _________ injured in the head-on collision.

(Choose all answers that apply)

• critic

• critical

• crucially

• critically

Answer explanation

critically / crucially = in a way that is extremely important

It was with great _____________ that the workers accepted a pay cut.

• reluctance

• reluctant

• reluctantly

There was complete _________ when the President rose to deliver his speech.

• silent

• silence

• silently

• silencer

Answer explanation

silencer = a device that is fixed to the exhaust of a vehicle in order to reduce the amount of noise that the engine makes

The dog has been ___________ guarding its sick master until his death last year.

• faith

• faithfully

• faithful

• faithfulness

These children, who have recently lost their parents, in an accident, are in need of __________ assistance.

• finance

• financial

• financing

Theft is usually ____________ by imprisonment in many countries.

• punished

• punishing

• punishment

• punish