WORD FORMATION

Large spiders________ from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside. ORIGIN

Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual ________, but many people do it. ACTIVE

Professor Watkins wasn't only an ________ to me, but to thousands of others lucky enough to have met him. INSPIRE

For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ________ young man. ELOQUENCE

• ELOQUENT

• ELOQUENTLY

The new year ________ in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from melons. CELEBRATE

The ________ of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s. POPULAR

• POPULARISE

• POPULARITY

This musician's work is very ________ and difficult to understand. Many people say it's just noise. CONCEPT

Tom ________ told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious with him. INITIAL

• INITIALLY

• INITIALISM

Though expensive, the ________ tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny. GUIDE

________, local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental issues. INCREASE

• DECREASE

• INCREASINGLY