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Exercises

Complete as much as possible of the table with other forms of some of the words presented
in B. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.

verb person noun adjectiue abstract nom

convert ...................... .. ......................................... ..........
produce .,. ...................................................................................... .-- ......
conduct ...................................................................................................
impress ...................................................................................................
support ..................................................................................................
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Impose ...................................................................................................

10.2 Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using words from the table in C.
1 We stayed in a town surrounded by high mountains. I found it very ...................
2 He .......................... from the USA for having a forged passport.
3 The magazine seems to have nothing in it but ................................. for cosmetics.
4 May I ................................. you to my boss?
5 The tax ............................... decided I owed a lot of money.
6 The new take-away pizza service has a very good ................................. offer.
7 Business people always say that it pays ..................................
8 Tchaikovsky ................................ some wonderful ballet music.

Can you work out the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences below?
To help you, here are the meanings of the main Latin prefixes:
intro: within, inward o, ob: against in, im: in, into re: again, back
de: down, from ex: out sub: under trans: across
1 She's a very introspective person and he's also very introverted.
2 He always seems to oppose everything I suggest.
3 They have a very good induction programme for new staff in that company.
4 I don't think it is healthy to repress one's emotions too much.
5 Perhaps you can deduce what the word means from the way it is formed.
6 The documentary exposed corruption in high places.
7 She tried hard to suppress a laugh.
8 She transposed the music for the flute.

Think of three other words based on each of the roots listed in B opposite. Put each into an
appropriate phrase.

Pair the formal verbs below with their phrasal verb equivalents.
support put off oppose look at cut down deposit hold up
postpone turn away inspect go against divert reduce put down

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