CPE Word Formation
Forming Adjectives and Adverbs
Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS. There are EIGHT questions in all.
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1) (BITTER)
The old man felt ........ by the dreadful living conditions he had experienced when he was growing up.
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2) (MUSCLE)
Many young people train in gyms in order to achieve a toned ......... physique.
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3) (TROUBLE)
Jackie's daughter is a rather ........ child - she's full of mischief and badly-behaved.
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4) (INVITE)
The living room looked cold and ........ when the fire wasn't lit.
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5) (DREAM)
The romantic novel started with a young woman staring ........ into the fire. What a cliche!
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6) (CONTENT)
John muttered ........ under his breath about the volume of work he'd been given but he didn't dare complain to the boss.
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7) (COMFORT)
As I climbed aboard the plane I was ........ reminded of the previous time when my plane almost crashed.
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8) (SHAME)
The newspaper reported that an old woman had been ........ treated while she was in hospital.