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Exercises

72.1 Complete the table with other forms of some of the words presented in B opposite. Use a

dictionary if necessary. Do not fill the shaded boxes.

verb person noun abstract noun

convert conversion
conduct

impress
support

compress

72.2 Fill the gaps in the sentences below using words based on the root given in brackets at

the end of the sentence.
1 Thebadnews depressed everyone.(PRESS)
2 Hewas fromtheUSAfornothavingavisa.(PORT)
3 Themagazineseemstohavenothinginitbut forcosmetics.(VERT)
4 Thenewmanager alotofnewrulesonthestaffwhenshetookover.(POSE)

5 Thetax wrotetotellmeIowedalotofmoney.(SPECT)
6 Becauseoftheflood,thetrafficwas andwehadtodrivealongway.(VERT)
7 Thankyoufor metoDinolastweek.(DUC)
8 Tchaikovsky somewonderfulballetmusic.(POSE)
9 Grey,wetweatheralways me.Ilovethesun.(PRESS)
10 Ithinkweshould ourtennisgametilltomorrow.It’sgoingtorain.(PONE)

72.3 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’saveryintrospectivepersonandherhusband’salsoaquiet,thoughtfulperson.
thinks privately about her own thoughts and feelings instead of talking about them to others
2 HealwaysseemstoopposeeverythingIsuggest.Whycan’theagreesometimes?

3 Idon’tthinkit’shealthytorepressyouremotionstoomuch.Youshouldjustbehavenaturally.
4 Perhapsyoucandeducewhatthewordmeansfromthewayit’sformed.Otherwise,useadictionary.
5 Thedocumentaryexposedcorruptioninhighplaces.Noweveryoneknowsthetruth.
6 Shejustthoughthelookedsofunny.Shetriedhardtosuppressalaughbutcouldn’t.

72.4 Below are some words based on Latin roots and their two-part verb equivalents. Match
each word with its synonym. Which in each pair is more formal?

support hold up postpone oppose inspect deposit
divert

putoff lookat holdup turnaway goagainst putdown

72.5 Over to you

Choose any four words from A opposite. Write sentences which will help you to remember their
meanings.

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