CAE Word Formation
For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will lose points. EXAM DESCRIPTION
Muscle Cars |
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| Muscle cars were never intended to be valuable. In fact, the whole idea behind | |
| muscle cars was to make them (1) ... and fast. Muscle cars were stripped-down | EXPENSIVE |
| versions of the most (2) ... homely, and basic mass-produced cars to ever roll out | UTILITY |
| of Detroit. These rattle trap, bare bones, crude devices were built to conform to | |
| a price point with little regard given to sophistication or (3) ..., and aimed squarely | LONG |
| at the (4) ... market. And this market couldn't get enough of them. These were the | YOUNG |
| cars every red-blooded American kid wanted. The image, the speed, the lifestyle | |
| were all highly addictive. Looking back, the muscle car years were (5) ... brief | RELATIVE |
| moment in time that we will never see the likes of again. It was a perfect storm, | |
| just what the market wanted, and was presented at the right place in the right time. | |
| So how did these seemingly (6) ... cars, built in large numbers and owned by | DISPOSE |
| kids who (7) ... tried to kill them from the first twist of the key, become so valuable? | LITERAL |
| More importantly, why did they become so valuable? Most people are astounded | |
| when they hear the recent sales results of the most (8) ... muscle cars. We call them | DESIRE |
| two-comma cars, cars that are worth so much money that you need two commas | |
| to separate all the zeroes in the price. | |
ANSWERS
INEXPENSIVE
| ADJECTIVE TO ADJECTIVE | EXPENSIVE => INEXPENSIVE |
| PREFIX (-IN) A prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force: INATTENTION |
UTILITARIAN
| NOUN TO ADJECTIVE | UTILITY => UTILITARIAN |
| SUFFIX (-ARIAN) A suffix forming personal nouns corresponding English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary: VEGETARIAN |
LONGEVITY
| ADJECTIVE TO NOUN | LONG => LONGEVITY |
| SUFFIX (-TY) A suffix occurring in nouns of Latin origin, denoting quality, state, etc.: ETERNITY |
YOUTH
| INTERNAL CHANGE | YOUNG => YOUTH |
| YOUNG => YOUTH ADJECTIVE => NOUN: LONG => LENGTH |
LIFESTYLE/LIFE-STYLE
| COMPOUND NOUN | LIFE => LIFESTYLE/LIFE-STYLE |
| LIFE => LIFESTYLE The way a person or group of people live, including the place they live in, the things they own, the kind of job they do, and the activities they enjoy. |
RELATIVELY
| ADJECTIVE TO ADVERB | RELATIVE => RELATIVELY |
| SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY |
DISPOSABLE
| VERB TO ADJECTIVE | DISPOSE => DISPOSABLE |
| SUFFIX (-ABLE) A suffix meaning "capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to," associated in meaning with the word 'able': LAUDABLE |
LITERALLY
| ADJECTIVE TO ADVERB | LITERAL => LITERALLY |
| SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GLADLY |
IMPORTANTLY
| NOUN TO ADVERB | IMPORT => IMPORTANTLY |
| SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs from adjectives: GRADUALLY |
DESIRABLE
| NOUN TO ADJECTIVE | DESIRE => DESIRABLE |
| SUFFIX (-ABLE) A suffix meaning "capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to," associated in meaning with the word 'able': LAUDABLE |
