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FCE Use of English
4) Forming verbs
This exercise looks at some common suffixes used in creating verbs.
Choose from one of the endings to create a verb that completes the sentence.Pay attention to tenses and spelling!

1. He told her that he (SYMPATHY) .......... with her problem but couldn't do anything to help.
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2. My belt feels a bit tightafter that huge lunch. I think I'll have to (LOOSE) .......... it a little.
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3. She was severely (WEAK) .......... by the long illness she had.
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4. Thereare many different ways to (CLASS) .......... areas of English Grammar.
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5. If you're really sorry for what you said you won't mind (APOLOGY)..........
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7. The pain in his back (LESS) .......... as soon as he took the medication.
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8. Everybody was (HORROR) .......... by the news of the earthquake.
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FCE Use of English
6) Difficult spellings
This exercise focuses on tricky spellingchanges.
Choose from A or B the word with the correct spelling to complete the sentence.

1 He tried to fix his machine but it was (POSSIBLE) ..........
impossible
inpossible
2 You don'tneed to wear a suit to the party. You can look (FORMAL) .......... if you wish.
informal
imformal
3 She won the bicycle race (EASY) .......... .
easyly
easily
4 The weatherforecast says it's going to be (RAIN) .......... today.
rainy
rainny
5 The body was discovered (LIE) .......... on the floor.
lieing
lying
6 He told her that he was (TRUE) .......... inlove with her.
truely
truly
7 She was filled with (HAPPY) .......... when she heard the good news.
happiness
happyness
8 He was the (BIG) .......... in the class.
biggest
bigest