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Noun Forms: Inclination, Inheritance and Admiration Exercise

July 16, 2023 B1pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1He doesn't have much ............... to work hard.
Wrong!
The noun "inclination" means a willingness or tendency to do something.
2They live in ............... conditions.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both adjectives "pitiable" and "piteous" can describe conditions that deserve pity.
3He came into a large ...............
Wrong!
The noun "inheritance" means money or property received from someone who has died.
4The ............... of cooking gas and water for domestic use is insufficient.
Wrong!
The noun "provision" means the act or system of supplying something.
5The proposed airport generated ............... interest.
Wrong!
The adjective "considerable" means large or significant in amount.
6When he failed the test, his ............... knew no bounds.
Wrong!
The noun "disappointment" is needed before "knew no bounds".
7He is still ............... on his parents.
Wrong!
The adjective "dependent" is used in the pattern "dependent on".
8It is the smallest number ............... as the sum of two cubes in two different ways.
Wrong!
The past participle "expressed" describes the number in this reduced passive clause.
9He was given a warm welcome on his ...............
Wrong!
The noun "arrival" is used after the possessive adjective "his".
10The flood caused much ............... to the crops.
Wrong!
The noun "destruction" is the object of the verb "caused" here.
11There was mutual ............... between the two.
Wrong!
The noun "admiration" fits after the adjective "mutual".
12You must take the ............... to solve the problem yourself.
Wrong!
The noun "initiative" is used in the phrase "take the initiative".

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  1. He doesn’t have much inclination to work hard.
  2. They live in pitiable / piteous conditions.
  3. He came into a large inheritance.
  4. The provision of cooking gas and water for domestic use is insufficient.
  5. The proposed airport generated considerable interest.
  6. When he failed the test, his disappointment knew no bounds.
  7. He is still dependent on his parents.
  8. It is the smallest number expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways.
  9. He was given a warm welcome on his arrival.
  10. The flood caused much destruction to the crops.
  11. There was mutual admiration between the two.
  12. You must take the initiative to solve the problem yourself.

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