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Considerate vs Considerable and Related Word Forms Exercise

February 9, 2023 A2pdf

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1Failure is the stepping stone to ...............
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The noun "success" completes the expression "the stepping stone to success."
2He led the campaign ...............
Wrong!
The adverb "successfully" describes how he led the campaign.
3He cannot go abroad without his dad's ...............
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The noun "permission" is used after a possessive adjective like "his dad's."
4Brutus is an ............... man.
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The adjective "honorable" describes the noun "man."
5The officer was ............... toward his subordinates.
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The adjective "empathetic" describes the officer's attitude toward his subordinates.
6She was kind and ...............
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The adjective "considerate" means thoughtful of other people.
7He has invested a ............... amount of money in the stock market.
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The adjective "considerable" means large or significant in amount.
8It was not very ............... of you to eat all the cookies.
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The adjective "considerate" means thoughtful of others.
9No country can be ............... on foreign aid.
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The adjective "dependent" follows "be" in the phrase "be dependent on."
10Her ............... on drugs led to her early death.
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The noun "dependence" names the state of relying on something harmful here.
11Everybody likes him, although he is very ...............
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The adjective "mischievous" describes a person who likes playful trouble.
12Her ............... into the church took place yesterday.
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The noun "induction" refers to a formal admission into a group.

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  1. Failure is the stepping stone to success.
  2. He led the campaign successfully.
  3. He cannot go abroad without his dad’s permission.
  4. Brutus is an honorable man.
  5. The officer was empathetic toward his subordinates.
  6. She was kind and considerate.
  7. He has invested a considerable amount of money in the stock market.
  8. It was not very considerate of you to eat all the cookies.
  9. No country can be dependent on foreign aid.
  10. Her dependence on drugs led to her early death.
  11. Everybody likes him, although he is very mischievous.
  12. Her induction into the church took place yesterday.

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