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Word Formation – English Grammar Exercises for B1

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Word Formation (Verb → Adjective)

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You are discussing travel plans in a group chat with your friends. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

1   “A 5-star hotel sounds amazing, but an Airbnb apartment is much more ______ for our student budget.”

     (A) afford

     (B) affordable

     (C) affordive

     (D) affordability

2   “Sharing one bathroom among four people is perfectly ______ if it helps us save money for food.”

     (A) accept

     (B) acceptability

     (C) acceptable

     (D) accepting

3   “We need to find a place that is ______ for a large group of six people.”

     (A) suit

     (B) suitability

     (C) suitable

     (D) suitably

4   “Having our own private kitchen will definitely make cooking our meals very ______.”

     (A) enjoy

     (B) enjoyable

     (C) enjoyment

     (D) enjoyably

5   “I found a host who is offering a very ______ price for a whole week’s stay.”

     (A) reason

     (B) reasoning

     (C) reasonable

     (D) reasonably

6   “Before we book, make sure to read the reviews to see if the host is truly ______.”

     (A) rely

     (B) reliable

     (C) relyable

     (D) reliant

7   “Is the apartment easily ______ by public transport from the airport?”

     (A) access

     (B) accessible

     (C) accessable

     (D) accessibility

8   “The pictures are nice, but that tiny sofa bed doesn’t look very ______.”

     (A) comfort

     (B) comfortable

     (C) comfortably

     (D) comfortless

9   “Hotel rates are quite ______, but Airbnb prices can sometimes be negotiated with the owner.”

     (A) predict

     (B) predictable

     (C) predictably

     (D) predictability

10   “The listing says the apartment is only ______ for a minimum stay of three nights.”

     (A) book

     (B) booking

     (C) bookable

     (D) booked

11   “It would be great if the neighborhood is ______ so we don’t have to pay for expensive taxis.”

     (A) walk

     (B) walkable

     (C) walking

     (D) walker

12   “For a group our size, having two separate bedrooms is highly ______.”

     (A) prefer

     (B) preferable

     (C) preferably

     (D) preference

13   “We should check the cancellation policy to see if the security deposit is fully ______.”

     (A) refund

     (B) refundable

     (C) refunding

     (D) refunded

14   “The total cost of this huge apartment is ______ to what we would pay for a tiny standard hotel room.”

     (A) compare

     (B) comparative

     (C) comparable

     (D) comparible

15   “If we split the rent four ways, the final cost becomes very ______ for everyone.”

     (A) manage

     (B) manageable

     (C) managing

     (D) manager

16   “I want this summer trip to be an absolutely ______ experience for all of us!”

     (A) forget

     (B) forgettable

     (C) unforgettable

     (D) unforgettably

17   “There is a highly ______ difference in price between the weekends and the weekdays.”

     (A) notice

     (B) noticeable

     (C) noticeably

     (D) noticing

18   “The host is offering a 30% last-minute discount, which is quite ______!”

     (A) believe

     (B) believable

     (C) unbelievable

     (D) unbelievably

19   “They provide free bicycles, which is a very ______ alternative to renting a car.”

     (A) attract

     (B) attractive

     (C) attractable

     (D) attraction

20   “We need to make a decision soon, otherwise this amazing deal will be completely ______.”

     (A) attain

     (B) attainable

     (C) unattainable

     (D) unattainably

ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS

1 (B) affordable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): The verb afford + suffix -able creates the adjective affordable (meaning cheap enough to pay for). It describes the apartment.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Structural Error: Incorrect suffix (-ive instead of -able). (D) Strong Distractor: Noun form (does not fit after “much more”).

2 (C) acceptable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): The linking verb “is” requires an adjective to describe the situation. Accept → acceptable (satisfactory).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Structural Error: Noun form. (D) Strong Distractor: Present participle/Gerund.

3 (C) suitable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Adjective needed after “is”. Suit → suitable (right or appropriate for a particular person/purpose).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Structural Error: Noun form. (D) Strong Distractor: Adverb.

4 (B) enjoyable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): The structure “make + object + adjective” requires an adjective. Enjoy → enjoyable.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Structural Error: Noun form. (D) Strong Distractor: Adverb.

5 (C) reasonable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): An adjective is needed to modify the noun “price”. Reason → reasonable (fair and not too expensive).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base noun/verb. (B) Structural Error: Gerund. (D) Strong Distractor: Adverb (reasonably is often misused before nouns by learners).

6 (B) reliable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Describes the host. Rely → reliable (trustworthy). Note the spelling rule: change ‘y’ to ‘i’.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Structural Error: Spelling mistake (relyable). (D) Strong Distractor: Reliant means dependent on someone, which has a completely different meaning.

7 (B) accessible

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Access → accessible (able to be reached or entered). Note that it takes the -ible suffix, not -able.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Structural Error: Spelling mistake (accessable). (D) Strong Distractor: Noun.

8 (B) comfortable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Adjective describing the sofa bed. Comfort → comfortable.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base noun/verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Adverb. (D) Structural Error: Comfortless means without comfort, but the sentence already has a negative (“doesn’t look”), creating a double negative if used.

9 (B) predictable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Adjective after “are”. Predict → predictable (behaving in a way that is expected).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Adverb. (D) Structural Error: Noun.

10 (C) bookable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Book → bookable (able to be booked or reserved).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Strong Distractor: Present participle. (D) Structural Error: Past participle (implies it is already taken, which contradicts the context).

11 (B) walkable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Walk → walkable (an area suitable or safe for walking).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Gerund. (D) Structural Error: Noun.

12 (B) preferable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Adjective describing the situation. Prefer → preferable (more desirable).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Adverb. (D) Structural Error: Noun.

13 (B) refundable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Refund → refundable (capable of being paid back).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Present participle. (D) Structural Error: Past participle.

14 (C) comparable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Compare → comparable (able to be likened to another). Note the spelling: drop the ‘e’.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Strong Distractor: Comparative usually relates to the study of things (e.g., comparative literature). (D) Structural Error: Spelling mistake (comparible).

15 (B) manageable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Manage → manageable (able to be controlled or dealt with). Note the spelling: keep the ‘e’ before ‘-able’ to keep the ‘g’ soft.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Present participle. (D) Structural Error: Noun (manager).

16 (C) unforgettable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Requires the negative prefix un- + forget + -able. Meaning: impossible to forget (in a good way).
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Strong Distractor: Forgettable (boring/unremarkable), which contradicts the excited tone. (D) Structural Error: Adverb.

17 (B) noticeable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Adjective modifying “difference”. Notice → noticeable (easily seen or noticed). Keep the ‘e’ before ‘-able’ to keep the ‘c’ soft.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Strong Distractor: Adverb. (D) Structural Error: Present participle.

18 (C) unbelievable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Negative prefix un- + believe + -able. Used to express positive shock at a great deal.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Strong Distractor: Believable (plausible), which is too weak to express excitement over a 30% discount. (D) Structural Error: Adverb.

19 (B) attractive

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Attract → attractive (appealing). Here, the suffix is -ive, not -able.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (C) Structural Error: Incorrect suffix combination (attractable is rarely used compared to attractive). (D) Strong Distractor: Noun.

20 (C) unattainable

  • Why it is correct (The Key): Un- + attain + -able. Meaning: impossible to achieve or secure. If they wait too long, the deal will be gone.
  • Distractor Analysis: (A) Common Mistake: Base verb. (B) Strong Distractor: Attainable (reachable), contradicting the warning “otherwise”. (D) Structural Error: Adverb.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER

1 The Purpose of Word Formation (Verb → Adjective)

When evaluating choices (like travel accommodations or products), you need adjectives to describe their qualities. Instead of using complex relative clauses (e.g., a price that we can afford, a deposit that they can refund), you can simply transform the verb into an adjective (e.g., an affordable price, a refundable deposit). This makes your language concise and highly descriptive.

2 The Power of the “-able” / “-ible” Suffix

The most common suffix to turn a Verb into an Adjective is -able (or sometimes -ible). It generally means “capable of being [Verb]-ed” or “having the quality of [Verb]”.

  • Afford → Affordable (Capable of being paid for).
  • Accept → Acceptable (Capable of being accepted).
  • Access → Accessible (Capable of being reached).

3 Crucial Spelling Rules

When adding -able, be careful with the spelling of the base verb:

  • Drop the silent ‘e’: compare → comparable, value → valuable.
  • Keep the silent ‘e’ (to keep ‘c’ or ‘g’ sounding soft): notice → noticeable, manage → manageable.
  • Change ‘y’ to ‘i’: rely → reliable, deny → undeniable.
  • Double the consonant (for short verbs ending in a single consonant): forget → unforgettable.

4 Adding Negative Prefixes

You can instantly reverse the meaning of these newly formed adjectives by adding the prefix un-.

  • Predictable → Unpredictable (Cannot be predicted).
  • Believable → Unbelievable (Cannot be believed / incredible).

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