CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH examinations / PROFICIENCY EXAM / CPE / USE OF ENGLISH / 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.


Nursery

The nursery industry is literally a growing industry. It produces billions of plants every year, making (1) ... contributions to the forestry, vegetable, fruit, landscape, cut flower and parks industries. There will always be a demand for plants and, in turn, there will be a need for nurseries. Throughout the world, nurseries come in all types and sizes. Many are small family businesses, sometimes just a small hobby business to (2) ... the family's normal source of income. At the other end of the scale are large (3) ... enterprises that employ dozens of people and grow millions of plants. No matter what size, a nursery always needs good management if it is to be (4) ... viable. This aims to show how to make a difference to the financial viability of any nursery (5) ... of size and type. Nursery (6) ... schemes are an important new development in both the production and retail sectors. The schemes operate in many countries, with the aim of raising the status and (7) ... of the nursery industry. The programs differ in their (8) ... focus and assessment procedures.

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[answer="OUTSTANDING" label="STANDING"]

[answer="SUPPLEMENT" label="SUPPLY"]

[answer="MERCENARY" label="MERCHANT"]

[answer="FINANCIALLY" label="FINANCE"]

[answer="IRRESPECTIVE" label="RESPECT"]

[answer="ACCREDITATION" label="CREDIT"]

[answer="PROFESSIONALISM" label="PROFESS"]

[answer="TECHNOLOGICAL" label="TECHNOLOGY"]

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ANSWER KEYS

 

1)    OUTSTANDING
COMPOUND ADJECTIVE OUT + STANDING
OUTSTANDING => extremely good; excellent. 

 
2)    SUPPLEMENT
NOUN TO VERB SUPPLY => SUPPLEMENT
SUFFIX (-MENT) (in nouns) - the action or result of: DEVELOPMENT, REPLACEMENT

 
3)    MERCENARY
NOUN TO NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE MERCHANT => MERCENARY
SUFFIX (-ARY) (in nouns and adjectives) - connected with: REVOLUTIONARY, PLANETARY

 
4)    FINANCIAL
VERB TO ADVERB FINANCE => FINANCIALLY
SUFFIX (-LY) (in adverbs and adjectives) - like a particular thing in manner, appearance, or nature: MOTHERLY, FATHERLY

 
5)    IRRESPECTIVE
NOUN TO NEGATIVE ADVERB RESPECT => IRRESPECTIVE
PREFIX (IR-) + SUFFIX (-IVE) (in adjectives and nouns) - having the nature of, tending to: DESCRIPTIVE, ADOPTIVE

 
6)    ACCREDITATION
VERB TO NOUN CREDIT => ACCREDITATION
PREFIX (AC-) variant of 'ad'- before 'c' and 'qu': ACCEDE, ACQUIRE + SUFFIX (-ATION)

 
7)    PROFESSIONALISM
VERB TO NOUN PROFESS => PROFESSIONALISM
SUFFIX (-ISM) (in nouns) - the action or process of doing something: CRITICISM, REALISM

 
8)    TECHNOLOGICAL
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE TECHNOLOGY => TECHNOLOGICAL
SUFFIX (-ICAL) (in adjectives) - connected with: ECONOMICAL, POETICAL