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Word Formation

My uncle is a football ___; he plays for a local team.

  • a.player
  • b.play
  • c.playing
  • d.played

To name the person who does an action we often add -er to the verb: 'play' → 'player'. The sentence needs a noun for a person.

Word Formation

Please drive ___ because the road is wet.

  • a.careful
  • b.carefully
  • c.care
  • d.caring

The word describes how to drive (a verb), so we need an adverb. We form it by adding -ly to the adjective: 'careful' → 'carefully'.

Word Formation

There are three ___ in my English class today.

  • a.childs
  • b.childrens
  • c.child
  • d.children

'Child' has an irregular plural: 'children'. It does not add -s, and 'childrens' is not a word.

Word Formation

This map is really ___ when you visit a new city.

  • a.help
  • b.helper
  • c.helpful
  • d.helping

We need an adjective to describe the map. Adding -ful to the noun/verb 'help' makes the adjective 'helpful'.

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