Word formation

Complete the following sentences by adapting the word given in brackets.

1.       Matt is very __________________. He wants to be number one at everything. (COMPETE)

2.       Harry loves cars and he's so ____________________ about them. (KNOWLEDGE)

3.       There is little ____________________ of the president being re-elected. (LIKELY)

4.       In ____________________ with Tokyo, London and Paris are relatively cheap. (COMPARE)

5.       The film was so ______________. You knew exactly how it was going to end.  (PREDICT)

6.       It has been ____________________ proven that stroking a cat can lower your blood pressure.
(SCIENTIFIC)

7.       Thanks to the large ____________________ from her grandmother Paula was able to buy a
villa in the south of France. (INHERIT)

8.       You need to ____________________ the final point of the presentation.  It's rather
confusing.  (CLEAR)

9.       The film turned out to be a big_______________________. It was really quite boring.
(DISAPPOINT)

10.   The ____________________ between the city's two football teams is often quite fierce. (RIVAL)

11.   Lizzy has just won a ____________________ to a world-renowned university. (SCHOLAR)

12.   It's ____________________arguing with them.  They are not going to change their mind. (POINT)

13.   You will need your parents' ____________________ if you want to go on the school trip.
(PERMIT)

14.   Thank you so much for the flowers. It's very ____________________ of you. (THOUGHT)

15.   Don't forget to ________________ the modem when you have finished using it. (CONNECT)

16.   Oliver's CV is truly ___________________. He's bound to get the job.  (IMPRESS)

17.   What  ____________________ does your doctor recommend for the flu? (TREAT)

18.   We had a big  ____________________ about whose turn it was to write the laboratory report.
(ARGUE)

19.   The interviewer asked me about my strengths and ____________________ (WEAK)

20.   My friends gave me a lot of ____________________ when I was worried about my final test.
(ENCOURAGE)

21.   To my ____________________, I was offered a very interesting job. (AMAZE).

22.   He has just returned from a ____________________ 10-week industrial internship for Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering Undergraduates. (PRESTIGE)