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Words often confused
Now use the correct form of the words on the
equipment left to complete the sentences below.
the set of things needed for a particular activity, esp.
machine
an activity of a practical or technical kind 1 To operate this ____________________, press the
Note: the word equipment is the most general one in this green button.
list. The other words in the list are also considered as pieces
of equipment if we do not have their specific use in mind. 2 He can easily fix washing machines and other electri-
appliances
machine cal ______________________.
a piece of equipment which uses electricity, petrol or
some other source of power to perform work 3 It took the electrician some time to install the video
device ________________________.
equipment
a piece of equipment intended for a particular purpose
instrument
gadget 4 A compass is a(n) _____________________ with a
a small and perhaps unusual piece of equipment for magnetized needle, used for showing direction.
doing a particular job
appliance 5 Needless to say, being a DIY fanatic, he has all dif-
an electrical machine that is used in the home ferent kinds of ________________ in his workshop.
tools
engine
the part of a machine (e.g. car, plane) that produces 6 This __________________ can be attached to your
device
power from petrol, steam, oil telephone to detect where a phone call is made from.
instrument
a piece of equipment used for exact or difficult work 7 There were all sorts of little ___________________
gadgets
apparatus in the kitchen.
tools and machines used for scientific, medical and
technical purposes 8 Two of the _______________________ stopped
engines
tool working and the aeroplane crashed.
a simple instrument for doing special jobs
(e.g. hammer, saw) 9 Use this breathing __________ when you go diving.
apparatus
Word formation

Fill in the blanks with the correct derivative of
the word in capitals.
Some verbs can become: 1 He's the kind of guy that likes ___________________
competitive
sports. COMPETE
i. nouns by adding the suffix -ion
ii. adjectives by adding the suffix -ive
instructive
2 The seminar was very ___________________ .
verb noun adjective INSTRUCT
possessive
attend attention attentive 3 She's very ________________________
communicate communication communicative about her things. POSSESS
decide decision decisive
expensive
4 Tom has just bought an ____________________
imagine imagination imaginative
new sports car. EXPENSE
produce production productive
talk talk talkative
5 More and more people are becoming more aware of
conservation
Can you add to this list? energy ____________________ . CONSERVE

verb noun adjective 6 This cream seems to be more _________________
effective
------------- ------------- -------------
at smoothing out fine wrinkles than that one. EFFECT
------------- ------------- -------------
------------- ------------- -------------
appreciative
------------- ------------- ------------- 7 She was very _______________________ of her
------------- ------------- ------------- friends' support during her divorce. APPRECIATE

information
8 I'd like some ___________________ on the new kind
of petrol to be used in European cars. INFORM
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