C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 1
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 1. You are practicing Use of English Part 3 on a text about microplastics in the environment. The test focuses on forming nouns from verbs and adjectives – the most common type of gap in this part of the exam.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – nouns
The most important noun suffixes at C1 level:
- -ence / -ance: present → presence,
- -tion / -ation: reveal → revelation, regulate → regulation,
- -ment / -ity: commit → commitment, necessary → necessity.
How to solve?
In the Reading and Use of English Part 3 exam, you receive a text with eight gaps. For each gap, a base word is provided, from which you need to form a word that fits the sentence. Here it is the same: example (0) and eight gaps, and the base word is in parentheses right after the gap. First, determine what part of speech you need (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), then check if the meaning of the sentence requires negation or plural form.
This is the first test from the C1 Advanced Word Formation series. The next tests will require increasingly complex transformations.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).Plastic everywhereMicroplastics have become one of…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 2
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 2. Text about the history and contemporary culture of coffee drinking. In this test, you mainly create adjectives – from nouns and verbs – and one adverb.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – adjectives
Adjectives in Word Formation are most often created with suffixes:
- -al / -ial: essence → essential,
- -able / -ive: fashion → fashionable, distinct → distinctive,
- -ing / -ed: stimulate → stimulating, heat → heated.
How to solve?
Typical traps in Word Formation are: negating prefix (un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-), plural form of the noun, internal changes within the word (deep → depth) and two transformations at once (fortune → unfortunately). After an incorrect answer, a hint will appear, and only then can you check the key.
Test 2 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation – pay attention to the difference between adjectives ending in -ing and -ed.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). A short history of coffee For many…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 3
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 3. Text about the extinction of languages and attempts to save them. This test primarily exercises negative prefixes – one of the biggest traps in Use of English Part 3.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – negative prefixes
The choice of negative prefix must be remembered together with the word. In this text, the following appear:
- ir-: irreplaceable, irreversible,
- dis-: discouraged, disconnection,
- un-: unjustified and en- in endangered.
How to solve?
Read the entire text before you start typing – the meaning of the paragraph often determines whether the word should be positive or negative. Pay attention to spelling: in the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam, every letter counts. British and American forms (e.g. -ise / -ize) are accepted.
Test 3 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation. After each task, consider whether the sentence has a positive or negative connotation.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).When languages dieOf the roughly 7,000…
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🔗 Go to: C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 3
C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 4
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 4. Text about crowdfunding – financing projects by internet users. The test practices creating verbs (suffixes -ise, -en) and adverbs as well as some forms with prefixes.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – verbs and adverbs
Verbs in Word Formation appear less frequently than nouns, but often surprise the test takers:
- -en: tight → tighten, strong → strengthen,
- -ise / -ize: democracy → democratise,
- prefix by-: pass → bypass.
How to solve?
In the Reading and Use of English Part 3 exam, you receive a text with eight gaps. For each gap, a base word is provided, from which you need to create a word that fits the sentence. It is the same here: example (0) and eight gaps, and the base word is in parentheses right after the gap. First, determine what part of speech you need (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), then check if the meaning of the sentence requires negation or plural form.
Test 4 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation. Remember that forms with -ise and -ize are accepted.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).Funding from the crowdCrowdfunding allows entrepreneurs…
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🔗 Go to: C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 4
C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 5
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 5. Text about contemporary public libraries and their new role. The test checks nouns formed from verbs – including irregular and compound forms.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – verb-derived nouns
Not every noun is formed by simply adding a suffix. In this text, you will encounter, among others:
- provide → provision (change of suffix),
- act → interaction (prefix and suffix),
- close → closure, found → foundation.
How to solve?
Typical traps in Word Formation are: negating prefix (un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-), plural form of the noun, internal changes within the word (deep → depth) and two transformations at once (fortune → unfortunately). After an incorrect answer, a hint will appear, and only then can you check the key.
Test 5 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation – half of the cycle behind you.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).Libraries reinventedFar from becoming (0) irrelevant…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 6
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 6. Text about smartwatches and fitness bands – their advantages and threats. The test combines different parts of speech, with a particular emphasis on adverbs and adjectives describing emotions.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – wearable technology
In this test, you must recognize each time what part of speech is required for the gap:
- adverb before adjective: increasingly common,
- adjective after become/feel: obsessive, anxious,
- noun after preposition: without users’ knowledge.
How to solve?
Read the entire text before you start typing – the meaning of the paragraph often determines whether the word should be positive or negative. Watch out for spelling: in the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam, every letter counts. British and American forms (e.g. -ise / -ize) are accepted.
Test 6 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation. Before you enter your answer, look at the words directly before and after the gap.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Wearing your dataSmartwatches and fitness trackers…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 7
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 7. Text about crowds on Mount Everest and ethical problems of commercial expeditions. This test is more difficult – it requires combining prefixes and suffixes and knowledge of less obvious forms.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – crowds on Everest
The most difficult transformations in this text:
- believe → disbelief (prefix + change of ending),
- ordinary → extraordinary (prefix changing meaning),
- revere → reverence (rare word at C1 level).
How to solve?
In the Reading and Use of English Part 3 exam, you receive a text with eight gaps. For each gap, a base word is provided, from which you need to form a word that fits the sentence. Here it is the same: example (0) and eight gaps, and the base word is in parentheses right after the gap. First, determine what part of speech you need (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), then check if the meaning of the sentence requires negation or plural.
Test 7 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation. If you do not know the form, try to recall words from the same family.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).Queues on EverestIn recent years, images…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 8
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 8. Popular science text about the placebo and nocebo effect. The test checks sentence adverbs, adjectives, and nouns typical for texts about science and medicine.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – placebo effect
Sentence adverbs at the beginning of a sentence are a common gap in Part 3:
- Astonishingly, … – astonishingly,
- Paradoxically, … – paradoxically,
- and adjectives: noticeable, convincing, beneficial.
How to solve?
Typical traps in Word Formation are: negating prefix (un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-), plural form of the noun, changes within the word (deep → depth) and two transformations at once (fortune → unfortunately). After an incorrect answer, a hint will appear, and only then can you check the key.
Test 8 from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation. Words ending in -ly check for spelling – the letter l is often doubled in them.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).The power of beliefA placebo is…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 9
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 9. Text about “fast fashion” and its costs for the environment and people. The test mixes all types of transformations and includes several words that will be useful in the essay in the Writing section.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – fast fashion
Vocabulary from this text can be easily used in an essay about consumption and ecology:
- disposable – single-use, to be thrown away,
- resurgence – rebirth, renewed growth,
- awareness – awareness (e.g. social).
How to solve?
Read the entire text before you start typing – the meaning of the paragraph often determines whether the word should be positive or negative. Pay attention to spelling: in the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam, every letter counts. British and American forms (e.g. -ise / -ize) are accepted.
Second to last test from the series C1 Advanced Word Formation – after it awaits you the hardest test 10.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).The true cost of cheap clothesFast…
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C1 Advanced Use of English Part 3 Quiz No 10
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C1 Advanced Word Formation – test 10. Final, the most difficult test of the series. The text concerns experiments with a four-day work week. The tasks combine all types of transformations: negating prefixes, compound nouns, and unusual suffixes.
C1 Advanced Word Formation – final test
In this test, there are forms that cause trouble even for well-prepared candidates:
- exhaust → exhaustion, absent → absenteeism,
- burn → burnout (compound noun),
- found → unfounded, certain → uncertain.
How to solve?
In the Reading and Use of English Part 3 exam, you receive a text with eight gaps. For each gap, a base word is provided, from which you need to form a word that fits the sentence. Here it is the same: example (0) and eight gaps, and the base word is in parentheses right after the gap. First, determine what part of speech you need (noun, adjective, adverb, verb), then check if the meaning of the sentence requires negation or plural form.
This is the last test from the C1 Advanced Word Formation series. A score above 80% is a good signal before the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam.
❓ Question from this set:
👉 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).Four days a weekTrials of a…
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