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Level C1

Part 3 - Word Formation

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For Questions 1-8, read the text below and use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

Pecos on the Road

Pecos, a Mexican photographer with an (0) ADVENTUROUS spirit, set off on a solo journey across Africa with little more than a backpack and a notebook. He had done plenty of (1) .......... (RESEARCH) beforehand, yet he still found that guidebooks rarely prepare you for the sheer scale of the continent. In Morocco, he was struck by the (2) .......... (HOSPITABLE) of families who invited him in for mint tea, even when they had little to spare. Further south, the (3) .......... (VARY) of landscapes was almost dizzying: dunes gave way to mountains, then to wide savannahs where the horizon seemed to stretch forever. Not every day was easy. A missed bus in Ghana led to an (4) .......... (SLEEP) night on a plastic chair, and a sudden downpour turned a dirt road into a (5) .......... (MUD) trap. Still, Pecos refused to let minor setbacks define the trip; he treated them as part of the (6) .......... (LEARN) curve. What surprised him most was how quickly strangers became allies. With a few words of French and a lot of (7) .......... (PATIENT), he negotiated lifts, found safe places to stay, and avoided (8) .......... (NECESSARY) risks without losing his sense of freedom.

What to do

For each gap you get one word in capitals which you have to change so the grammar and meaning fit in the sentence. Here you have to show how well you know word families and if you can change words by using prefixes and suffixes.

You need to read the whole text to get the writer’s opinion on the topic. That’s because sometimes a negative prefix will be required. There is usually at least one word requiring a negative prefix, so look out for these.

In the exam always write something. You never know, you might be lucky even if you are not sure of the answer!

Strategy

  1. Read the title and the whole text so that you understand what it is about.
  2. Look at each sentence in detail.
  3. Think about what kind of word you need and whether you need a negative prefix or a suffix.
  4. Read the sentence again to check whether you need a plural form.
  5. Check your spelling, as it must be correct.

Instructions

For Questions 1-8, read the text below and use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

Exercise Details

Author

Miruna Pătrașcu

@miruna-patrascu

User Prompt

"A person named Pecos who is Mexican and is doing a journey in Africa"

Tone: Standard
Level: C1

Created on:

Apr 9, 2026

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