HomeFeaturesCreate ExerciseExam FeedAI ReelsGrammar BattleHelpTips & TricksFAQ
Create Exam

Use of English

Level C2

Part 3 - Word Formation

Exercises Feed

3
0

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

Broken Blueprints

The architectural legacy of failed utopias is too often dismissed as a collection of (0) MISLEADING (LEAD) ruins, as though abandoned housing blocks and half-empty civic plazas had nothing to teach us. In fact, such places reward close attention, because their apparent (1) .......... (COHERE) often conceals a rigorous social vision. What later generations condemn as aesthetic (2) .......... (FIT) may once have been presented as evidence of moral seriousness. Yet the real problem was seldom sheer idealism; rather, it was the (3) .......... (READ) of planners to treat human behaviour as fully predictable. Residents were expected to adapt with remarkable speed, and any sign of dissent was interpreted as (4) .......... (MATURE) or selfishness. Over time, this produced environments whose formal grandeur could not compensate for their social (5) .......... (ADEQUATE). Even so, it would be historically (6) .......... (HONEST) to regard these schemes as worthless. Their failures remain instructive precisely because they expose the dangers of political (7) .......... (FALL) and administrative overconfidence. If we study them carefully, we may become less vulnerable to the (8) .......... (THINK) belief that a flawless society can be designed from above.

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

Thanasis Kalpaktsis

@thanasis-kalpaktsis

User Prompt

"Create an exercise about the architectural legacy of failed utopias. Target words that need negative prefixes or complex internal changes. The text must be dense enough that the correct word form is not immediately obvious."

Tone: Persuasive
Level: C2

Created on:

May 2, 2026

Found an issue? Let us know.