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EXERCISES
Prepositions
A Complete the sentences with the correct 
preposition. Look up the words in bold if you 
need help.
1 Many people suffer  
asthma. 
2 There’s a dispute  
this piece of land.
3 He ran out of the room  
a panic.
4 I woke up  
a stiff neck.
5 I’ll be walking  
crutches for a while.
6 He was healed  
the latest medical treatment.
Word families
B Complete the expressions with the correct form 
of the word in bold.
1 a chronic condition 
She’s  
ill.
2 My lips started to
a  
ankle 
swell up.
3 effective pain relief
try to  
stress
4 emergency surgery a 
 
procedure
5 a chest infection 
a  
cough
6 a major dispute a 
 
territory 
C Complete the sentences with the correct words 
from the words in brackets.
1 These plants have  
properties. (heal)
2 The  
of the tumour was a difficult 
procedure. (remove)
3 We discussed the benefits of  
. 
(outsource)
4 His grandfather was a well-known  
. 
(gamble)
5 The move was welcomed by the president’s many 
 
. (detract) 
6 He’s got all the necessary  
. (qualify)
D Which TWO words in the box are NOT both a 
noun and a verb?
scam 
detract
sneeze
transplant
arise 
panic 
rush pin
Word-building
E Complete the sentences with adjectives formed 
from the nouns in the box.
globalise
negligence 
productivity
qualify literacy
1 The hospital was found to be  
.
2 The industry failed to adapt to the  
market.
3 If you’re not computer  
, you won’t get 
on the course.
4 Make sure you use a  
teacher.
5 Last month was our most  
for over
four years.
Collocations
F Which of the verbs do NOT form a collocation 
with the word in bold?
1 I think you might have 
broken/collapsed/sprained 
your wrist.
2 It was his responsibility to 
keep/maintain/manage a 
record of everything.
3 We’ll test the theory by 
conducting/carrying out/
making an experiment.
4 The rules must be rigorously a
pplied/enforced/
practised.
5 You stand to 
lose/keep/make a lot of money.
G Match the adjectives to the nouns. Look up the 
nouns (a–f) if you need help.
1 blind 
a) beneficiary
2 toxic 
b) panic
3 emergency 
c) fumes
4 the main
d) surgery
5 a dazzling 
e) phenomenon
6 a recent 
f) array
H Complete the collocations with nouns from
the unit.
1 a heat r _ _ h
2 exhaust f _ _ _ s
3 a heart t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t
4 a hand g _ _ _ _ _ e
5 a natural p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n
6 infant m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y
Outcomes Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Builder Unit 12 
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