word formation
1 Read the text quickly and answer this
question. Overall, are the couple pleased about
the change they made?
Living the Simple Life
One year ago, Mike and Jane Holden made a big
(1) decision to move out of their large,
Manchester home with all its modern
(3)
and rent a cottage in the Scottish
countryside. They wanted to try a more simple
For Mike, an editor, the (5)
thing
was giving up his computer and doing all his
(6)
by hand. For both of them.
housework took a lot more (7)
... with
no washing machine or vacuum deaner. But,
(8) ..........., other things made up for this and
looking back, they are very (9)
about the (10) ..... AS Jane says: 'It meant
we spent much more time together, going for walks
and (11)
which was great."
(1) DECISIVE/DECISION
(2) COMFORT/COMFORTABLE
(3) CONVENIENCES/INCONVENIENCES
(4) LIFE/LIVE
(5) BIGGER/BIGGEST
(6) WRITING/WRITE
(7) TIME/TIMING
(8) FORTUNATELY/UNFORTUNATELY
(9) POSITIVE/POSITIVELY
(10) EXPERIENCE/EXPERIENCED
(11) TALKATIVE/TALKING​