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Словообразование упражнение №22

Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in A, B, C or D best fits each gap in the sentences.
The Canary Islands or Canaries is the group of islands, the (1) _______ region of Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean, off the north-western coast of Africa, (2) _______ the provinces of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Their capitals are, (3) _______ , Las Palmas on Grand Canary and Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Tenerife Island; the cities also serve as dual and (4) _______ capitals of the region. The chief islands of the group, in (5) _______ order of size, are Tenerife, Fuerteventura, the (6) _______ to the African mainland, Grand Canary, Lanzarote, La Palma, Gomera, and Hierro. In addition, several barren islets are (7) _______ in the group The Canary Islands are of volcanic (8) _______ and are noted for their scenery and mild, dry climate, which makes them an ideal site for astronomical (9) _______ . Precipitation (10) _______ mainly during the winter season. In areas below about 400 m elevation, the (11) _______ is typically northern African; characteristic (12) _______ are the date palm, dragon tree, and cactus. Growing at higher levels are laurels.
holly, myrtle, eucalyptus, pine, and a variety of flowering plants. Farming and fishing are the principal industries. The volcanic soil of the Canaries is extremely (13) _______ .
The islands have no rivers, however, and severe drought are common; (14) _______ irrigation is therefore a (15) _______ in most cultivable areas. Among important crops are ba¬nanas, citrus fruits, sugar cane, peaches, figs, winegrapes, grain, tomatoes, and potatoes. (16) _______ products include textiles and fine (17) _______ . (18) _______ is also important, and the islands are a (19) _______ winter-resort area.


1.
autonomy
autonomist
autonomic
autonomous

2.
comprise
comprised
comprisal
comprising

3.
respect
respective
respectively
respecting

4.
alter
alternative
altering
alteration

5.
descending
descend
descendant
descender

6.
near
next
nearest
nearer

7.
included
inclusive
inclusion
including

8.
originate
original
origin
originally

9.
observer
observation
observed
observational

10.
occurrence
occurs
occurred
occurring

11.
vegetable
vegetation
vegetables
vegetate

12.
vary
varied
various
varieties

13.
fertilizer
fertilize
fertile
fertilized

14.
artificial
artificiality
artificially
artificials

15.
necessity
necessary
necessaries
necessarily

16.
Manufacture
Manufacturing
Manufactured
Manufacturable

17.
embroider
embroidered
embroiderer
embroideries

18.
Tourist
Tourism
Tour
Tourer

19.
fashionable
fashion
fashionably
fashioner