Use of English
Word Formation - Example 4

One of the most important contributions of the American businessman, Henry Ford to the (0) _______________ [DEVELOP] of the automobile was as inventor of the moving assembly line in 1913. Before this, teams of factory workers would all work together to construct a complete car. With an assembly line, each (17) _______________ [EMPLOY] in Ford's factory had a specific (18) _______________ [RESPONSIBLE] for only one job when putting together the car. This (19) _______________ [DIVIDE] of labour resulted in (20) _______________ [SIGNIFY] cost savings and meant that the total time taken in producing the cars was shortened quite (21) _______________ [CONSIDER] With the addition of an (22) _______________ [INNOVATE] system for moving the cars as they were being assembled, Ford's factory turned out a finished car every 93 minutes. Even then, cars were too (23) _______________ [COST] for most people. Therefore, Ford raised the minimum wage for his factory workers which led to general wage increases across America. In this way, cars became (24) _______________ [AFFORD] for more people and therefore relatively inexpensive compared to previous times.