C1
successful vs successive vs successor
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| successfuladjective/səkˈses.fəl/ | Meaning having the result you wanted; having reached a goal, or earned money or fame | Goes with — | Example He started a small shop and became a successful businessman in ten years. |
| successiveadjective/səkˈses.ɪv/ | Meaning coming one after another in a row, with no break | Goes with successive governments | Example The team won three successive matches before losing on Sunday. |
| successornoun/səkˈses.ər/ | Meaning a person or thing that takes the place of another that came before | Goes with name a successor | Example The president named his successor a month before he retired. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
Profits fell in years.