Worth considering and worth of consideration

[Phuong Lam]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #131 "Ways of approving", question 2

I must admit I think your idea is well ......... considering.

(a) valuable
(b) worthy
(c) value
(d) worth

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #131 "Ways of approving", answer 2

I must admit I think your idea is well worth considering.

Correct answer: (d) worth

Your answer was: incorrect
I must admit I think your idea is well worthy considering.
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why not worthy

[Alan]

Hi,

Worthy is uually followed by of in this kind of sentence. You have two constructions:

worth considering
worthy of consideration

Alan
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