happiness 2 impression 3 education 4 championship 5 action 6 development
1) Form nouns from these words . Use noun-forming suffixes.
1. happy________________ 16. punish ___________________
2. impress_______________ 17. excite____________________
3. educate_______________ 18. accept____________________
4.champion______________ 19. invent____________________
5. act____________________ 20. kind_____________________
6. develop________________ 21. write_____________________
7. art ____________________ 22. weak_____________________
8. able___________________ 23. differ_____________________
9. friend__________________ 24. neighbour_________________
10. free___________________ 25. journal___________________
11. read___________________ 26. sail_______________________
12. mother________________ 27. achieve___________________
13. pollute________________ 28. employ____________________
14. sad___________________ 29. jealous____________________
15. agree_________________ 30. run ______________________
| | Basic Noun-Forming Suffixes
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2) Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words given in brackets.
1. Newspaper ________________________ (intruder) into private life should be stopped.
2. The thing I hate most about John is his ____________________________ (selfish).
3. Emergency help is needed for _________________________ (survival) of the earthquake.
4. Mary has an ________________________ (appoint) with a client at 11.30.
5. Sarah gave a memorable _____________________ (perform) at last year’s festival.
6. Unfortunately, my neighbour doesn’t even know the basic elements of ____________________ (polite).
7. The ____________________ (suffer) of the refugees during the war were unbearable.
8. Tom’s ________________ (promote) means more money and more ___________________ (responsible).
9. A ______________________ (king) is a country ruled by a king or a queen.
10. Jack used all his powers of ___________________ (persuade) to convince Ann that it was the right
thing to do.
11. Warwickshire are the current holders of the cricket ____________________ ( champion).
12. An ___________________ (astronomy) is a_____________ (science) who studies the stars and planets.
13. She’s been writing poems since her _____________________________ (childish).
14. Sally looked away so that Mark wouldn’t see her _____________________ (miserable).
15. Can I tempt you to another __________________ (help) of ice cream?
16. Special ________________________ (arrange) can be made for guests with disabilities.
17. A volcanic ______________________ (erupt) is a breathtaking sight.
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1 happiness 2 impression 3 education 4 championship 5 action 6 development
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