1. Complete the table.
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Verb / Adjective |
Noun |
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1 converse (verb) |
conversation |
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sad |
2……………………. |
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3……………………. (adj) |
darkness |
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advertise (verb) |
4……………………. |
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5……………………. (verb) |
discussion |
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happy (adj) |
6……………………. |
|
7……………………. (verb) |
permission |
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treat (verb) |
8……………………. |
|
9……………………. (verb) |
argument |
|
homesick (adj) |
10……………………. |
|
11……………………. (verb) |
explanation |
|
organise (verb) |
12……………………. |
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13……………………. (verb) |
arrangement |
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rude (adj) |
14……………………. |
Answer
2 sadness 3 dark 4 advertisement 5 discuss
6 happiness 7 permit 8 treatment 9 argue
10 homesickness 11 explain 12 organisation
13 arrange 14 rudeness
2. Complete the sentences with nouns from exercise 1.
1 I saw an ……………………….. for some great speakers. I think I’ll buy them.
2 Tom should apologise to Lisa for his ……………………….. He really upset her.
3 I had a terrible ……………………….. with my brother last night. Now he isn’t speaking to me!
4 I hope my parents will give me ……………………….. to go to a music festival this summer.
5 We had an interesting ……………………….. in class yesterday. The topic was: ‘Can money bring you ……………………….. ?’
6 ……………………….. is sometimes a problem when people live abroad for a long time.
7 My grandfather is having ……………………….. for cancer.
8 I couldn’t do a maths question, but my teacher gave a very good ……………………….., so now I understand it.
Answer
1 advertisement 2 rudeness 3 argument
4 permission 5 discussion, happiness
6 Homesickness 7 treatment 8 explanation
3. Read the text below and complete it with nouns formed from the adjectives and verbs below
accommodate achieve describe donate fit inform prepare suggest
TIPS FOR ENDURANCE EVENTS
Here are some 1……………………….. that will make your event successful …
Before you start, do lots of 2……………………….. Plan your route and book 3……………………….. in advance (campsites, hostels, hotels). 4……………………….. is very important too – do lots of exercise before you start. It’s important that people can find out about the event, so post 5……………………….. about the event on social media. Create a fund-raising page and write a 6……………………….. of the event and explain why you are doing it. Don’t be afraid to tell people about your event – it will be an amazing 7………………………..! They will be impressed! You can continue to receive 8……………………….. after the event. So leave your fund-raising page open for a few weeks.
Answer
1 suggestions 2 preparation 3 accommodation
4 Fitness 5 information 6 description
7 achievement 8 donations
VOCAB BOOST!
When you learn a new verb or adjective, find out if there is a related noun and write that down too. Add an example sentence for each word.
4. Read the Vocab boost! box. Write down the related noun for each word below, and add an example sentence for each word. Use a dictionary to help you.
1 Adjective: weak
Example: …………………………………
Noun: …………………………
Example: …………………………………
2 Adjective: translate
Example: …………………………………
Noun: …………………………
Example: …………………………………
3 Adjective: high
Example: …………………………………
Noun: …………………………
Example: …………………………………
4 Adjective: decide
Example: …………………………………
Noun: …………………………
Example: …………………………………
Answer
(Possible answers)
1 weak: He is still weak after his illness; weakness: Crying isn’t a sign of weakness.
2 translate: Can you help me translate this into English?; translation: He specialises in translations from English into Spanish.
3 high: She likes wearing high heels; height: She is the same height as her sister.
4 decide: You decide what you want to do; decision: He is bad at making decisions.
5. Complete the sentences with the noun form of the words below. Some of the answers may be plural.
accommodate advertise describe discuss happy inform organise
1 Do you think that money can give you ………………………..?
2 I find the ……………………….. on TV really annoying.
3 We have the police a ……………………….. of the man we saw outside the bank.
4 Everyone helps with the ……………………….. of our school’s Sports Day.
5 We had an interesting ……………………….. about positive thinking in class yesterday.
6 I need more ……………………….. before I decide what to do when I leave school.
7 I always book my flights and holiday ……………………….. on the internet.
Answer
1 happiness 2 advertisements 3 description
4 organisation 5 discussion 6 information
7 accommodation
- English ESL Worksheets
- Grammar Practice
- General grammar practice
- Suffixes (e.g. S, ED, ING, N’T)
Worksheet details
worksheet summary
Word formation exercises with suffixes changing words into nouns. Key is given for the exercises.
Language goals
Grammar practice
Grammar topic
Other pedagogical goals
Level
The above lesson is a great teaching resource for:Intermediate (B1)
Student type
This resource is intended for:High schoolers
High schoolers
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Published 17/12/2013
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Calling all young business people!
After the incredible (1) popular…ity… of last year’s contest, we are starting a second (2) compet……… for teenagers who have a great business idea. The first prize, 10,000 euros to help start your business, will again be given in a special (3) present……… by Donald Fish. Sir Donald is (4) ………- president of the World Bank and is now in (5) retire……… in Florida.
Last year’s (6) winn……… was Rachel Thomas, 16, from Skegness who started an (7) ………- book company on her home computer. It wasn’t easy. First, Rachel is not an IT (8) special……… . Second, she had a big (9) ………agree……… with her parents about her business plans. However, Rachel had the (10) ………fidence and (11) commit……… to make her dream come true, and even her parents are happy now!
Remember, we are not looking for amazing (12) original………, something that will make you a business (13) ………- star, just projects which show (14) imagin……… and real (15) useful……… .
To apply, you first need to
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ing, — ness,- tion/ sion,-
ist.
-
n
+ ist= n; dramatist,
violonist. -
adj..
+ ness = n; happiness,
kindness.
c)
v. + (a) tion/ sion = n; organization,
discussion.
v.
+ ing = n; driving,
building.
1.
Find the suffix in these words and translate them:
invitation, delegation,
declaration, cooperation, dictation, station, presentation,
transformation.
2.
Form nouns from these verbs using suffix –
ing and
translate them:
to swim, to teach, to write,
to read, to shop, to act, to greet, to begin, to live, to hear, to
listen, to sing, to dance, to ran, to drive, to start, to make, to
test, to meet.
Prepositions
of place, time and direction
at,
on, in, to, into
1.
Complete these sentences with at,
on
or in.
1.
Do you live …Manchester? 2. He was …the bus stop for half an
hour. 3. Are the plates … the cupboard? 4. Look at the
example … the board. 5. I met my girlfriend …a party. 6. Kathy’s
not here – she is … work at the moment. 7. Are my books … the
shelf? 8. My toothbrush isn’t … the bathroom. Where is it? 9. She
usually sits … the floor. 10. Is your daughter happy … school?
2.
Complete the sentences with at,
on, in, to
or no
preposition
1.
My sister lives … Lisbon. 2. Sue flies from London … Scotland
every Monday morning. 3. She is … work all day on Saturday. 4. I
usually drive … work. 5. We meet … town every Saturday morning.
6. My parents usually stay … on winter evenings. 7. This train goes
… Moscow. 8. Lily always walks … home with me.
3.
Insert the proper prepositions on,
in
or into:
1.
Where is the book? – It is … the table. 2. Where is the tea? –
It is …the cup. 3. Put the plates … the table. 4. There is a
beautiful picture … the wall. 5. I like to sit … the sofa …my
room. 6. Mother is cooking dinner … the kitchen. 7. There is a girl
standing … the bridge. Why is she crying? – She has dropped her
doll …the water. 8. I saw many people … the platform waiting for
the train.
4.
Insert
the proper prepositions on,
in
or into:
1.
I opened the door and went …the classroom. 2. The teacher was
writing some words … the blackboard. 3. The pupils were writing
these words … their exercise-books. 4. There were some books and
pens … the teacher’s table. 5. There were two maps …the wall
and some flowers … the window-sills.6. I saw a pen …the floor. I
picked it up and put it …the table. 7. He put his hand … his
pocket, took out a letter and dropped it … the mail-box which hung…
the wall of the house. Then he got … his car and drove off.
5. Insert preposition on, in, at or into
1.
Where is the book? – It is … the table. 2. Where is the tea? –
It is …the cup. 3. Put the plates … the table. 4. Put the book …
the bag. 5. There is a beautiful picture … the wall. 6. I like to
sit … the sofa … my room. 7. Mother is cooking dinner … the
kitchen. 8. She went … the room and sat down … the sofa. 9. I
opened the door and went … the classroom. 10. The teacher is
sitting … the table.
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