WORD FORMATION (from NOUN to ADJECTIVE or VERB)

NOUN → ADJECTIVE NOUN → VERB

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word in

brackets. You need an ADJECTIVE.

1. Thanks, Jack, you’ve been so ……………………

(HELP).
2. The crisis has become ………………………… It
affects every country (NATION).
3. Tom’s just bought a …………………………… car Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the
(POWER). word in brackets. You need a VERB.
4. Sarah is a really ……………………………………
girl (BEAUTY). 1. As a result of the economic crisis, the
5. It’s ………………………………… to create new government is to
jobs to reduce unemployment (ESSENCE). …………………………………… some
6.Carrie always wears the most ……………………… companies (NATION).
clothes of the season (FASHION). 2. I’m sorry, but I can’t
7. I don’t agree with you, Mr. Smith. Your son’s ………………………… your problem, Tony
behaviour has been terribly (SOLUTION).
…………………………… (RESPONSIBILITY). 3. You’d better …………………………… in
8. I can’t stand Mary. She’s so photography (SPECIALITY).
………………………… (NOSE). 4. Although my father isn’t old enough, he’s
9. The Managing Director made it clear to the Sales been made to ………………………………
Manager that he was completely (RETIREMENT).
………………………………… with January’s 5. What should we do to ……………………
figures (SATISFACTION). less petrol? (CONSUMPTION).
10. Sue always teasing her classmates, so she’s rather 6. You have to ……………………… the
……………………………… (POPULARITY). prepositions according to their meaning
11. Teachers are fed up with (CLASSIFICATION).
…………………………… pupils (POLITENESS). 7. Carl should …………………………… for
12. MY grandma is the most being late (APOLOGY).
…………………………… person I’ve ever known 8. Do you ……………………… with Paul’s
(GENEROSITY). decision? (AGREEMENT).
13. Tim can be nice and the next minute he gets 9. He didn’t want to
angry. He’s really …………………………… ……………………………… it was his fault,
(MOOD). not mine! (RECOGNITION).
14. Don’t sit there, Tina! It’s the most 10. You shouldn’t ………………………………
………………………………… chair of the living other people so much, nobody’s perfect!
room (COMFORT). (CRITICISM).
15. You shouldn’t drive so fast. It’s very cold and 11. Mr. Black ……………………………
……………………, so the road is Biology at University (TEACHER).
………………………… (FOG / ICE). 12. Will you ……………………………………
16. Dick is rather ………………………………… to in the sports competition? (PARTICIPATION).
old people. He’s very rude. (RESPECT). 13. Please, ………………… to call Peter back.
(REMEMBRANCE).
14. I have to …………………………… my
skirt. It’s too short for me (LENGTH).
15. Why do some children ……………………
so badly at home? (BEHAVIOUR).
1. Thanks, Jack; you’ve been so HELPFUL
(HELP).
2. The crisis has become INTERNATIONAL. It
affects every country (NATION).
3. Tom’s just bought a POWERFUL car
(POWER).
4. Sarah is a really BEAUTIFUL girl (BEAUTY).
5. It’s ESSENTIAL to create new jobs to reduce
unemployment (ESSENCE).
6. Carrie always wears the most FASHIONABLE
clothes of the season (FASHION).
7. I don’t agree with you, Mr. Smith. Your son’s
behaviour has been terribly IRRESPONSIBLE
(RESPONSIBILITY).
8. I can’t stand Mary. She’s so NOSEY/NOSY
(NOSE).
9. The Managing Director made it clear to the
Sales Manager that he was completely
DISSATISFIED with January’s figures
(SATISFACTION).
10. Sue always teasing her classmates, so she’s
rather IMPOPULAR (POPULARITY).
11. Teachers are fed up with IMPOLITE pupils
(POLITENESS).
12. MY grandma is the most GENEROUS person
I’ve ever known (GENEROSITY).
13. Tim can be nice and the next minute he gets
angry. He’s really MOODY (MOOD).
14. Don’t sit there, Tina! It’s the most
UNCOMFORTABLE chair of the living room
(COMFORT).
15. You shouldn’t drive so fast. It’s very cold and
FOGGY, so the road is ICY (FOG / ICE).
16. Dick is rather DISRESPECTFUL to old
people. He’s very rude. (RESPECT).
1. As a result of the economic crisis, the government
is to NATIONALIZE some companies (NATION).
2. I’m sorry, but I can’t SOLVE your problem, Tony
(SOLUTION).
3. You’d better SPECIALIZE in photography
(SPECIALITY).
4. Although my father isn’t old enough, he’s been
made to RETIRE (RETIREMENT).
5. What should we do to CONSUME less petrol?
(CONSUMPTION).
6. You have to CLASSIFY the prepositions according
to their meaning (CLASSIFICATION).
7. Carl should APLOGIZE for being late
(APOLOGY).
8. Do you AGREE with Paul’s decision?
(AGREEMENT).
9. He didn’t want to RECOGNIZE it was his fault, not
mine! (RECOGNITION).
10. You shouldn’t CRITISIZE other people so much,
nobody’s perfect! (CRITICISM).
11. Mr. Black TEACHES Biology at University
(TEACHER).
12. Will you PARTICIPATE in the sports
competition? (PARTICIPATION).
13. Please, REMEMBER to call Peter back.
(REMEMBRANCE).
14. I have to LENGTHEN my skirt. It’s too short for
me (LENGTH).
15. Why do some children BEHAVE so badly at
home? (BEHAVIOUR).
16. Today more and more teenagers DISOBEY their
parents, don’t they? (OBEDIENCE).