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Complete with the correct noun. Underline words will help you: 1. s/he takes photographs 2. s/he plays the guitar 3. it washes dishes .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........

4. the state of being able to do something 5. the relationship you have with your friend 6. the thing we make when we build 7. the quality of being important 8. the period when you are a child 9. the act of dividing something

10. entering a place, or the cost of entering 12. the state or fact of being great nouns into verbs

11. s/he is forced to seek refuge in a new country..........

Use a suitable form of the verbs below to fill in the spaces in the sentences: suggest hesitate attract explain recognise promote demonstrate cancel

1. The ......... between Tom and Mary was immediate. 2. The Oscar award was in ......... of her great acting ability. 3. I can say without ......... that shes the best student Ive ever had. 4. He couldnt give the court any ......... for his strange behaviour. 5. Id like a job with good ......... prospects. 6. Were fully booked but sometimes there are last-minute ......... 7. Can I make a .........? Why dont we hire a car? 8. The students decided to hold a ......... against higher fees. verbs into abstract nouns

Make nouns from the following verbs: 1. disturb 3. emerge 4. sleep 5. resist ......... ......... ......... ......... 6. insure 7. annoy 8. empty 9. defend 10. commit ......... ......... ......... ......... .........

2. correspond .........

noun/verb into adjectives

Complete the second sentence, using an appropriate form of the underlined words. 1. It was an evening I will always remember. It was a ................. evening. 2. We had a marvellous time. I will never forget it. It was ....................... 3. Shes always forgetting things. Shes very ....................... 4. That water is not goog enough to drink. It is ....................... 5. I find her novels easy to read. Her novels are ....................... 6. His ideas are practical and they make sense. His ideas are ..................... 7. This injection will cause you a little pain. This injection will be a little ....................... 8. We havent given up hope of finding survivors. We are still ................... that survivors will be found. 9. I can understand her reaction. Her reaction was ....................... 10. The villagers greeted us with hostility. The villagers gave us a ............ reception. 11. He does not easily tolerate other peoples opinion. He is ....................... 12. She showed such corage, didnt she? She was ....................., wasnt she? nouns into adjective, verbs and another nouns 6 4 3 8 9 2 1 7 5

ACROSS: 2. Great Britain is also called the United ....................... 4. The adjectival form of bigamy 6. We had several moments waiting for the test results 8. s are still working on the cure for AIDS 9. They were devastated by the loss of their baby DOWN: 1. An adjectival form of pity 3. When he found out about her affair, he flew into a rage. 5. Hillary and Jackie is a film about the . Jacqueline du Pr. 6. Margery is eighty-eight but she is still very ... and walks everywhere. 7. You must be a competent . to attempt shooting those rapids.

 verbs into nouns

Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a noun that fits in the space in the same line: 1. On Saturday we had a long ....................... about where to go for our summer holidays. 2. Whose ....................... was it to make sure the bills were paid? 3. There is a ....................... of a new earthquake in the region. 4. She went through a long period of ....................... when she lost her job. 5. The ....................... of the bomb was heared several kilometres away. 6. What made you choose law as a .......................? 7. If you dont do more ....................... before the exam, youre not going to pass. 8. Scientists have made an important ....................... about why we grow old. 9. The actor gave the finest ....................... of her career. 10. There has been an increase in the ....................... of bank-robberies lately. 11. This insurance plan can offer your family financial ....................... in case of death or accident. 12. The ....................... of people in this city live in flats because its cheaper. SECURE MAJOR PERFORM FREQUENT DISCOVER PROFESS REVISE EXPLODE DEPRESS POSSIBLE DISCUSS RESPONSIBLE

PREFIXES Add a correct prefix to the following words: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. .dependent .polite .do .driver .approve .behave .logical .zip 9. .inform 10. .agree 11. .eat 12. .historic 13. .Atlantic 14. .behaving 15. .moral 16. .hear 17. .interpret 18. .national 19. .sleep 20. .relevant 21. .believe 22. .crowded 23. .understand 24. .natal

Underline the correct Word to fill the spaces in the sentences: 1. Im not sure what the doctor wrote its almost .. . A. inlegible B. illegible C. legible

D.illegal

2. If she left me, life would be . A. unbearable B. debearable C. subbearable D. non-bearable

3. In onfly I hadnt married so young I was very at the time. A. inmature B. immature C. mature D. unmature

4. The examiners remove marks for words, dont they? A. unspelt B. semi-spelt C. under-spelt D. misspelt

5. Wear what you like were pretty in this office. A. formal B. informal C. unformal D. deformal

6. Unless you the fish first, your quests wont enjoy it. A. semi-bone B. unbone C. pre-bone D. debone

7. I think the Government should the post office. A. denationalise B. unnationalise C. disnationalise D. innationalise

8. I wish my and I were still on speaking terms. A. ex-partner B. pre-partner C. non-partner D. departner

9. Use this tool and youll do an excellent job. A. macropurpose B. monopurpose C. micropurpose D. multipurpose

10. Lets form a and do something about the poor state of the common. A. undercommittee B. anti-committee C. multi-committee D.subcommittee