1. Complete the table.
|
Verb / Adjective |
Noun |
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1) converse (verb) |
conversation |
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sad |
2) _____ |
|
3) _____ (adj) |
darkness |
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advertise (verb) |
4) _____ |
|
5) _____ (verb) |
discussion |
|
happy (adj) |
6) _____ |
|
7) _____ (verb) |
permission |
|
treat (verb) |
8) _____ |
|
9) _____ (verb) |
argument |
|
homesick (adj) |
10) _____ |
|
11) _____ (verb) |
explanation |
|
organise (verb) |
12) _____ |
|
13) _____ (verb) |
arrangement |
|
rude (adj) |
14) _____ |
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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 brother last night. Now he isn’t speaking to me!
4) I hope 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) grandfather is having ________. for cancer.
8) I couldn’t do a maths question, but teacher gave a very good ________, so now I understand it.
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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.
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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: ________________
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(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 flights and holiday ________. on the internet.
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1) happiness 2) advertisements 3) description
4) organisation 5) discussion 6) information
7) accommodation