1. Put the words from the list into the columns with the right suffixes.

Sometimes
one word can go to more than one column.

-age -ment -tion -ness -ist -er -ence

Happy; develop; pollute; marry; aware; drive; confident; chemical; imagine; independant;
arrange; science; bag; accommodate; conduct; blind; achieve; maintain; train; pack;
entertain; act; sad; describe; optimism; blind; different; excite; pacifism; invite; teach;
violent; carry; pass; art; weak.
 
2. Write the occupations for these definitions.
 
A person who writes songs and music is ………………………………
And a person who sings these songs is …………………………………..
A person who acts in films and theatres is ………………………………
And a person who shoots movies is ……………………………………...
A person who works in a hospital and to whom you go when you don’t feel well is
…………………
And a person who helps you keep fit when you go to the gym is ………………………………….
A person who practices or studies law is a ………………………………….
A person who works on a ship is …………………………………….
A person whose job is to extinguish fires is ……………………………….
A person who doesn’t currently have a job is ……………………………….
 
3. Here’s the list of emotions and feelings. Put them into the correct sentences and
don’t forget to change them into nouns.
 
bored, sad, happy, lonely, excited, angry, amused, frightened, confused, satisfied
 
1.……………………. can be a helpful feeling if you apply this furious energy to something
useful. But avoid taking decisions in this state.
2.I felt some kind of ………………………… when my boss didn’t recognize me on the street
yesterday. The situation was really awkward.
3.Do you know what this feeling is called when you completed your job and did it really
well. - Yes, sure, it’s ……………………………..
4.What do you think of Mrs Grief’s classes? - Oh, it’s like the Kingdom of ………………….., I
almost fall asleep at every lesson.
5.Jean is a very social and communicative person, so ……………………….. is the feeling she
hates most.
6.When did you last feel utter ………………………….? - At my wedding day, everything was like a
dream then!
7.What do you usually do to cope with ……………………? - Nothing, usually I just wait till it
floats away. In fact, I even kind of like this melancholic state.
8.…………………………… is the feeling I have almost every day. The world never stops
surprising me.
9.I don’t think that …………………… is bad, you know. All in all, it has helped us survive
through the entire human history, and our survival instinct is based on it.
10.You’re going to make the most important decision in your life tomorrow. Do you feel
nervous? - No, not at all. In fact, I’m full of …………………………...
 
4. Underline the correct suffix in each sentence.
 
1.What did you answer to Clyde’s propos-ment/-al/-age? - I said that I wasn’t sure and
needed some time to think.
2.Are we going in the right direc-tion/-sion/-tor? - One second, let me check with the map.
3.Have you ever heard the saying that hones-ness/-ship/-ty is the best policy?
4.Why does everybody call Micky a li-er/-or/-ar? - Because he can’t tell the difference
between real facts and his fibs.
5.Charles remembers his child-hood/-ship/-ness really well, even the earliest memories.
6.One mustn’t underestimate the import-ence/-ance/-ant of safe-ness/-ship/-ty rules in
skydiving activities.
7.Does this movie have a happy or sad end-hood-/-ing/-ence? - I’m not sure, I think it has an
open one.
8.Where did you buy this gorgeous cake? - At the bak-ery/-age/-ety on the Baker street.
9.When is your expected arriv-ance/-al/-ence time? - Around noon tomorrow.
10.I can’t believe Melanie is eager to work under such press-ing/-ion/-ure. I hope she’ll find
a better job soon.
 
5. Write the original words the nouns below were formed from. What part of speech
does each original word belong to?
 
jealousy => ……………………
creature => ……………………….
explosion => ………………………..
existence => ………………………..
notification => ………………………...
friendship => ……………………….
laziness => ………………………
government => ……………………….
information => ………………………
employee => …………………….
privacy => ……………………
 
6. Here’s the list of some human character traits. Tell about each trait: describe it
and your attitude to it. What traits do you value most and why?
 
kindness
honesty
jealousness
openness
reliability
laziness
thoughtlessness
arrogance
cowardness
optimism
confidence
imaginativeness