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Vocabulary
Forming nouns – using suffixes ‘-ment’, ‘-ism’, ‘-ness’ and ‘-hood’

Add the suffix ‘-ment’, ‘-ism’, ‘-hood’ or ‘-ness’ to change each of the following words to a noun.

1 develop :

2 live :

3 calm :

4 patriot :

Answers: 1. development 2. livelihood 3. calmness 4. patriotism

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Vocabulary
Adjectives used as nouns

The following adjectives are used as nouns. Fill in the blanks with the correct adjectives from the
box. Use each adjective once only.

old strong young intelligent weak

1 The are able to find ways to hide from their predators.

2 The do not necessarily look big. They can be very small.

3 The must be protected or they will become extinct.

4 Both the very , which are dying, and the , which have just hatched
from the eggs, are easily eaten by predators.

4. old, young Answers: 1. intelligent 2. strong 3. weak

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Vocabulary
Forming nouns – using suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-ity’ and ‘-al’

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets.

1 (survive) in the forest is difficult and many animals are captured by their
predators.

2 The explorers watched in horror at the (brutal) of the kill.

3 The (regenerate) of parts of an animal’s body throughout its lifetime is common

among many animals.

4 The explorer’s (fascinate) with the creatures in the Amazon rain forest is obvious
as he has visited the rain forest many times.

Answers: 1. Survival 2. brutality 3. regeneration 4. fascination

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Vocabulary
Forming nouns – using suffixes ‘-tion’, ‘-sion’ and ‘-ism’

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets.

1 (ecotourist) is making people more aware of the need to save the environment.

2 The (adapt) of animals to their environment has been taking place over many
years.

3 The bat surprised the explorers when it made the (decide) to release its prey.

Answers: 1. Ecotourism 2. adaptation 3. decision