Admit, advertise, announce, apologize, apply, appoint, approve, arrange, attend, celebrate, combine, continue, depart, describe, develop, disappoint, discover, divide, educate, elect, employ, enter, entertain, exist, explain, imagine, impress, introduce, invade, hesitate, marry, mix, operate, pass, perform, permit, possess, prefer, prepare, produce, protect, propose, punish, qualify, receive, recognize, refer, refuse, repeat, revise, satisfy, solve, suggest, translate, treat.
Ex.2. Complete the sentences using nouns formed from the verbs in brackets.
1. The … (discover) of America was made by Christopher Columbus in 1492. 2. I can’t tell the … (differ) between butter and margarine. 3. Helen takes after her mother in … (appear). 4. The staff of this hotel gives very good … (serve). 5. The … (enter) to the park is through the gate over there. 6. The American … (use) of this word is different from the British. 7. There is no … (choose). 8. You need more (practise) if you want to speak good English. 9. The police were awaiting for further … (develop). 10. The … (loose) of trust is always disappointing. 11. There is a … (sign) at the bottom of the letter. 12. I’ll be very thankful if you continue your … (investigate). 13. The police suspect him of being guilty but they have no … (prove). 14. I consider him a … (fail). 15. Be ready for the … (depart). 16. She has a very large … (know) of modern arts. 17. The government is due to make the … (announce) about its economic … (propose) soon. 18. The university expects a high standard of … (behave) from its students. 19. This is the city’s … (entertain) district.
Ex.3. Make nouns from the following adjectives.
Absent, beautiful, confident, convenient, cruel, curious, dark, elegant, equal, fluent, foolish, frequent, generous, ill, important, independent, happy, patient, perfect, present, real, sad, safe, stupid, shy, tidy, ugly, violent, vacant, weak, wicked, hate.
Ex.4. Complete the sentences using nouns from the adjectives in brackets.
1. … (poor) is one of the world’s greatest problems. 2. To admit you are wrong shows … (strong) of character. 3. The … (hot) became oppressive. 4. She has a … (vacant) for a computer operator. 5. … (necessary) is mother of invention. 6. The … (deep) of the water in the lake is more than 15 metres. 7. He is famous for his … (generous). 8. His … (ill) was caused by overwork. 9. He speaks French with great … (fluent). 10. Please, have a little … (patient). 11. We found the right way without any … (difficult). 12. The … (popular) of the programme has increased. 13. To bring up children to be well-adjusted human beings requires great … (wise). 14. He got a new job with more money and … (responsible).
Ex.5. Make adjectives from the following nouns and verbs in brackets.
Agriculture, alphabet, ambition, anger, comfort, courage, culture, democracy, fame, fashion, health, humour, hunger, luck, music, mystery, nerve, science, thirst, week, year, to advise, to agree, to change, to create, to cure, to decide, to enjoy, to protect, to respect, to value.
Ex.6. Complete the sentences using adjectives from the nouns and verbs in brackets.
1. The chair looks a bit … (danger). 2. English weather is rather … (change). 3. These shoes were extremely … (fashion) last year. 4. The country’s … (year) exports of rice are over two million tons. 5. She is a bit … (nerve). 6. He is not very... (care). 7. I think people who help the old, sick and … (home) are the salt of the earth. 8. They are … (respect) and honest employees. 9. The jeans are cheep and … (practice). 10. Smoking is … (harm) for your health. 11. It is … (advise) to book the room in the hotel. 12. Firemen wear … (protect) clothes. 13. The two countries signed the agreement on trade and … (culture) cooperation. 14. My sister is a very … (create) girl. 15. Pack the glasses carefully. They are … (break). 16. It takes … (consider) patience to teach small children.
Ex.7. Change the meaning of the following words from positive into negative by using prefixes.
Curable, dependent, expensive, familiar, formal, friendly, grateful, honest, literate, logical, lucky, mature, popular, possible, punctual, respectful, responsible, usual, to agree, to appear, to approve, to believe, to like, to lock, to pack, to trust, ability, balance, belief, employment, experience, happiness, rest, similarity.
Ex.8. Put one of the prefixes in each space to make the word which follows opposite in meaning.
1. It’s the most … believable story I’ve ever heard. 2. I’m afraid this is a very … convenient arrangement. 3. The country became … dependent soon after World War II. 4. My parents … approve of early marriages. 5. Mike left the job because he was … able to deal with the work. 6. The man was … conscious after the accident. 7. It’s his first job and he is very … experienced. 8. Sailing in a boat during the storm is a very … pleasant adventure. 9. Staying in Paris was an … forgettable experience. 10. We still … agree on a number of points. 11. He is usually … patient and … friendly. 12. The weather is … usually warm this year.