Word-building: nouns

Word-building: nouns

Ex 1. Form nouns from the words given below.

1. With age comes … (wise), but sometimes age comes alone.

2. His … (reluctant) to confess was quite understandable.

3. He made up his mind to take a gap year without parent’s … (approve).

4. His wife’s blood tests caused … (anxious) about her health.

5. He isn’t employed anywhere, he’s a … (freelance).

6. Modern hi-tech kitchen … (apply) make our life easier.

7. Our company is looking for people who can work on their own … (initiate).

8. Without strict discipline you cannot expect total … (obey).

9. I’m afraid of … (high).

10. People in developing countries are still suffering from … (hungry).

11. Racial … (hate) can still be found in our country.

12. … (partner) based on trust and mutual respect does not require official marriage.

13. … (boring) is a frequent consequence of laziness.

14. Your … (deny) of responsibility for the accident doesn’t convince me at all.

15. The prospect of … (parent) can fill some people with horror at first.

Ex 2. Fill in the gaps with the derivatives.

1. She couldn’t utter a word in … (amaze).

2. Your … (achieve) in and outside classroom are very impressive.

3. His … (sure) of life provided his family in case of his sudden death.

4. The Titanic sank slowly to the … (deep) of the ocean.

5. Doctors have to give … (prefer) to elderly patients because of high potential death risks of Covid-19.

6. The luggage … (allow) on international airlines is 23 kilos.

7. A lockdown on the country has caused … (resent) among some citizens.

8. The new … (appoint) is expected to increase our sales.

9. Unable to decide, … (congress) hesitated over the situation.

10. A personal … (assist) is supposed to provide a full range of administrative and secretarial day-to-day support to a director.

11. A PA is also involved in dealing with … (correspond), diary … (manage) and travel … (arrange).

12. Computer …(literate) is one of the essential skills for all … (apply).