E10.Unit9: Preserving the environment - Vocabulary

Make nouns from the verbs by adding the correct suffix: -tion, -sion or -ation. Make changes in the word from, if necessary.

eg. pollute (v) -> pollution (n)

1. erode (v) -> _______ (n)

Make nouns from the verbs by adding the correct suffix: -tion, -sion or -ation. Make changes in the word from, if necessary.

eg. pollute (v) -> pollution (n)

2) destroy (v) -> ____________ (n)

Make nouns from the verbs by adding the correct suffix: -tion, -sion or -ation. Make changes in the word from, if necessary.

eg. pollute (v) -> pollution (n)

3) contaminate (v) -> ____________ (n)

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress:

• A. volunteer

• B. charity

• C. vegetable

• D. injury

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress:

• A. consumption

• B. chemical

• C. neighborhood

• D. pesticide

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress:

• A. replacement

• B. pollutant

• C. resident

• D. depletion

Dinosaurs have been _________ for millions of years.

• A. endangered

• B. extinct

• C. threatened

• D. disappeared

During the last hundred years, we have done great ________ to the environment.

• A. injury

• B. pollution

• C. damage

• D. hurt

Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying _____ with ______, which stay in the soil for years.

• A. agriculture - pesticides

• B. agriculture - fertilizers

• C. crops - fertilizers

• D. crops - pesticides

The government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of ________ by industry.

• A. pesticides

• B. exhaust fumes

• C. toxic waste

• D. emissions