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Forming nouns and gerunds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


hon_____

a)

-ee

b)

-ence

c)

-iety

d)

-ion

e)

-our

2.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


depress_____

a)

-ee

b)

-ence

c)

-iety

d)

-ion

e)

-our

3.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


evid_____

a)

-ee

b)

-ence

c)

-iety

d)

-ion

e)

-our

4.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


pessim_____

a)

-ism

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-ship

e)

-ance

5.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


member_____

a)

-ism

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-ship

e)

-ance

6.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


move_____

a)

-ism

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-ship

e)

-ance

7.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


interview_____

a)

-ee

b)

-ence

c)

-iety

d)

-ion

e)

-our

8.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


anx_____

a)

-ee

b)

-ence

c)

-iety

d)

-ion

e)

-our

9.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


annoy_____

a)

-ism

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-ship

e)

-ance

10.

Choose the correct suffix to complete this noun:


tired_____

a)

-ism

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-ship

e)

-ance

11.

Complete the second sentence with a noun so it means the same as the first:

Were you happy as a child?

Did you have a happy (a)   ?

12.

Complete the second sentence with a noun so it means the same as the first:

To do this job, you need to be very creative.

To do this job, you need to have a lot of (a)   ?

13.

Complete the second sentence with a noun so it means the same as the first:

Roy and I have always been very close friends.

Roy and I have a very close (a)   ?

14.

Complete the second sentence with a noun so it means the same as the first:

I can understand why you are so anxious.

I can understand your (a)   ?

15.

Complete the second sentence with a noun so it means the same as the first:

He is employed by the post office.

He is an (a)   of the post office.

16.

Complete the second sentence with a noun so it means the same as the first:

The staff were very hostile to their new manager.

The staff felt a lot of (a)   towards their new manager.

17.

Choose the words which should be in the -ing form in this sentence:

Many people who wish to improve their fitness find that go to the gym is easier and more sociable than do exercise at

home.

a)

find

b)

go

c)

do

18.

Choose the words which should be in the -ing form in this sentence:

Join an internet chat room way of meet new people.

a)

Join

b)

meet

19.

Choose the words which should be in the -ing form in this sentence:

Don't you think that go out and take exercise in the fresh air is better for you than spend half your life sit in front of a computer screen?

a)

think

b)

go

c)

take

d)

spend

e)

sit

20.

Choose the words which should be in the -ing form in this sentence:

Change your lifestyle is a better way of lose weight than go on a crash diet.

a)

Change

b)

lose

c)

go