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Forming nouns from adjectives or verbs by adding a suffix

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The organization's mission is to combat (a)   (home) by offering shelter, food, and resources to individuals experiencing homelessness in the community.

2.

The __________ of the furniture formed a pleasing ensemble.

a)

arrange

b)

arranging

c)

arrangement

d)

arranged

3.

Which word means a state of illness

a)

wilderness

b)

sickness

c)

boldness

d)

cleverness

4.

There is a (a)   of fruits in Vietnam. (VARY)

5.

You made a very _____, reasonable decision.

a)

nonsense

b)

consensus

c)

sensible

d)

sentimental

6.

The sea has an average __________ of 35 metres

a)

deep

b)

deepen

c)

depth

7.

end

(a)  

8.

What does the suffix -tion create?

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

9.
Children are by nature......................................... of danger.
a)
unaware
b)
aware
c)
unawareness
d)
awareness
10.

the study of how people interact

a)

psychology

b)

sociology

c)

dermatology

d)

cardiology

11.

A group of people who gather together to listen to or watch something.

a)

audible

b)

audience

c)

audio

d)

audition

12.

At the _________________ of the play, the actors took a bow.

a)

commerce

b)

congenial

c)

conclusion

13.

a person who watches something

a)

specimen

b)

retrospective

c)

spectator

d)

inspect

14.

a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to as a wire or cable

a)

dictate

b)

edict

c)

telephone

d)

telegram

15.

We watched in amazement as the _________________ used the computer to create such lifelike people that realistically moved a talked.

a)

animator

b)

animal

c)

animate

d)

physician

16.

In Social Studies we learned about the artifacts the anthropologists found at the Cactus Hill ________________.

a)

exception

b)

complication

c)

translation

d)

excavation

17.
Manuscript
a)
To write down or record; to translate; make a copy
b)
A person who writes things down; copies out documents
c)
A piece of writing; a book
18.

The Secret Service closed the street so that the president's ____________ of black SUVs could ride through the city.

a)

propel

b)

procession

c)

propensity

d)

retroactive

19.
The woman asked to speak with the ____ after the waitress brought her the wrong meal twice.
a)
manufacture
b)
manual
c)
manacle
d)
manager
20.

What does vision mean?

a)

the act of crying

b)

the act of seeing

c)

the act of playing

d)

the act of talking