From the word at the end of each sentence form a noun (by adding a suffix) that fits suitably in the blank space.

a) During the war, there was a great ……………………… of sugar, coffee and

other goods. (Short).

b) My uncle’s got a very interesting ……………………. He’s a television

announcer. (Occupy).

c) I sometimes wonder whether the world would not have been a better

place without the ……………………… of television. (invent)

d) Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for her …………………….. in “Who’s afraid

of Virginia Wolf?” (perform)

e) He’s so nice. It’s a …………………….. working for him. (please)

f) What………………….. do you need to become a doctor? (qualify)

g) I don’t know what’s the matter with Tommy lately. His ……………………..

seems to be getting worse and worse. (behave)

h) There was a lot of ……………………….. this morning as work began on the

new supermarket.(active)

i) The sudden ………………………….. of one of the employees confirmed the

police’s suspicions that it had been an inside job. (appear)

Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form (use a prefixes or a suffixes):

1. He was acting in a very way. (child)

2. She looked .She started to cry. (happy)

Noun Formation + Suffix

3. He passed his exam. He was for the second time. (succeed)

4. The team that he supported were able to win the . (champion)

5. I couldn't find any in his theory. (weak)

6. He wants to be a when he grows up. (mathematics)

7. There were only a of people at the match. (hand)

8. The road was too narrow, so they had to it. (wide)

9. I think that you should your decision. It may not be the best thing to do. (consider)

10. You need a of motivation, organization and hard work to realize your dreams.(combine)