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The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2A - Do you remember…? for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Make abstract nouns by adding a suffix to the words below and making any other changes necessary, and write them in the correct column.
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  3. Underline the stressed syllable in these words. Listen and check. Which two endings often cause a change in stress?
  4. Now look at the abstract nouns and complete the adjective and verb columns.
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  6. Complete the bold phrases with an abstract noun from a or d which collocates in the phrase.

Answer

a)

  1. adulthood, neighbourhood
  2. friendship, membership, partnership, relationship
  3. curiosity, generosity, possibility
  4. awareness, happiness, illness, kindness, sadness
  5. boredom, freedom, wisdom
  6. celebration, frustration, imagination, temptation
  7. achievement, amazement, disappointment, excitement, improvement

c)

  1. adult - adulthood
  2. relation - relationship
  3. free - freedom
  4. curious - curiosity
  5. happy - happiness
  6. celebrate - celebration
  7. disappoint - disappointment

The two endings which often cause a change are -(a)tion and -ity

d)

  1. angry
  2. shameful
  3. deadly
  4. dangerous
  5. believe
  6. hate
  7. lose
  8. remember

f)

  1. loss
  2. amazement
  3. relationship
  4. possibility
  5. danger
  6. disappointment
  7. belief
  8. imagination

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