Answer — Exercise 6
2A - Do you remember…?·English File Advanced - Student's Book
Question
- 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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- Underline the stressed syllable in these words. Listen and check. Which two endings often cause a change in stress?
- Now look at the abstract nouns and complete the adjective and verb columns.
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- Complete the bold phrases with an abstract noun from a or d which collocates in the phrase.
Answer
a)
- adulthood, neighbourhood
- friendship, membership, partnership, relationship
- curiosity, generosity, possibility
- awareness, happiness, illness, kindness, sadness
- boredom, freedom, wisdom
- celebration, frustration, imagination, temptation
- achievement, amazement, disappointment, excitement, improvement
c)
- adult - adulthood
- relation - relationship
- free - freedom
- curious - curiosity
- happy - happiness
- celebrate - celebration
- disappoint - disappointment
The two endings which often cause a change are -(a)tion and -ity
d)
- angry
- shameful
- deadly
- dangerous
- believe
- hate
- lose
- remember
f)
- loss
- amazement
- relationship
- possibility
- danger
- disappointment
- belief
- imagination