The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1.2 - Try something new for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education
Question
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Work in pairs and complete the groups with the noun form of the adjectives in the box. Then listen and check.
Underline the stressed syllable in each noun. Use a dictionary to help. Then listen and check.
Match the nouns with the rules below.
Answer
b)
-ion → frustration, fascination
-ment → embarrassed, disappointed, amusement
-ity / -ety → creativity, anxiety, spontaneity
-ness → awkwardness, nervousness
other → anger, worry
c)
frustration, fascination
embarrassed, disappointed, amusement
creativity, anxiety, spontaneity
awkwardness, nervousness
anger, worry
d)
-ion, -ity / -ety → the stress is on the syllable before the suffix.
-ment, -ness → the stress is on the same syllable as in the adjective.