(ADJECTIVES NOUNS VERBS)

WRITE THE ADJECTIVES OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS: Say if the original words are
nouns (N) or verbs (V) . (Use your dictionary if necessary)

luck lucky

destroy

amuse

education

accept

reason

fluency

environment

poverty

death

innocence

curiosity

privacy

similarity

strength

wisdom

creativity

access

politics

colour

disgust

blood

offence

succeed

excite

dirt

peace

attract

believe

length

depth

fame

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS:
(noun or adjective)
1- This village is a very place to spend a weekend. (PEACE)
2- The police should take .. against drug dealers. (ACT)
3- This guide gives the reader a lot of about local customs. (INFORM)
4- They have no .. in this country. (FREE)
5- Our parents didnt have any . of our illegal activities.
(KNOW)
6- Shes following a very strict diet and shes lost a lot of ..
(WEIGH)
7- We apologised for the late . of the train. (ARRIVE)
8- Nowadays many people suffer from because of their race or sex.
(DISCRIMINATE)
9- I knew we were being followed from the very .
(BEGIN)
10- He met his girlfriend on a .. from London to Paris. (FLY)
11- We can have a quiet talk. Theres no need to be
(OFFEND)
12- The . impact of pollution is becoming a real problem.
(ENVIRONMENT)
13- The president was looking for weapons of mass .. in Iraq but he failed. (DESTROY)
14- Sometimes watching TV can be very ..
(EDUCATION)
15- This new evidence will prove his .
(INNOCENT)
16- We had no .. but to obey. (CHOOSE)
17- People say .... is the best medicine. (LAUGH)
18- Ive got the that he knows everything.
(FEEL)
19- The play has been very . on Broadway. (SUCCEED)
20- .. is very important in anything you do in life.
(POLITE)
21- In some countries people live in conditions of extreme .
(POOR)
22- I was surprised by the size and . of the problem. (COMPLEX)
23- He always thinks that crying is a sign of .. (WEAK)
24- Any ... person would have done exactly what you did.
(REASON)
25- It could be .. to write a short summary of your argument first. (USE)

ANSWER KEY
WRITE THE ADJECTIVES OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS: Say if the original words are
nouns or verbs)
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luck: lucky
accept: acceptable
poverty: poor
privacy: private
creativity: creative
disgust: disgusting
excite: exciting/ed
believe: believable

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destroy: destructive
reason: reasonable
death: dead
similarity: similar
access: accessible
blood: bloody
dirt: dirty
length: long

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amuse: amusing
fluency: fluent
innocence: innocent
strength: strong
politics: political
offence: offensive
peace: peaceful
depth: deep

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education: educational
environment: environmental
curiosity: curious
wisdom: wise
colour: colourful
succeed: successful
attract: attractive
fame: famous

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS:
(noun or adjective)
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This village is a very place to spend a weekend (PEACE)

The police should take ACTION.. against drug dealers.
(ACT)
This guide gives the reader a lot of INFORMATION about local customs. (INFORM)
They have no FREEDOM.. in this country. (FREE)
Our parents didnt have any KNOWLEDGE.. of our illegal activities. (KNOW)
Shes following a very strict diet and shes lost a lot of WEIGHT..
(WEIGH)
We apologise for the late ARRIVAL. of the train.
(ARRIVE)
Nowadays many people suffer from DISCRIMINATION because of their race or sex.
(DISCRIMINATE)
9- I knew we were being followed from the very BEGINNING.
(BEGIN)
10- He met his girlfriend on a FLIGHT. from London to Paris.
(FLY)
11- We can have a quiet talk. Theres no need to be OFFENSIVE
(OFFEND)
12- The ENVIRONMENTAL. impact of pollution is becoming a real problem.
(ENVIRONMENT)
13- The president was looking for weapons of mass DESTRUCTION.. in Iraq but he failed.
(DESTROY)
14- Sometimes watching TV can be very EDUCATIONAL.. (EDUCATION)
15- This new evidence will prove his . (INNOCENT)
16- We had no CHOICE but to obey. (CHOOSE)
17- People say LAUGHTER.. is the best medicine.
(LAUGH)
18- Ive got the FEELING that he knows everything. (FEEL)
19- The play has been very SUCCESSFUL. on Broadway.
(SUCCEED)
20- POLITENESS.... is very important in anything you do in life. (POLITE)
21- In some countries people live in conditions of extreme POVERTY.
(POOR)
22- I was surprised by the size and COMPLEXITY. of the problem. (COMPLEX)
23- He always thinks that crying is a sign of WEAKNESS..
(WEAK)
24- Any REASONABLE. person would have done exactly what you did.
(REASON)
25- It could be USEFUL... to write a short summary of your argument first.
(USE)