English Word Skills Exercises for A1 – Noun suffixes

1. Complete the table.

2. Complete the sentences with nouns from exercise 1.

1   I saw an ……………………….. for some great speakers. I think I’ll buy them.

2   Tom should apologise to Lisa for his ……………………….. He really upset her.

3   I had a terrible ……………………….. with my brother last night. Now he isn’t speaking to me!

4   I hope my parents will give me ……………………….. to go to a music festival this summer.

5   We had an interesting ……………………….. in class yesterday. The topic was: ‘Can money bring you ……………………….. ?’

6   ……………………….. is sometimes a problem when people live abroad for a long time.

7   My grandfather is having ……………………….. for cancer.

8   I couldn’t do a maths question, but my teacher gave a very good ……………………….., so now I understand it.

3. Read the text below and complete it with nouns formed from the adjectives and verbs below

accommodate      achieve      describe      donate      fit      inform      prepare      suggest

TIPS FOR ENDURANCE EVENTS

Here are some 1……………………….. that will make your event successful …

Before you start, do lots of 2……………………….. Plan your route and book 3……………………….. in advance (campsites, hostels, hotels). 4……………………….. is very important too – do lots of exercise before you start. It’s important that people can find out about the event, so post 5……………………….. about the event on social media. Create a fund-raising page and write a 6……………………….. of the event and explain why you are doing it. Don’t be afraid to tell people about your event – it will be an amazing 7………………………..! They will be impressed! You can continue to receive 8……………………….. after the event. So leave your fund-raising page open for a few weeks.

4. Read the Vocab boost! box. Write down the related noun for each word below, and add an example sentence for each word. Use a dictionary to help you.

1   Adjective: weak

     Example: …………………………………

     Noun: …………………………

     Example: …………………………………

2   Adjective: translate

     Example: …………………………………

     Noun: …………………………

     Example: …………………………………

3   Adjective: high

     Example: …………………………………

     Noun: …………………………

     Example: …………………………………

4   Adjective: decide

     Example: …………………………………

     Noun: …………………………

     Example: …………………………………

5. Complete the sentences with the noun form of the words below. Some of the answers may be plural.

accommodate      advertise      describe      discuss      happy      inform      organise

1   Do you think that money can give you ………………………..?

2   I find the ……………………….. on TV really annoying.

3   We have the police a ……………………….. of the man we saw outside the bank.

4   Everyone helps with the ……………………….. of our school’s Sports Day.

5   We had an interesting ……………………….. about positive thinking in class yesterday.

6   I need more ……………………….. before I decide what to do when I leave school.

7   I always book my flights and holiday ……………………….. on the internet.