GAZİ UNIVERSITY 2018-2019 FALL TERM

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Answer Key
WORD FORMATION – VERBS to NOUNS
A. Turn the following verbs into nouns by using the affixes in the box. Make changes if
necessary.
1. disturbance 2. understanding 3. injury 4. breakage
5. burial 6. objection 7. entrance 8. failure
9. meeting 10. insurance 11. survival 12. trial
13. death 14. omission

B. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the words given. You may need to make thewords
plural.
1. preparations 2. clothing 3. (an) investment(s) 4. estimation(s) 5. persuasion
6. advertisement(s) 7. qualifications 8. suspicion 9. crossing 10. insurance
11. objections 12. health 13. bribery 14. decision 15. departure
16. trial 17. government 18. attraction 19. repetition 20. arrival
21. burial 22. investigation 23. growth 24. pleasure 25. pressure
26. excitement 27. publishing 28. sight 29. mixture 30. death

WORD FORMATION – NOUNS to VERBS

A. Turn the following nouns into verbs by using the affixes in the box. Make changes if necessary.
Noun Verb Noun Verb

courage encourage beauty beautify

memory memorize slave enslave

colony colonize force enforce

sympathy sympathize apology apologize

critic criticize length lengthen

strength strengthen danger endanger

B. Fill in the blanks using the verb form of the words given. You may need to make necessary changes
according to the tense needed or to make them passive.

1. enjoy 2. stimulate 3. criticized 4. sympathized 5. terrorized

6. threatened 7. apologized 8. colonized 9. justify 10. memorize

11. lengthen 12.motivates/is 13. frightened 14. standardize 15. classify

motivating

16. assassinated 17. strengthened 18. enslaved 19. beautify

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Adjectives(-ed & -ing)

A. Complete the text with the correct form of the adjectives.
1. exciting 2. tired 3. boring 4. interesting
5. surprised 6. frightening 7. worried 8. worrying

B. Choose the correct form of the adjectives.

1. disappointed 2. embarrassing 3. amazing 4. interesting
5. surprised 6. exciting 7. frustrating

C. The adjectives are all in the wrong sentences. Correct them by changing their positions in the
sentences below.
1. I’m always very embarrassed after a long meeting. tired
2. I’m sure working in a callcenter is extremelyfrightening. boring
3. Forgetting an oldfriend’sbirthday is verytiring. embarrassing
4. Beingalone in a strangetown at night can be embarrassing. frightening
5. Childrengetfrightenedwhentheydon’thaveanythingto do. bored
6. I wastiredanddidn’twanttogotosleepafterthehorror film. frightened
7. I wassoboringwhen I fellover in the street theotherday. embarrassed

D. Complete thesentenceswith a suitableadjectivebychoosing a verbfromtheboxbelow. Afterthat, ask

andanswerthequestionswith a partner. (Otheroptions can be possible).
1. interesting 2. exciting 3. tired 4. fascinated
5. amazing 6. embarrassing 7. surprised 8. frightened

WORD FORMATION: ADJECTIVE to NOUN

Exercise A. Turn the following adjectives into nouns by using the suffixes in the box. Refer to your
dictionary when necessary. Make changes if necessary.

1. poverty 2. strength 3. responsibility 4. width 5. bitterness 6. warmth

7. reality 8. madness 9. frequency 10. distance 11. simplicity 12. height

Exercise B. Fill in the blanks using the noun form of the words given. You may need to makechanges
according to the tense needed or in order to make them passive.

1. silence 2. neatness 3. height 4. obedience 5. difficulty

6. safety 7. patience 8. forgetfulness 9. madness 10. punctuality
11. truth 12. distance 13. efficiency 14. strength 15. stupidity
16. warmth 17. jealousy 18. depth 19. bitterness 20. secrecy

Word Formation: Noun to Adjective

Exercise A. Turn the following nouns into adjectives by using the suffixes in the box. Refer to your
dictionary when necessary. Make changes if necessary.

1. costly 2. seasonal 3. beautiful 4. courageous 5. healthy

6. joyful 7. wooden 8. foolish 9. hairy 10. endless

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Exercise B. Fill in the blanks using the adjective form of the words given. You may need to makechanges
according to the tense needed or in order to make them passive.

1. bookish 2. courageous 3. cowardly 4. baggy 5. basic

6. selfish 7. businesslike 8. woolen 9. cautious 10. bushy

11. faithful 12. orderly 13. envious 14. formal 15. patriotic

16. mountainous 17. ladylike 18. priceless

Unit 2: Prefixes and Suffixes

A. Add prefixes to two words in each sentence.
1. Ah, I misunderstood the instructions; I thought it was unusual to cook pasta for forty minutes!
2. He misjudged the cooking time and left the food in the oven for too long; now it's overcooked.
3. The results of his diet are unbelievable; he used to be overweight, but now he looks fit.
4. The kitchen was untidy, so I told her to put things in order, but she disobeyed me and went out.
5. We reuse plastic plates instead of throwing them away, and we recycle food packaging.
6. I disapproved of Dr. Kim's behavior because it's unethical to give bad advice to patients.
7. Don't underestimate the time it takes to renew a passport; mine took over two months.
8. He was living here, then he suddenly disappeared; at the moment, his location is unknown.

B. Choose the correct form of the words in bold.

1. invisible 2. irresponsible 3. ex-boyfriend 4. inability
5. inappropriate 6. immoral 7. irrelevant 8. impossible

C. Read the extracts taken from different magazines. Fill in the blanks by adding a correct suffix to the
words in parenthesis. You may need to make some words plural!

1. Biological 2. useless 3. effective 4. painful 5. improvements

6. homeless 7. hairy 8. messy 9. loveable/lovely 10. imagination

11. creativity 12. relaxation 13. education 14. employment 15. immigration

16. pollution 17. loneliness 18. depression 19. communication 20. sensitivity

21. argument 22. happiness 23. competition 24. weakness 25. responsibilities

D. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words. Pay attention to spelling.
1. harmful 2. technician 3. popularity 4. successful 5. reaction
6. careful 7. beautiful 8. famous 9. courageous 10. dangerous

E. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in capital letters.
1. forgetful 2. dangerous 3. helpful 4. celebrations
5. celebrity 6. teacher 7. sculptors/sculptures 8. anxious
9. actor/actress 10. robber 11. musician 12. imagination
13. rainy 14. destruction 15. extinction 16. tolerant
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WORD FORMATION – VERB to ADJECTIVE

Exercise A.
Adjective Verb Adjective Verb
notice 1 noticeable value 7 valuable
advance possess
2 advanced 8 possessive
tire (2 forms) 3 tired read (2 forms) 9 readable
4 tiring 10 legible
satisfy (2 forms) 5 satisfied depend (2 forms) 11 dependable
6 satisfying 12 dependent

Exercise B.

1. awake 7. advanced 13. obedient 19.willing

2. satisfied 8. perfect 14. valuable 20. dependent

3. confident 9. tiring 15. destructive 21. expensive

4. noticeable 10. separate 16. readable 22. disgusted

5. attractive 11. livable 17. troublesome 23. imaginative

6. edible 12. imaginary 18. slippery 24. selective

Word Formation- Adjective to Verb

Exercise A. Turn the following adjectives into verbs by using the suffixes in the box. Refer to your
dictionary when necessary. Make changes if necessary.
1. madden 2. lighten 3. equalize 4. shorten 5. stabilize
6. modernize 7. thicken 8. enrich 9. falsify 10. simplify

Exercise B. Fill in the blanks using the verb form of the words given. You may need to make changes
according to the tense needed or in order to make them passive.
1. civilized 2. realize 3. enable 4. clarified

5. maddening 6. enlarged 7. sharpen 8. validate

9. loosened 10. purified 11. familiarize 12. brighten

13. softening 14. ensure 15. modernized 16. soften

17. weakened 18. equalized 19. stabilize 20. enrich

21. darkened 22. activating 23. shorten 24. deepened

25. thicken 26. differentiate - -