LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

2 Nouns

2.1 One-word nouns

2.1 A Noun endings: people who do things/people who come from places

[> LEG 2.2, App 2]

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1 We use some words only as nouns: e.g. desk, hat, tree, etc.

2 However, we often make nouns from other words by adding different endings or suffixes and

sometimes making other small changes. For example, if we add -er to a verb like play, we get

the noun player, if we add -ity to the adjective active, we get the noun activity. There is no easy

rule to tell us which endings to use to make nouns.

3 Typical endings which make nouns:

people who do things: actor, assistant, beggar, driver, engineer, historian, pianist.

people who come from places: Athenian, Berliner, Milanese, Muscovite, Roman.

Write: Give the nouns which describe people who do things or who come from places.

Use these noun endings: -an, -ant, -ar, -er, -ian, -ist, -or. Some are used more than once.

1 He acts very well. He's a fine 6 She's from Athens. She's an

2 Don't beg. You're not a 7 Manuel assists He's my

3 I can't play the piano. I'm not a 8 She always tells lies. She's such a ....

4 She drives well. She's a good 9 He's from Texas. He's a

5 I'm from Berlin. I'm a 10 Anna is studying history. She's a fine

2.1 В Nouns formed from verbs, adjectives, other nouns [> LEG 2.2-3, Apps 2,3.2]

Study:
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1 Some nouns have the same form as verbs: act, attempt, blame, book, call, copy, cost,

dance, fall, fear, help, joke, kiss, laugh, try, vote, wait, walk, wash, wish.

2 Typical endings which make nouns from:

• verbs: acceptance, agreement, arrival, behaviour, discovery, knowledge, possession.


• adjectives: absence, activity, anxiety, constancy, happiness.


• other nouns: boyhood, kingdom, lunacy, mouthful, sexism.

And note -ing forms used as nouns: I've given your shirt an ironing. [> 2.2A, 16.5]

Write: Give the nouns derived from verbs, adjectives or other nouns. Use these endings: -age, -hood, -ation,

-ion, -ful, -ence, -ency, -ness, -al, -(er)y, -ment, -ety, -ism, -ity, -ing.

1 I decided this. It was my 11 Try again. Have another

2 Don't be so anxious. Control your 12 Be more efficient. Improve your

3 Ann's a socialist. She believes in 13 Don't be so curious. Control your

4 We all want to be happy. We all seek 14 Address this envelope. I'll give you the

5 We all agree. We're all in 15 I refused their offer. My is final.

6 Who discovered this? Who made this? 16 I warned you. I gave you enough

7 We'll all arrive. We'll be met on 17 Put it in your mouth. Take one

8 I was a child then. That was in my 18 Can you explain it? Is there an?

9 She is absent. Can you explain her? 19 They tried him. I was at the

10 I'll post this. What's the? 20 Don't argue. I don't want an