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Part3: Word Formation

1) Forming nouns

form verbs

This exercise focuses on people and their jobs using the most common suffixes.

Use the word in bold to form the noun which refers to the person who does that job.

1. A person who

acts

for a living is called an

……….

2. A

…..

is someone who earns money from writing

music

3. She didn’t become famous as a

…..

until her 17th

novel

was published.

4. In Part 5 of the FCE

Exam

your speaking ability will be assessed by the

…..

5. At the end of the

interview

the

…..

asked if he could be shown around the company.

6. The

waiter

asked the

…..

if she would help him deal with a difficult customer.

7. An

…..

is someone who will be able to go through your

accounts

and work out how much money you

have.

8.

…..

to the castle are expected to come during

visiting

times only.

2) Forming other nouns

This exercise looks at forming nouns from verbs, nouns and adjectives by using suffixes.

Type the correct form of the word in the box.

1. My teacher says there has been a big (IMPROVE)

……….

in my English lately.

2. The recipe says you only need to add two (SPOON)

……….

of salt.

3. Why did you do that? I thought you had more (INTELLIGENT)

……….

than that.

4. The singer gave a briliant (PERFORM)

……….

on stage yesterday.

5. Have you seen her magazine (COLLECT)

……….

? She must have over 200 editions.

6. On hearing the news, everyone was overcome with a feeling of (SAD)

……….

7. When you take the FCE Speaking paper you will be given marks for your (ACCURATE)

……….

and also

on how fluent you are.

8. She has the (ABLE)

……….

to pass the exam first time round providing she works hard.

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