CHECK YOUR ENGLISH FOR MEDICINE 2. WORD FORMATION: Nouns

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH FOR MEDICINE

2. WORD FORMATION: Nouns

A fast way to expand your vocabulary is to make sure you know the different forms of the words you learn.

Exercise 1. The words in this list are all verbs. What are the noun forms? Write them in the second column. The first one has been done for you as an example.

1	diagnose	diagnosis	9	infect	_______________
2	examine	_______________	10	carry	_______________
3	prescribe	_______________	11	replace	_______________
4	suffer	_______________	12	degenerate	_______________
5	operate	_______________	13	refer	_______________
6	cure	_______________	14	paralyse	_______________
7	recover	_______________	15	obstruct	_______________
8	analyse	_______________

Exercise 2. First, check your answers to Exercise 1 in the key. Then rewrite the sentences below, changing the verbs (which are in bold) to nouns. Do not change the meaning of the sentences, but be prepared to make grammatical changes if necessary. The first one has been done for you as an example.

1	I diagnosed that the patient had a heart condition. My diagnosis was that the patient had a heart condition	9	We found that the tissue was infected. We found an _______________________________
2	I examined the patient fully. I made a full __________________________________	10	Ten per cent of the population are thought to carry the bacteria. Ten per cent of the population are thought to be _________________________________
3	I prescribed a course of antibiotics. I wrote a __________________________________	11	We replaced the patient's hip. The patient was given a hip __________________
4	He suffered very little. He experienced very little ______________________	12	His condition has degenerated. There has been a ___________________________
5	We operated immediately. The ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________________	13	The patient was referred to a specialist. The patient was given a _____________________
6	This disease cannot be cured. There is no ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________________	14	His arm was paralysed after the stroke. He suffered ________________________________
7	He has recovered fully. He has made a full _____________________________	15	The artery was obstructed by a blood clot. The blood clot was forming an _______________
8	The lab analysed the blood sample. The lab made an ______________________________

ANSWER KEY

Exercise I		Exercise 2
1	diagnosis	1	My diagnosis was that the patient had a heart condition.
2	examination	2	I made a full examination of the patient.
3	prescription	3	I wrote a prescription for a course of antibiotics.
4	suffering	4	He experienced very little suffering.
5	operation	5	The operation was performed immediately.
6	cure	6	There is no cure for this disease.
7	recovery	7	He has made a full recovery.
8	analysis	8	The lab made an analysis of the blood sample.
9	infection	9	We found an infection in the tissue.
10	carrier	10	Ten per cent of the population are thought to be carriers of the bacteria.
11	replacement	11	The patient was given a hip replacement.
12	degeneration	12	There has been a degeneration in his condition.
13	referral	13	The patient was given a referral to a specialist.
14	paralysis	14	He suffered paralysis of the arm after the stroke.
15	obstruction	15	The blood clot formed an obstruction in the artery.