Word forms: Nouns from verbs Check your vocabulary for TOEFL

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Word forms: Nouns from verbs

Exercise 1

The verbs in the top box can all be made into nouns by removing and / or adding letters. Decide on the noun form of each verb, and then write it (in its noun form) in the appropriate section of the table, depending on the changes that are made to it. There are five words for each section of the table, and there are 10 words that do not fit into any section of the table.

consume           negotiate                 provide                expose                choose             supervise            qualify              admire            persuade              fail              sign                     argue                permit                  refuse                 apply                solve       emphasize                subscribe               disturb                  scrutinize               attend               prove               expect                identify              require                coincide               criticize               recognize            warn                 survive               acquire             assure               intervene                abolish                arrive                 manage                  expand                   lose            recommend                maintain                determine               rehearse                  respond               suggest                  prohibit     consult                decide                notify                relax              produce               prefer                  imply              behave  compete                 promote

Remove 2 letters, then add 4 letters:	(Example: conclude  conclude  conclusion)
Remove 1 letter, then add 7 letters:	(Example: verify  verify  verification)
Remove 1 letter, then add 5 letters:	(Example: examine  examine  examination)
Remove 1 letter, then add 4 letters:	(Example: reduce  reduce  reduction)
Remove 1 letter, then add 3 letters:	(Example: concentrate  concentrate  concentration)
Remove 1 letter, then add 2 letters:	(Example: disperse  disperse  dispersal)
Add 3 letters:	(Example: depart  departure)
Add 4 letters:	Example: improve  improvement)
Add 5 letters:	(Example: confirm  confirmation)

Exercise 2

Now take the verbs from the box that did not fit into any of the sections above, change them into nouns and write them in the grid below (in the same order that they appear in the box). If you do this correctly, you will reveal a word in the shaded vertical strip that can be a verb and a noun without changing its form.)

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