30. Abstract nouns TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

30. Abstract nouns

A.         Make abstract nouns by matching the first part of each word with the correct ending. Choose from the following: -ment, -ance, -tion, -ence, -ship, -ity.

1	achieve ___ment___	13	informa _____
2	agree _____	14	inven _____
3	appear _____	15	leader _____
4	communica _____	16	opportun _____
5	confid _____	17	perform _____
6	differ _____	18	possibil _____
7	dist _____	19	qual _____
8	educa _____	20	quant _____
9	experi _____	21	relation _____
10	experi _____	22	situa _____
11	friend _____	23	unemploy _____
12	import _____	24	viol _____

B.         Complete each sentence with one of the abstract nouns.

1	Congratulations! Cycling all the way around the Mediterranean is a fantastic _____achievement____
2	Don’t take your children to see that film. There’s a lot of sex and ______________ in it.
3	His ______________ has increased since he went on that public speaking course. He gave a talk to 200 people last week and he didn’t seem at all nervous.
4	I have a very good ______________ with my boss. We get on very well.
5	There is a ______________ that I will be out when you get here tomorrow. If I am out, you’ll find the keys under the rubbish bin in the garden.
6	In biology, we did an ______________ to see the importance of light for growing plants.
7	She’s always worried about her ______________. She keeps changing her hair colour and going on diets to lose weight.
8	She’s been a teacher for fifteen years. She has a lot of ______________ with children of all ages.
9	The two sides talked all day but they couldn’t reach an ______________.
10	I wanted to visit Josie in New York but I didn’t get the ______________. I had to go to meetings every day until late at night.
11	There is terrible ______________ in this country. There are over two million people without jobs.
12	These shoes didn’t cost much but they are really good ______________. They’re leather and they’re handmade.
13	To start with, Martin was in charge. Ehen he got ill, Jill took over the ______________ of the group.
14	Which ______________ of the twentieth century do you think has changed people’s lives the most?
15	‘What is the _____________ from London to Edinburg?’ ‘I think it’s about 350 kilometers, but I’m not sure.’

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