7. We'll have to stay at this hotel. There's no .... (choose)

8. You need more ... if you want to speak good English, (practise)

9. The police said they were awaiting further .... (develop)

10. He can't get over the ... of so much money, (lose)

11. She accepted his ... for his rude behaviour at dinner, (apologize)

12. There is a... at the bottom of the letter, but I can't make it out. (sign)

13. I made an ... to see the dentist tomorrow, (appoint)

14. The film didn't come up to our ... at all. (expect)

15. It will be very helpful if you continue your .... (investigate)

16. She has a very wide ... of modern arts, (know)

17. The police suspect him of being guilty but they have no .... (prove)

18. The government is due to announce its economic ... shortly, (propose)

19. The college expects a high standard of... from its students, (behave)

20. Three boys in the school had the same name, which caused some.... (confuse)

21. My uncle was given a medal in ... of his service, (recognize)

22. This is the city's... district, full of cinemas and theatres, (entertain)

23. Can I see the manager? I have a ... about my room, (complain)

24. We should be ready for the ... at 5 sharp, (depart)

25. I can't give my ... today because I've got a sore throat, (speak)

26. He considered himself a .... He hadn't succeeded in anything, (fail)

7 2. STUDY THE TYPICAL SUFFIXES WHICH FORM NOUNS FROM ADJECTIVES

_ ance

important - importance

-ity

popular - popularity

-cy

vacant - vacancy

- ment

excited - excitement

_ ence

silent - silence

-ty

necessary - necessity

- ion

attractive - attraction

- y

difficult - difficulty

_ (i)ness

lazy — laziness

kind - kindness

The nouns formed from adjectives in the list below do not follow the above patterns.

deep - depth free - freedom high - height hot - heat

long - length poor - poverty proud - pride strong - strength

young - youth warm - warmth wide - width wise - wisdom

7.2.1. Make nouns from the following adjectives. Check your variants with the dictionary.

absent

beautiful

certain

confident

convenient

cruel

curious

dark

difficult

elegant

equal

fluent

foolish

frequent

generous

ill

important

independent

happy

patient

perfect

popular

possible

present

quiet

real

sad

safe

shy

stupid

tidy

ugly

violent

vacant

weak

wicked

7.2.2. Complete the sentences using nouns formed from the adjectives in brackets.

1. ... is one of the world's great problems, (poor)

2. I think it shows ... of character to admit you are wrong, (strong)

3. Summer came and the ... became quite oppressive, (hot)

4. I was told that you have a ... for a computer operator, (vacant)

5. He was delighted by the ... of the welcome he received, (warm)

6. ... is the mother of invention, (necessary)

7. ... on the screen is one of the most topical issues, (violent)

8. If you want to find a good job you should gain more .... (confident)

9. The ... of the water in this lake is more than twelve metres, (deep)

10. He is famous for his .... He gives large sums of money to charity, (generous)

11. I am sure that his ... was caused by overwork, (ill)

12. After staying in England for a couple of months he spoke English with greater .... (fluent)

13. Please have a little .... We'll have to wait for another hour, (patient)

14. The ... of this bus service is about one every ten minutes, (frequent)

15. Though it was his first visit to the town he found the right hotel without any .... (difficult)

16. According to a survey, the ... of this television channel has increased over the last three months, (popular)

17. My uncle is a figure of some ... in the academic world, (important)

18. I will always remember the ... of the welcome I received in your country, (warm)

19. To bring up children to be normal, well-adjusted human beings requires great ..., and perhaps a bit of luck, (wise)

20. In the ... we couldn't make out if there was anyone at the entrance, (dark)

7.3. STUDY THE TYPICAL SUFFIXES WHICH FORM ADJECTIVES FROM NOUNS AND VERBS

- ic

energy - energetic

- able

to break - breakable

- (ic)al

practice - practical

- ive

to attract - attractive

profession - professional

- ous

danger - dangerous

- y

ram - rainy

-ly

friend - friendly

Note the meaning of the suffixes -ful and -less.

-ful means 'having', 'with', e.g. beautiful, careful, harmful,

peaceful, successful, useful.

-less means 'without', 'lacking', e.g. careless, friendless,

harmless, homeless, useless.

Note that the suffix -ly is used both in adverbs and

adjectives. See Part I, 5.

7.3.1. Make adjectives from the following nouns and verbs.

agriculture

alphabet

ambition

anger

comfort

courage

democracy

fame

fashion

health

honest

humour

hunger

luck

music

mystery

nerve

science

thirst

week

year

to advise

to agree

to change

to create

to cure

to decide

to enjoy

to protect

to respect

to value

7.3.2. Complete the sentences using adjectives formed from the nouns and verbs in brackets.

1. Those wires look a bit.... If I were you I would be more careful, (danger)

2. English weather is very .... It's often different from day to day. (change)

3. Long leather boots were extremely ... at one time, (fashion)

4. The country exports ... over two million tons of rice, (year)

5. Until the situation has settled down, it is not ... to travel to that country, (advise)

6. He's looking forward to starting his new job, but at the same time he's a bit.... (nerve)

7. I'm very pleased with my job. It's a very ... company to work in. (friend)

8. I think people who help the old, sick and ... are the salt of the earth, (home)

9. He's not very .... What he needs is someone to look after him and do everything for him. (care)

10. Jack is always in trouble though the rest of the family are ..., honest people, (respect)

11. The report which doesn't contain all the necessary facts is ... and makes a bad impression, (use)

12. A lot of people wear jeans and sweaters because they are cheap and .... (practice)

13. Smoking is ... to health and in many countries a warning is printed on every packet of cigarettes, (harm)

14. A taxi, sometimes called a cab, is the most ... way of travel, (comfort)

15. Everybody drank a toast to the future ... of the young couple, (happy)

16. The magazine was full of stories of the private lives of ... people, (fame)

17. Disabled people sometimes have ... in coping with public transport, (difficult)

18. Jack was very proud. He got a new job with more mone\ and .... (responsible)

19. Pack the glasses carefully. They're .... (break)

20. I think it's ... to book rooms in a hotel in advance, (advise)