Solutions Pre Interm. Word Building

Ex. 1. Read the text.
Find the name of the boy in the photo.
How many kinds of exploration are there in the text?
Read the last paragraph again. Do you agree with Mike’s theory? Share your ideas.

Ex. 2. Complete the table with words from the text in ex. 1.
e.g., competition – to compete
Related nouns and verbs
text
attempt
complete
achieve
need
exploration
experience
dream

Read the Learn this! box. Try to find different noun suffixes in the text in ex. 1. Which nouns do not have a suffix?
text
exploration
adventure
attempt

Ex. 4. Study the dictionary entries. Then answer the questions.
Which noun is spelled differently from the verb but is under the same entry?
Are the noun and verbs forms of thunder pronounced differently or the same?
The same.
Which entry does not contain any examples?
Which noun is marked as countable [C]?
Which is marked as uncountable [U]?
Which is not marked?

Ex. 5. Work in pairs. Using a dictionary, find the nouns related to the verbs below. Check their meanings.
to entertain
to erupt
to examine
to motivate
to relax
to rescue

accomplishment
employment
preparation
risk
development
imagination
dream

Complete the table.
to differ
difference
to direct
direction
to operate
operation
to act
action
to infect
infection
to develop
development
to impress
impression
to achieve
achievement
to connect
connection
to celebrate
celebration
to create
creature
to decorate
decoration
to converse
conversation
to educate
education
to rebel
rebellion
to satisfy
(dis)satisfaction

Complete the table.
to treat
treatment
to civilize
civilization
to explore
exploration
to contribute
contribution
to collect
collection
to regulate
regulation
to populate
population
to protect
protection
to attract
attraction
to prevent
prevention
to move
movement
to invent
invention
to govern
government
to reserve
reservation
to invite
invitation
to achieve
achievement