Exercise 12. Use the word given in brackets to form the noun.

1. "Definitely", he said, without any ___ (hesitate). 2. Our ___ (able) to combat organized crime has been aided by our ___ (partner) with local police. 3. The press has been asked to respect the ___ (private) of the Royal Family during this very difficult time. 4. I haven't read your latest book, so I hope you'll forgive my ___ (ignore). 5. His ___ (suspicious) destroyed his marriage. 6. The sun's rays can penetrate the sea to a (deep) of twenty metres. 7. Crimes of this type are happening with increasing ___ (frequent). 8. ___ (Poor) and ___ (hungry) are the greatest world problems. 9. The playground was closed down on ___ (safe) grounds. 10. Our physical ___ (strong) declines with age, but not necessarily our intellect. 11. When asked to expand on his ___ (accuse) of injustice, the journalist refused to say any more. 12. Every author has some ___ (peculiar) in his descriptions or in his style of writing. 13. She was a tyrant who had absolutely no ___ (tolerant) for mistakes. 14. He lost his job because of his ___ (lazy). 15. Conventional ___ (wise) says that the health of the economy is one of the most important factors that determines a president's chances of winning re-election. 16. If you live in a place like London, a car alarm is an absolute ___ (necessary). 17. Today's vote is being seen as a test of ___ (strong) for the government. 18. Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary ___ (vacant). 19. Only one bank scandal is needed to shake the ___ (confident) in the financial markets. 20. She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his ___ (proud) intact.

1. After the revolution there was an atmosphere of ___ (tense) in the society. 2. I also met Peter on holiday quite by chance. What a ___ (coincide)! 3. The president believes there was a ___ (conspire) to overthrow him. 4. He dreamt of the ___ (expand) of his firm from a small factory to a large international business. 5. This was, of course, an open invitation to trivial forms of ___ (corrupt) and ___ (bribe). 6. In an attempt to clear the air, the owner Mills has planned a meeting with ___ (employ) to discuss the issue. 7. He had to brake sharply to avoid what he thought would be a head-on ___ (collide). 8. Marik, who had been held in ___ (detain) for over a year, was eventually found not guilty. 9. Further ___ (deteriorate) of relations between the two countries was obvious. 10. The document contains an explicit ___ (deny) that the company ever sold arms. 11. Skim the book in order to establish its ___ (relevant) to your needs. 12. She was quick to spot the ___ (inconsistent) between his two reports. 13. ___ (Illiterate) rates in many countries are a serious cause for concern. 14. It is an act of moral ___ (coward) for a society to neglect its poor. 15. Their guests took advantage of their ___ (generous), overstaying their welcome by several days.

c) 1. ___ (suppress) of emotions in ___ (child) can lead to problems in later life. 2. He flashed his ___ (member) card as passed through the door. 3. There is not enough ___ (evident) to justify such ___ (accuse). 4. In a gesture of ___ (friend), the president invited his former enemies to a ___ (receive). 5. He hopes to take over the ___ (leader) of the party. 6. There are lots of nice people in the ___ (neighbour). 7. The ___ (announce) was greeted with ___ (hostile) from some ___ (employ). 8. In the ___ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen. 9. She seems to be enjoying ___ (mother). 10. The main characteristics of capitalism are private ___ (to own) of capital and ___ (free) of enterprise. 11. I yawned, not bothering to conceal my ___ (bore). 12. In answer to recent ___ (critic) the President has issued a ___ (state) explaining his policies. 13. His ___ (defend) lawyer said that Wilson's lifestyle had altered dramatically since the ___ (offend) three years ago. 14. He didn’t realize the ___ (deep) of their feelings for one another. 15. The ___ (strong) of his argument was decisive in this ___ (argue). 16. Latest reports are of a full-scale military ___ (invade). 17. It's difficult to form a ___ (judge) when you don't have all the facts. 18. These are the words with a high ___ (frequent) of ___ (occur) in language. 19. They aimed to secure a lasting ___ (reconcile) between the two countries. 20. This is a computer system that combines maximum ___ (flexible) with absolute (accurate).

Exercise 13. Explain the difference between the following pairs of words:

1. air — an air	12. nature — a nature
2. beauty — a beauty	13. oak — an oak
3. coffee — a coffee	14. paper — a paper
4. cloth — a cloth	15. play — a play
5. dinner — a dinner	16. power — a power
6. fire — a fire	17. room – a room
7. glass — a glass	16. rubber — a rubber
8. hair – a hair	17. sound – a sound
9. lemon — a lemon	18. stone — a stone
10. light — a light	19. study — a study
11. music – a music	20. will — a will

1. Air – airs	14. Look – looks
2. Cloth – clothes	15. Manner – manners
3. Compass – compasses	16. Minute – minutes
4. Condition – conditions	17. Pain – pains
5. Content – contents	18. Relation – relations
6. Custom – customs	19. Scale – scales
7. Good – goods	20. Sight – sights
8. Damage – damages	21. Spectacle – spectacles
9. Experience – experiences	22. Spirit – spirits
10. Force – forces	23. Talk – talks

11. Glass – glasses	24. Youth – youths
12. Hair – hairs	25. Wood – woods
13. Honour – honours	26. Work – works

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