VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Form nouns from the following words using a suffix.
Example: engine - engineer, ecology - ecologist
1. philosophy-___________________
2. sing-___________________
3. geology-___________________
4. science-___________________
5. mathematics-___________________
6. music-___________________
7. sail -___________________
8. teach -___________________
9. paint-___________________
10. physics -___________________
2. Form adjectives from the following words using a suffix.
Example: wonder - wonderful, act - active
1. talent -___________________
2. imagine-___________________
3. ambition-___________________
4. create -___________________
5. skill-___________________
6. history-___________________
7. mystery -___________________
8. fame -

3. Use the proper derivative of the word in brackets.
1. The “Mona Lisa” is a famous___________________by
Leonardo da Vinci. (PAINT)
2. In his spare time he is a keen___________________.
(SAIL)
3. He is a___________________young artist. (TALENT)
4. It was the best birthday___________________in my
life! (CELEBRATE)
5. A___________________young woman is living next
door. (MYSTERY)
6. The island was discovered by the Portuguese . (NAVIGATE)
7. She’s very___________________- she writes poetry
and paints. (CREATE)
8. Columbus’s father was a ___________________.
(WEAVE)
9. The only officer I saw was our___________________,
Captain Shiners. (COMMAND)
10. Jack’s a very___________________young manager.
(AMBITION)
4. Ask questions to the word(s) in bold.
1. Bob was watching TV when his Dad came home.
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2. His mom was ironing at 7 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
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3. It was raining hard when we left home.
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4. Pete was listening to music at two in the morning.
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Jack was playing football in the yard when his brother called him.
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5. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous or the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
A: 11.______(hear) Jack came back home.
B: Yes. It is the first time he has been abroad. He 2.______
(return) two days ago.
A: Where he 3.______(go)?
B: To Italy. By the way, I have never been there myself and I
4.______(plan) to fly to Rome this summer.
A: How long Jack 5.______(stay) there?
B: For about a fortnight.
A: When you 6.______(think) we can talk to him? I haven’t
seen him since he 7.______(go) abroad.
B: Tomorrow. But now he 8.______(be) busy. He
9.______(phone) all his friends.