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Word forms

 

This word form learning activity shows you how to identify noun, verb and adjective forms of words

Choose the best word from each drop-down box.

 
 

Instructions

Fill in the correct word forms. Choose the correct noun, verb or adjective within the [brackets]. 

Activity 1

Word 1

  • Noun: evolution
  • Verb: [evolutionist, evolve, evolutionary]
  • Adjective: [evolves, evolutionist, evolutionary]

Answer:

  • Noun: evolution
  • Verb: [evolve]
  • Adjective: [evolutionary]

Word 2

  • Noun: [style, stylish, stylises]
  • Verb: stylise
  • Adjective: [stylised, stylises, styles]

Answer:

  • Noun: [style]
  • Verb: stylise
  • Adjective: [stylised]

Word 3

  • Noun: liberalisation
  • Verb: [liberator, liberal, liberalise]
  • Adjective: [liberal, liberalism, liberally]

Answer:

  • Noun: liberalisation
  • Verb: [liberalise]
  • Adjective: [liberal]

Word 4

  • Noun: consultation
  • Verb: [consult, consultant, consultancy]
  • Adjective: [consultancy, consultative]

Answer:

  • Noun: consultation
  • Verb: [consult]
  • Adjective: [consultative]

Word 5

  • Noun: externalisation
  • Verb: [external, externality, externalise]
  • Adjective: [external, externality, externalise]

Answer:

  • Noun: externalisation
  • Verb: [externalise]
  • Adjective: [external]

Word 6

  • Noun: [expansion, expansive, expands]
  • Verb: expands
  • Adjective: [expansion, expanded, expands]

Answer:

  • Noun: [expansion]
  • Verb: expand
  • Adjective: [expanded]

Word 7

  • Noun: [symbolically, symbol, symbolise]
  • Verb: [symbols, symbolise, symbolism]
  • Adjective: symbolic

Answer:

  • Noun: [symbol]
  • Verb: [symbolise]
  • Adjective: symbolic