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Verbs made trom Nouns

                In each space below put a verb made trom the noun in brackets after the
                sentence.
                (a) The teachers      the pupils to study. (courage)
                (b)  I want to       my house by building an extra room. (extent)
                (c)  Fireworks       dogs and cats. (fright)
                (d)  The doctor gave her some tablets to     the pain. (relief)
                (e)  If the ambulance doesn't come soon, he'll    to death. (blood)
                (f)  The police can't     that he committed the crime. (proof)
                (g)  More floods could       hundreds of homes. (danger)
                (h)  The police are trying to    the body. (identity)
                (i)  They plan to       the bridge by building more stone supports. (strength)
                U)  She said women must         themselves  from male domination.  (liberty)
                (k)  The smoke was 50 dense that we could hardly     o (breath)
                (I)  My brother and I decided to     the money we found. (half)
                (m) Why can't they        the break 50 that we have time for a coffee? (length)



                Verbs made trom Adjectives
                -en

                Make verbs ending in -en tram the tollowing  adjectives, making any
                necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the
                sentences below.
                                             loose                         weak
                                   sweet
                tight    less                          deep     straight
                fiat     worse
                                   sharp               Iight    ripe       quiet
                                             bright
                broad    dark      deaf      wide
                (a)  Tomorrow will begin dark and c10udy but it will  later.
                (b)  You can        the risk of theft by locking your bicycle.
                (c)  These apples       in June.
                (d)  You should        this dish by adding sugar.
                (e)  The hospital phoned to wam that her husband's condition was
                    beginning to     _
                (f)  This road is very narrow but they're planning to  it.
                (g)  He managed to        the ropes round his wrists and escape.
                (h)  They decided to       the ship by throwing some machinery into the sea.
                (i)  I don't know how that loud disco musie doesn't    people.
                Q)  They are going to       that rough area to make a football pitch.
                (k)  When the evening began to       , we turned on the lights.
                (I)  They are going to      the harbour 50 that it can take bigger ships.
                (m) Have you a knife? I want to      my pencil.
                (n)  Foreign travel will    your experience.
                (o)  She gave the noisy baby a toy to     it.
                (p)  Can you        that picture on the wall. 11'5crooked.
                (q)  That screw's loose.     it with a screwdriver.
                (r)  The boxer began the fight strongly but bega n to   in the fifth round.






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