A. violence B. silence C. confidence D. elegance E. innocence F. consequence G. intelligence H. arrogance I. independence J. reluctance K. patience L. inconvenience M. absence N. presence

Lesson 348:

Noun Formation 5

Make nouns ending in -ty / y from the following adjectives, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.

curious vainsimpleanxious brief generous necessary clear gay various tragic courteous jealous envious hypocritical certain beautiful difficult furious safe loyal royal cruel

(A) He spoke with great . Everyone understood. (B) There's no to take the exam if you don't want to. (C) We were disappointed by the of our stay in Paris. Two days was not enough. (D) The children looked at the foreign stranger with . (E) There is increasing about the missing children. (F) He is famous for his . He gives large sums to charity. (G) In spite of his fame, wealth and success, he lives a life of great . (H) He's always looking at himself in the mirror. What . (I) In a big city like Amsterdam there's always a of things to do in the evening. (J) The music and decoration gave the party an atmosphere of great . (K) ' is another word for "politeness". (L) NSPCC stands for the National Society for the Prevention of to Children. (M) The Scottish Highlands are full of great natural . (N) ' and '' mean more or less the same. (O) During the bombing, children were taken to a place of . (P) The newspapers described the deaths in the air crash as a . (Q) At first he had great in understanding the language. (R) That entrance is reserved for and other important people. (S) People reacted with to the president's speech and thousands of people attacked his palace. (T) He says everyone is equal but he treats his employees badly. What . (U) I think they'll arrive tomorrow but no one is sure. There's not much about it. (V) His wife supported him through all his troubles. She showed great.