This document provides a summary of a passage that describes a noun formation exercise where suffixes are added to words provided at the end of sentences to form nouns that fit in the blanks. The summary lists the suffixes added to the words in parentheses to form nouns for the blanks: 1) shortage, 2) occupation, 3) invention, 4) performance, 5) pleasure, 6) qualifications, 7) behavior, 8) activity, 9) appearance.

1. Noun Formation + Suffix
From the word at the end of each sentence form a noun (by adding a suffix) that
fits suitably in the blank space.
a) During the war, there was a great ……………………… of sugar, coffee and other
goods. (Short).
b) My uncle’s got a very interesting ……………………. He’s a television announcer.
(Occupy).
c) I sometimes wonder whether the world would not have been a better place
without the ……………………… of television. (invent)
d) Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for her …………………….. in “Who’s afraid of
Virginia Wolf?” (perform)
e) He’s so nice. It’s a …………………….. working for him. (please)
f) What………………….. do you need to become a doctor? (qualify)
g) I don’t know what’s the matter with Tommy lately. His …………………….. seems to
be getting worse and worse. (behave)
h) There was a lot of ……………………….. this morning as work began on the new
supermarket.(active)
i) The sudden ………………………….. of one of the employees confirmed the police’s
suspicions that it had been an inside job. (appear)

2. Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form (use a
prefixes or a suffixes):
1. He was acting in a very way. (child)
2. She looked .She started to cry. (happy)
3. He passed his exam. He was for the second time.
(succeed)
4. The team that he supported were able to win the .
(champion)
5. I couldn't find any in his theory. (weak)
6. He wants to be a when he grows up. (mathematics)
7. There were only a of people at the match. (hand)
8. The road was too narrow, so they had to it. (wide)
9. I think that you should your decision. It may not be
the best thing to do. (consider)
10. You need a of motivation, organization and hard
work to realize your dreams.(combine)