Forming Nouns and Adjectives from Verbs

Some verbs form their nouns with the endings -ion/-ation and their respective adjectives with -ive/-ative.

• impressimpressionimpressive
• informinformationinformative

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets

1. Laura needs a lot of [ ] to go out and enjoy herself.
2. She achieved her position in the company through hard work and [ ].
3. Sarah enjoys spending quiet time at her cottage. She practices yoga and [ ] there.
4. The children in the class must learn to settle down. They are so [ ].
5. I wish governments would do something to solve the problem of [ ] in our oceans and seas.
6. She is an extremely interesting and [ ] woman.
7. Charitable [ ] rely on volunteers to help with fundraising.
8. Mark has always been ambitious and [ ]. He will go far.
9. I don't believe his story at all. It is a gross [ ] of the truth.
10. Jean is a very [ ] friend to me. I can share all my secrets with her.