Forming Nouns from Verbs and Adjectives

Some verbs and adjectives form nouns, which end in:

• -anceaccept — acceptance, perform — performance
• -enceexist — existence, silent — silence

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets

1. It takes a lot of [ ] and determination to go to university and complete a degree.
2. Her parents give her a weekly [ ] for her fares and snacks.
3. Peter's [ ] on paying for the meal, was his way of saying thank you.
4. There was a noisy [ ] outside on the street that attracted the attention of several people.
5. There is often a lot of [ ] to change.
6. Foreigners have to get a [ ] permit to live in Australia.
7. Their [ ] over the other team was proven by the huge difference in the score.