Answer Key

Noun suffixes (3)

Use the words in brackets to form nouns. Use the following suffixes:
-al, -ment, -hood, -ness, -ship
  1. The Public  [awareness] (aware) initiative seeks to increase the profile of renewable energy with the public. 
  2. This company needs much more dynamic  [leadership] (leader). 
  3. He's not willing to work anywhere else but in his  [neighborhood, neighbourhood](neighbor). 
  4. The last  [rehearsal] (rehearse) was just a waste of time. 
  5. What would you say is your biggest career  [achievement] (achieve)? 
  6. That criminal deserves the strictest  [punishment] (punish) possible. 
  7. One of my earliest  [childhood] (child) memories is the time when I was learning to skate with my uncle. 
  8. This book gives its readers some useful tips on how to get over their  [shyness] (shy). 
  9. Before we start it, we need our manager's  [approval] (approve). 
  10. The number of immigrants seeking  [citizenship] (citizen) has increased dramatically. 

Some nouns for you to remember:

-al Refusal, arrival, approval, dismissal, denial, proposal, survival, rehearsal
-ment Excitement, punishment, requirement, achievement, acknowledgement, advertisement, improvement, appointment, disappointment, refreshment
-hood Neighborhood, brotherhood, childhood, adulthood, motherhood
-ness Happiness, loneliness, emptiness, sadness, madness, shyness, awareness, brightness
-ship Relationship, friendship, hardship, citizenship, membership, partnership, championship, dictatorship, leadership, ownership