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Year 7 English — Changing a word's part of speech

Turn a word into a noun, adjective, verb or adverb by changing its ending.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Make a noun from "succeed" — the one that means the opposite of failure.

  2. 2."She explained the rule ____." Write the adverb form of "clear".

  3. 3.Which word is the noun form of "able"?

    • a) enable
    • b) unable
    • c) ability
    • d) ably

  4. 4.Sort each word by its part of speech.

    Groups: Noun · Adjective · Verb

    • widen
    • beautiful
    • freedom
    • simplify
    • careful
    • kindness

  5. 5.Make a noun from "know".

  6. 6.Make a noun from "decide".

  7. 7."The ____ of the bridge took two years." Which form of "construct" fits?

    • a) construct
    • b) constructed
    • c) construction
    • d) constructive

  8. 8.Make a noun from "strong".

Answer key — Year 7 English — Changing a word's part of speech

  1. 1. success
  2. 2. clearly
  3. 3. c) ability
  4. 4. freedom → Noun; beautiful → Adjective; simplify → Verb; kindness → Noun; careful → Adjective; widen → Verb
  5. 5. knowledge
  6. 6. decision
  7. 7. c) construction
  8. 8. strength