Exercise 2: Noun suffixes: -ment and -ion

Noun suffixes: -ment and -ion

2Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1He doesn't have a very high opinion of himself. He needs lots of . (encourage)

• 2Joan loves to start an . It's not a nice part of her character. (argue)

• 3It's your  whether you go to university or not. (decide)

• 4He made such a bad  in the interview that he didn't get the job. (impress)

• 5I get a lot of  from playing the piano. (enjoy)

• 6Well, that's a very difficult problem and I'm not sure what the  is. (solve)

• 7I have no  of speaking to him again. He was so rude. (intend)

• 8He's studying the  of language in young children. (develop)