Fill in the blanks with the correct noun form of the word given in the brackets.

1. We have not received any ……………………… from them. (inform)

2. Arthritis hindered her ……………………….. (move)

3. The government has launched several ……………………….. campaigns to eradicate various social evils. (aware)

4. The patient is showing good signs of ……………………. (improve)

5. A receptionist should have a pleasant ……………………….. (personal)

6. ………………………… can be cured just like any other illness. (insane)

7. The deer was admiring its own ………………………… in the water. (reflect)

8. He has great love and ………………………. for his country. (loyal)

9. The birth of the baby filled his heart with ………………………. (happy)

10. Without ………………………….. we cannot achieve much in life. (cooperate)

11. ……………………….. of non renewable sources of energy is the need of the hour. (Conserve)

12. Sachin Tendulkar is an ………………………… for millions of children in India. (inspire)

Answers

1. information, 2. movement, 3. awareness, 4. improvement, 5. personality, 6. insanity, 7. reflection, 8. loyalty, 9. happiness, 10. cooperation, 11. conservation, 12. inspiration

Formation of nouns

Notice how nouns are formed from verbs.

Verb – Noun

Applaud – applause

Arrive – arrival

Appear – appearance

Abolish – abolition

Adapt – adaptation

Apologise –apology

Bathe – bath

Bind – bond

Believe – belief

Conclude –conclusion

Compensate – compensation

Concentrate – concentration

Compete – competition

Distinct – distinction

Desperate – desperation

Declare – declaration

Decide – decision

Deprive – deprivation

Defend – defence

Deny – denial

Exist – existence

Fail – failure

Imitate – imitation

Announce – announcement

Advise – advice

Admit – admission / admittance

Acquire – acquisition

Assume – assumption

Achieve – achievement

Choose – choice

Consider – consideration

Divide – division

Defy – defiance

Differ – difference

Define – definition

Execute – execution

Explain – explanation

Expect – expectation

Grow – growth

Imagine – imagination

Introduce – introduction

Improve – improvement

Know – knowledge

Laugh – laughter

Modify – modification

Opine – opinion

Obey – obedience

Pursue – pursuit

Proclaim – proclamation

Propose – proposal

Prescribe – prescription

Prosper – prosperity

Produce – production

Inspire – inspiration

Irritate – irritation

Live – life

Motivate – motivation

Offend – offence

Prove – proof

Possess – possession

Persecute – persecution

Pretend – pretence

Penalise – penalty

Perceive – perception

Populate – population

Paralyse – paralysis

Realise – realization

Refuse – refusal

Recognise – recognition

Revive – revival

Reserve – reservation

Repeat – repetition

Refer – reference

Remove – removal

Resent – resentment

Resolve – resolution

Speak – speech

Suffer – suffering

Suspect – suspicion

Starve – starvation

Succeed – success

Strengthen – strength

Sweeten – sweet

Try – trial

Understand – understanding