61636 word formation nouns 1

1- I had great …………………………… (difficult) in starting the car this morning. There must be something
wrong with the battery.
2- I wish I had the body of Mr. Universe, the looks of Mel Gibson and the ………………………… (intelligent)
of Einstein.
3- The ………………………… (try) at the Old Bailey Crown Court took six weeks.
In the end, the jury found him guilty and he was sent to prison for three years.
4- Your behaviour was disgusting last night. I think you owe everyone an ………………………… (apologize).
5- ‘’ I cannot stress the ……………… (important) of passing this exam enough,’’ the teacher told the class.
6- Everyone was shocked by her ……………………… (refuse) to attend her son’s wedding.
7- The crowd waited excitedly for the ……………………… (arrive) of Princess Diana.
8- Countries in the Middle East became rich after the …………………… (discover) of oil.
9- In Britain, if pupils miss school, they are expected to take a letter to their teacher from their
parents explaining their ………………………… (absent)
10-Sir Anthony Hopkins was awarded an Oscar for his ……………… (perform) in The Silence of the Lambs.
11-Can you tell the ……………………… (different) between butter and margarine?
12-…………………………… (insure) companies lost millions of pounds when a big earthquake hit the country.

1– Who do you think will win the next …………………… (elect) – the Conservatives or the Labour party?
2– He knew a lot of grammar and vocabulary, but his …………………………………… (pronounce) was so bad that
no one could understand a word he was saying.
3– The …………………… (invent) of the computer has had an enormous impact on people’s lives.
4 – You get a very good ……………………… (mile) from this car. It does 40 miles to a gallon of petrol.
5– What do you say about going to see Mandy and Nick tonight?
‘’ No, thank you! Have you forgotten what happened the last time?
‘’All right, all right, forget it! It was only a …………………………… (suggest) ‘’.
6– ……………………………… (educate) in Britain is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16.
7– This is his second ……………………… (marry) His first wife died in a car crash three years ago.
8– There was a very lively ………………………… (discuss) on TV last night about the proposed introduction of
identity cards in Britain.
9– It is now confirmed that three people died in yesterday’s ………………… (explode) in a restaurant in
Soho. This is the third terrorist bombing in the city this month.

10– Have you had an ………………………… (invite) to Jill’s wedding yet?
11– The police asked the witness for a …………………………… (describe) of the armed robber.
12– The book costs 15$ plus 2.50$ …………………… (post) if you order by post.


1- difficulty

1- election

2- intelligence

2- pronunciation

3- trial

3- invention

4- apology

4- mileage

5- importance

5- suggestion

6- refusal

6- education

7- arrival

7- marriage

8- discovery

8- discussion

9- absence

9- explosion

10- performance

10- invitation

11- difference

11- description

12- insurance

12- postage