VERB MADE FROM NOUN

Verbs made from adjectives and nouns
1. Adjectives
-en
Make verbs ending in -en from the following adjectives, making any necessary
spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.
tight
flat
broad
less
worse
dark
sweet
sharp
deaf
loose
bright
wide
deep
light
straight
ripe
weak
quiet
(a) Tomorrow will begin dark and cloudy but it will_________ later.
(b) You can _______________the risk of theft by locking your bicycle.
(c) These apples_______________ in June.
(d) You should_________________ this dish by adding sugar.
(e) The hospital phoned to warn that her husband’s condition was beginning to
____________________
(f) This road is very narrow but they’re planning to____________ it.
(g) He managed to_______________ the ropes round his wrists and escape.

(h) They decided to____________ the ship by throwing some machinery into the
sea.
(i) I don’t know how that loud techno music doesn’t __________ people.
(j) They are going to _______________that rough area to make a football pitch.
(k) When the evening began to________________ , we turned on the lights.
(l) They are going to ________________ the harbour so that it can take bigger
ships.
(m) Have you a knife? I want to _____________my pencil.
(n) Foreign travel will ________________ your experience.
(0) She gave the noisy baby a toy to_______________ it.
(p) Can you ________________that picture on the wall. It’s crooked.
(q) That screw’s loose. ______________ it with a screwdriver
(r) The boxer began the fight strongly but began to______________ in the fifth
round.
2. Verbs made from nouns
In each space below put a verb made from the noun in brackets after the sentence.
(a) The teachers _______________ the pupils to study. (courage)
(b) I want to _____________my house by building an extra room. (extent)
(c) Fireworks ______________dogs and cats. (fright)
(d) The doctor gave her some tablets to _________________the pain. (relief)
(e) If the ambulance doesn’t come soon, he’ll ____________to death. (blood)
(f) The police can’t ____________that he committed the crime. (proof)
(g) More floods could_________________ hundreds of homes. (danger)
(h) The police are trying to________________ the body. (identity)
(i) They plan to_____________ the bridge by building more stone supports. (strength)
Q) She said women must _______________themselves from male domination. (liberty)
(k) The smoke was so dense that we could hardly________________ . (breath)
(I) My brother and I decided to_____________ the money we found. (half)
(m) Why can’t they ____________the break so that we have time for a coffee? (length