Verb + ment / adjective + ness Many verbs can form nouns with the suffix -ment. And many adjectives can form their nouns with the suffix -ness.
Verb
Noun
achieve
achievement
amuse
amusement
argue
argument
develop
development
encourage
encouragement
excite
excitement
improve
improvement
involve
involvement
judge
judgement
measure
measurement
Adjective
Noun
aware
awareness
dark
darkness
forgetful
forgetfulness
happy
happiness
homeless
homelessness
lazy
laziness
lonely
loneliness
rude
rudeness
tidy
tidiness
weak
weakness
Write the correct form of the word in brackets to complete these sentences. There are lots more examples here than in the list above, so remember that often verbs use 'ment' to make nouns, and often adjectives use 'ness'. And remember that sometimes the nouns will be plural!
1. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to make an 2.
. (ANNOUNCE)
is a problem everywhere, not just in big cities. (HOMELESS)
3. His 4. What
made me very angry. (RUDE) does your doctor recommend for the 'flu? (TREAT)
5. We had a big
about whose turn it was to wash up. (ARGUE)
6. I woke up at 2am. The house was in complete 7. We need some special
. (DARK)
if we want to go mountain climbing. (EQUIP)
8. If you drink too much alcohol, it will impair your 9. The interviewer asked me about my strengths and 10. My friends gave me a lot of (ENCOURAGE) 11. To my
. (WEAK)
when I was worried about my driving test.
, I was offered £10,000 for my old car! (AMAZE)
12. The company has made lots of 13. I used to find his
. (JUDGE)
to their internet services. (IMPROVE)
funny, but now it really annoys me. (FORGETFUL)
14. Winning the race was an amazing
for my daughter. (ACHIEVE)
15. This book is very unrealistic, but that didn't spoil my
of it. (ENJOY)
16. We are still making
for the wedding next month. (ARRANGE)
17. Drivers should stop to rest during long car journeys, because accidents. (TIRED) 18. People can experience reasons. (LONELY)
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