PRACTICE II

13.6

What are the abstract nouns from these adjectives? Use a dictionary if necessary.
 1. altruistic ____________________
 2. parsimonious ____________________
 3. diligent ____________________
 4. placid ____________________
 5. industrious ____________________
 6. sagacious ____________________
 7. gallant ____________________
 8. terse ____________________
 9. morose ____________________
10. unscrupulous ____________________




13.7

The words in 13.6 are more unusual words and are most likely to be found in writing. Give a synonym
for each word that would be more likely to be used when speaking.
 1. altruistic ____________________
 2. parsimonious ____________________
 3. diligent ____________________
 4. placid ____________________
 5. industrious ____________________
 6. sagacious ____________________
 7. gallant ____________________
 8. terse ____________________
 9. morose ____________________
10. unscrupulous ____________________


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Now complete these sentences which include words from the table above, using the correct
preposition. Use a dictionary if necessary.
 1. She's absolutely devoted ___her mother and visits her every day.
 2. I've always had a lot of respect ___my boss, and I do enjoy my job a lot.
 3. She's been so loyal ___me all these years, I can't let her down now.
 4. He's very supportive ___his colleagues; they're very lucky.
 5. I'm quite fond ___Larry, but that doesn't mean I want to marry him.
 6. He puts a lot of trust ___me, and I feel I can trust him too.


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15.4

Rewrite these sentences to give the opposite meaning.
 1. Rick and his sister shared the same opinion on a lot of things.
Rick and his sister __________________________a lot of things.
 2. Her affection for Andrew has grown stronger lately. I expect they'll get engaged.
Her affection for Andrew has __________________________lately. I expect they'll
__________________________.
 3. Our relationship stayed firm because we always understood each other.
Our relationship __________________________because we always __________________________each other.


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Complete the following table with the correct noun or adjective forms


NOUN

             ADJECTIVE


             loyal

consideration


passion



             devoted


             fond


             faithful

respect


affection



             romantic

support



             amiable

trust