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)

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