Exercises
Exercise 1: Familiarize yourself with the above vocabulary. Then apply your knowledge of both the vocabulary and suffixes by completing the sentences below.
1. _________ is more important than money.
Appointment
Replacement
Friendship
Silence
2. I didn’t get much ___________ out of my vacation because the weather was terrible.
enjoyment
arrangement
silence
importance
3.His ____________ caused him to fall behind in his work. His boss then stressed the ______________ of coming to work every day.
appointment, replacement
enjoyment, membership
absence, importance
admittance, existence
4. I had an _____________ with my friend. She would drive me to the airport, and I would baby-sit her kids one afternoon.
independence
absence
admittance
5. His ______________ as a lawyer was threatened when he was accused of fraud.
relationship
replacement
existence
6. My grandmother gradually got her _____________ back after her stroke, and can now live by herself again.
partnership
appearance
7. My boyfriend and I ended our _____________ because were always fighting.
8. As she grew sicker, her _____________ began to change. She looked older and thinner.
appointment
friendship
9. The __________ in the room made everyone uncomfortable.