Question

VII.           Make nouns ending in –y from the following adjectives, making any necessary spelling changes, then put them in their correct places in the sentences below.

tragic                     jealous             envious            cruel    hypocritical      

certain        beautiful          difficult           furious             royal    safe      loyal

1.      ‘_______________’ and ‘_______________’ mean more or less the same.

2.      During the bombing, children were taken to a place of _______________.

3.      The newspapers described the deaths in the air crash as a _______________.

4.      At first he had great _______________ in understanding the language.

5.      That entrance is reserved for _______________ and other important people.

6.      People reacted with hypocriteto the President’s speech and thousands of people attacked his palace.

7.      He says everyone is equal but he treats his employees badly. What _______________!

8.      I think they’ll arrive tomorrow but no one is sure. There’s not much _______________ about it.

9.      His wife supported him through all his troubles. She showed great _______________.

Answer 1

1.      ‘__Jealousy__’ and ‘____Envy__’ mean more or less the same.

2.      During the bombing, children were taken to a place of ___safety___.

3.      The newspapers described the deaths in the air crash as a __tragedy____.

4.      At first he had great _difficulty_ in understanding the language.

5.      That entrance is reserved for __royalty_ and other important people.

6.      People reacted with fury to the President’s speech and thousands of people attacked his palace. (?)

7.      He says everyone is equal but he treats his employees badly. What hypocrisy!

8.      I think they’ll arrive tomorrow but no one is sure. There’s not much certainty about it.

9.      His wife supported him through all his troubles. She showed great loyalty.

 

tragic => tragedy  (thảm kịch)                   jealous  => jealousy (sự ghen ghét)           envious => envy  (sự ghen tị)         

cruel => cruelty  (sự độc ác)            hypocritical   => hypocrisy (đạo đức giả)                   certain => certainty   (sự chắc chắn)     

beautiful => beauty  (vẻ đẹp)                 difficult => difficulty  (sự khó khăn)        furious  => fury (sự nổi đóa)           royal => royalty  (hoàng gia) 

safe => safety  (sự an toàn)                          loyal  => loyalty (sự trung thành)