Read, translate and remember. Use the
vocabulary.
1. Sometimes both a verb and a noun have
the same form:
to damage — damage
to support — support
to waste — waste
to research — research
to hurt — hurt
to award — award
2. -tion can be used to make nouns from
verbs:
to protect — protection
to pollute — pollution
to introduce — introduction
to predict — prediction
to destroy — destruction
to explore — exploration
to attract — attraction
to educate — education
to collect — collection
to compete — competition
to communicate — communication
3. -al is often used to make adjectives from
nouns:
nature — natural
nation — national
ecology — ecological
geography — geographical
environment — environmental
chemistry — chemical
culture — cultural
music — musical
history — historical
biology — biological
