🔄 Word Formation: Noun-Verb-Adjective Transformation
1ère Bac Sciences et Technologies Mécaniques STM
📌 Introduction
Word formation helps you understand how words change from nouns to verbs to adjectives using prefixes and suffixes.
Example: “The decision (noun) to decide (verb) was difficult. It was a very decisive (adj) moment.”
📚 Common Transformations
| Noun | Verb | Adjective |
|---|---|---|
| decision | decide | decisive |
| success | succeed | successful |
| care | care | careful |
| danger | — | dangerous |
| science | — | scientific |
Tip: Learn common suffixes: -tion (noun), -ify (verb), -ous, -ful, -ive, -al (adjectives).
✅ Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Form
1. The scientist made an important ___ .
2. We must ___ new solutions.
3. This experiment is very ___ .
4. Her ___ in chemistry is impressive.
5. The results were ___ accurate.
✅ Exercise 2: Noun to Adjective
1. success →
2. care →
3. danger →
4. science →
5. beauty →
✅ Exercise 3: Verb to Noun
1. decide →
2. succeed →
3. develop →
4. protect →
5. create →
✅ Exercise 4: Complete the Sentence
1. Her ___ in biology led to a new discovery.
2. The ___ results surprised everyone.
3. We must ___ the environment.
4. It was a ___ decision.
5. The ___ of the experiment was impressive.
✅ Exercise 5: Match the Word Forms
1. decide →
2. success →
3. care →
4. danger →
5. science →
✅ Exercise 6: Fill in the Blank (Science Context)
1. The ___ (discover) changed medicine forever.
2. The ___ (invent) created a new device.
3. The results were ___ (statistic).
4. We need more ___ (research) in this field.
5. The experiment was ___ (success).
✅ Exercise 7: Correct the Mistake
1. She made a important discovery. →
2. The success of the project was very high. →
3. He is very care about the environment. →
4. This is a science experiment. →
5. The decision was very difficultly. →
✅ Exercise 8: Choose the Correct Suffix
1. danger → danger___
2. care → care___
3. science → scientif___
4. success → success___
5. beauty → beaut___
✅ Exercise 9: Real-Life Use
1. The ___ (create) of the new app took months.
2. She is a ___ (success) scientist.
3. We must ___ (protection) the forest.
4. His ___ (decide) saved the project.
5. The water is ___ (danger).
✅ Exercise 10: Write a Sentence
Use the correct word form:
1. (discover)
2. (success)
3. (care)
4. (science)
5. (decide)
