These nouns are formed with the suffix -ion. Fill in each gap with the original verb. There is an example at the beginning.

noun	verb	noun	verb
discussion	discuss
decision	decide	expansion	expand
abolition	abolish	opposition	oppose
addition	add	graduation	graduate
accusation	accuse	flotation	float
demolition	demolish	occupation	occupy
repetition	repeat	collision	collide
rendition	render	permission	permit
confession	confess	qualification	qualify
cohesion	cohere	starvation	starve
seclusion	seclude	abolition	abolish
reversion	revert	valuation	value
identification	identify	decoration	decorate

Fill in the gaps with the nouns which you can form from the words given in brackets at the end of each sentence.

1. On Saturday we had a long discussion about where to go for our summer holidays. (discuss)
2. Whose responsibility was it to make sure the bills were paid? (responsible)
3. There is a possibility of a new earthquake in the region. (possible)
4. She went through a long period of depression when she lost her job. (depress)
5. The explosion of the bomb was heard several kilometres away. (explode)
6. What made you choose law as a profession? (profess)
7. If you don't do more revision before the exam, you're not going to pass. (revise)
8. Scientists have made an important discovery about why we grow old. (discover)
9. The actor gave the finest performance of her career. (perform)
10. There has been an increase in the frequency of bank-robberies lately. (frequent)
11. This insurance plan can offer your family financial security in case of death or accident. (secure)
12. The majority of people in this city live in flats because it's cheaper. (major)

Read the text below. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits the corresponding gap. The first is given as an example.

How to learn vocabulary

Students are under enormous pressure (press) to learn huge amounts of vocabulary but they are rarely given guidance (guide) as to how to go about it. They have a tendency (tend) to try and learn long lists by heart, but this is hardly the most efficient (efficiency) approach to the problem. The golden rule is to do lots of revision (revise) at regular intervals.
Secondly, students should concentrate on words with the highest frequency (frequent), particularly everyday words which also improve the students' spoken fluency (fluent). They should also take every opportunity (oppotune) to use the words in communication — there is considerable psychological (psychology) evidence that learners who like using the foreign language improve their oral performance (perform) and their overall acquisition (acquire) of the language much more rapidly than students who are reluctant (reluctance) to practise the language in real situations.

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