Make nouns from the following adjectives. Check your variants with the dictionary

absent

beautiful

certain

confident

convenient

cruel

curious

dark

difficult

elegant

equal

fluent

foolish

frequent

generous

ill

important

independent

happy

patient

perfect

popular

possible

present

quiet

real

sad

safe

shy

stupid

tidy

ugly

violent

vacant

weak

wicked

Complete the sentences using nouns formed from the adjectives in brackets.

1.... is one of the world's great problems, (poor)

2. I think it shows... of character to admit you are wrong, (strong)

3. Summer came and the... became quite oppressive, (hot)

4. I was told that you have a... for a computer operator, (vacant)

5. He was delighted by the... of the welcome he received, (warm)

6.... is the mother of invention, (necessary)

7.... on the screen is one of the most topical issues, (violent)

8. If you want to find a good job you should gain more.... (confident)

9. The... of the water in this lake is more than twelve metres, (deep)

10. He is famous for his.... He gives large sums of money to charity, (generous)

11. I am sure that his... was caused by overwork, (ill)

12. After staying in England for a couple of months he spoke English with greater.... (fluent)

13. Please have a little.... We'll have to wait for another hour, (patient)

14. The... of this bus service is about one every ten minutes, (frequent)

15. Though it was his first visit to the town he found the right hotel without any.... (difficult)

16. According to a survey, the... of this television channel has increased over the last three months, (popular)

17. My uncle is a figure of some... in the academic world, (important)

18. I will always remember the... of the welcome I received in your country, (warm)

19. To bring up children to be normal, well-adjusted human beings requires great..., and perhaps a bit of luck, (wise)

20. In the... we couldn't make out if there was anyone at the entrance, (dark)