Nouns warm-up – part 1

Everyday English nouns and their more formal equivalents

Which everyday English word means the same as the more formal noun in CAPITALS at the end of the sentence

go/ place/ answer/job/subject/sadness/hurry/way

N1. it’s your __________ – throw the dice. TURN

N2. We looked for a good __________ to put up our tent. LOCATION

N3. I asked his name but I didn’t hear the __________. REPLY

N4. Is it a long __________ to the beach ? DISTANCE

N5. My next __________ is to sweep the kitchen floor. TASK

N6. Her main feeling was __________ that it was over. SORROW

N7. In my __________ I forgot to close the door. HASTE

N8. Money was a __________ we never talked about. MATTER

: Answers

N1. go
N2. place
N3. answer
N4. way
N5. job
N6. sadness
N7. hurry
N8. subject