Word Families

1. Sort the following words into the appropriate groups. Verbs reject eat Nouns rejection Adjectives pretty careful hungry Adverb quickly carefully 2. Word family table Complete the table below with the missing words. You may have to use your dictionary. Verb Noun Adjective Adverb create creation/ creator/ creativity creative creatively criticize critic/ criticism critical -------------------- destroy destruction destructive -------------------- disappoint disappointment disappointed/ disappointing -------------------- impress impression impressive impressively -------------------- medicine/ medic medical medically organize organization organized -------------------- originate origin original originally protect protection protective -------------------- survive survivor/ survival -------------------- -------------------- 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold. Use the word families chart above to help you. 1. My sister is so critical. She criticizes everything I do.2. A wedding planner will organize everything for your wedding. He or she has to be very organized.3. Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. Its creation has changed the way people communicate.4. I was really impressedwhen we went to the art museum. We saw a lot of impressive paintings by Israeli artists.5. She was amedic in the army but she didn't want to study medicine. She is taking a course to be a medical clown. 4. Complete each sentence with a word from the word families chart above. Make any necessary changes. 1. The earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings.2. My friends enjoyed the movie, but I was disappointed - it wasn't as good as everyone said it was.3. The police had to protect the person who could identify the criminal.4. The firefighters rescued three survivors from the burning building.5. Did pizza really originated in Italy?