Verb to noun I
imagine
imagination
"Are you hungry?" mum asked me.
Mum asked me if I was hungry.
I didn't spend ...... money today.
I didn't spend much money today.
Be quick. We have very .... time.
Be quick. We have very little time.
distract
distraction
inspire
inspiration
"Do you know the answer?" she asked me.
She asked me if I knew the answer.
...... students did part-time jobs last summer.
A lot of students did part-time jobs last summer.
There was .... traffic, the town was quiet at night.
There was little traffic, the town was quiet at night.
construct
construction
prevent
prevention
Sam asked Rachel what she was doing.
We haven't had ..... snow this winter.
We haven't had much snow this winter.
Sam wanted to ask Ed .... questions.
Sam wanted to ask Ed a few questions.
intend
intention
express
expression
"Can you fix my bike?" Sam asked grandad.
Sam asked grandad if he could fix his bike.
Did they ask you .... questions?
Did they ask you many questions?
I've only taken .... good photos with my new camera.
I've only taken a few good photos with my new camera.
achieve
achievement
destroy
destruction
Mum asked the girls: "Who washed up yesterday?"
Mum asked the girls who had washed up the day before.
He's got .... stuff he isn't using.
He's got a lot of stuff he isn't using.
If I had .... more free time, I'd take up painting.
If I had a little more free time, I'd take up painting.
approve
approval