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ACTIVE SKILLS FOR READING BOOK 2 - UNIT 8

Can you guess the noun form for each of the verbs in the following table?  Make your guess and then click on the word to see if you guessed correctly. Then listen to the verb and noun forms.
injureinjury
amaze
amazement
treat
treatment
endure
endurance
survive
survival/survivor
lose
loss
recover
recovery
train
training/trainer
exhaust
exhaustion
determine
determination
diagnose
diagnosis
inject
injection
achieve
achievement
demonstrate
demonstration


Use the words in the order in which they occur. Decide if you need a verb or a noun and use the correct form of the noun (singular or plural) and the correct tense of the verb.

1.  injure.....train

Peter was plagued by constant when he played football because he never hard enough to stay in good physical condition.

2. endure...amaze
The mental and physical of most Olympic athletes most spectators.

3. survive...lose

An airplane carrying a university basketball team crashed into the Sieras. There were no .  Their was emotionally devastating to their classmates.

4. treat...train...recover

Dan overtrained for the Boston Marathon. He is now being for damage done to his body while in . Doctors expect a full soon.

5. exhaust...determine...diagnose

Sarah is suffering from , and her doctor hasn't the cause.  He hopes to give her a soon.

6. inject....demonstrate...achieve

Some athletes have steroids to enhance  perform better   their performance.  However, as history has , their Olympic are tarnished  nullified; loss of recognition for something  
 forever as they have been stripped of their medals.    



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