Some of the nouns from this unit have similar adjective forms, and some of the adjectives have similar nouns. Look at the list below. Use each pair of words in a sentence in the correct place.
Nouns
Adjectives
forgiveness
forgiving
nation
national
patriot
patriotic
intention
intended
neighbor
neighboring
safety
safe
You don’t have to have ___________ flags all over your house to prove that you are a ___________.
In order to make sure everyone is ___________ at work, we are going to have a special class on work ___________.
It was not my ___________ to scare you; the clown in your apartment was ___________ to make you laugh, but I can understand why you were scared.
The people that live in the ___________ houses are some of the best ___________ I’ve ever had.
If a day is called a ___________ holiday, that means most people take the day off all over the ___________.
My sister is not very ___________; I said I was sorry for crashing her bike, but she still hasn’t given me ___________ for it.
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