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3
2
Here are some words relating to investigation. Write a number 1-4 beside each word to show which
stage(s) of an investigation they relate to.
findings
to present
to report
to investigate
data
significant
evidence
conclusion
analysis
procedure
to collect
to identify
3
Which words collocate? Draw lines from the words in A to their collocations in B.
NB Sometimes a word in A collocates with more than one word in B.
4
Put the collocations in the correct place on the timeline of an investigation, as in the example.
Start of investigation
End of investigation
e.g. to present findings
5
In English, words are often built by adding a suffix – a group of letters at the end of a word. Underline
the suffixes in these words. What verbs do the words come from?
investigation
conclusion
analysis
presentation
procedure
confuse, prepare, imagine, instruct, decide, connect, calculate, administer, participate, fail, base
6
As you can see, the suffixes
-tion
,
-sion
,
-is
and
-ure
are sometimes used to make nouns in English.
Make these verbs into nouns using the suffixes.
A
B
1
to present
2
to carry out
3
to do
4
to conduct
5
to collect
6
to draw
7
to analyse
8
significant
9
to report
10
to identify
A
research
B
analysis
C
data
D
an investigation
E
a conclusion
F
evidence
G
a problem
H
findings
Lexical exercises to practise essential vocabulary
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