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Verbal Nouns: Formation and Usage 1
Learn to form and use verbal nouns (отглагольные существительные)
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Browse Verbs practiceQuestion 1
___ этой книги заняло два часа.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'читать'.
Options
- Читать
- Чтение
- Читка
- Прочитание
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Чтение
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Чтение' is the standard verbal noun meaning 'reading'.
Grammar rule
Many verbal nouns are formed by adding -ние/-тие to the verb stem.
Question 2
___ дома продолжается уже месяц.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'строить'.
Options
- Строение
- Строительство
- Стройка
- Постройка
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Строительство
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Строительство' is the formal verbal noun for construction.
Grammar rule
Verbal nouns with -тельство express ongoing professional or formal activities.
Question 3
___ урока началось вовремя.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'проводить'.
Options
- Проводка
- Проведение
- Проводы
- Провождение
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Проведение
Correct feedback
Great! 'Проведение' is the verbal noun meaning 'conducting/holding'.
Grammar rule
Verbal nouns ending in -ение express the process of the action.
Question 4
___ фильма состоится завтра.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'показывать'.
Options
- Показание
- Показ
- Показка
- Показывание
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Показ
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Показ' is the short verbal noun for 'showing/screening'.
Grammar rule
Some verbal nouns have short forms without suffixes for specific contexts.
Question 5
___ задач требует времени.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'решать'.
Options
- Решка
- Решение
- Решимость
- Решательство
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Решение
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Решение' means both 'solving' and 'solution'.
Grammar rule
Many verbal nouns can express both the process and the result of an action.
Question 6
___ документов заняло целый день.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'переводить'.
Options
- Переведение
- Перевод
- Переводка
- Переводничество
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Перевод
Correct feedback
Great! 'Перевод' is the standard noun for 'translation'.
Grammar rule
Some verbal nouns have both process and result meanings.
Question 7
___ концерта прошло успешно.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'организовывать'.
Options
- Организовка
- Организация
- Организовывание
- Организаторство
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Организация
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Организация' means both 'organizing' and 'organization'.
Grammar rule
Verbal nouns ending in -ация/-яция often come from foreign verb roots.
Question 8
___ текста помогает пониманию.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'анализировать'.
Options
- Анализирование
- Анализ
- Анализация
- Анализировка
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Анализ
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Анализ' is the short form for 'analysis'.
Grammar rule
Foreign verb roots often form short verbal nouns without Russian suffixes.
Question 9
___ нового метода дало хорошие результаты.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'применять'.
Options
- Применка
- Применение
- Применимость
- Примененность
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Применение
Correct feedback
Great! 'Применение' means 'application/use' of something.
Grammar rule
Verbal nouns with -ение express the process of performing the action.
Question 10
___ спектакля состоится в семь вечера.
English context
Choose the correct verbal noun from 'начинать'.
Options
- Начинание
- Начало
- Начатие
- Начинка
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Начало
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Начало' is the standard noun for 'beginning/start'.
Grammar rule
Some verbal nouns indicate the point or moment when an action occurs.