HUMAN RESOURCES
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Answers<br />
Nouns 1 (page 1)<br />
1. peak 2. session 3. facilities 4. retirement 5. assessment 6. mismanagement 7. experience 8. objective 9. mediation<br />
10. potential 11. predecessor 12. supervision 13. ceiling 14. stipulation 15. interview 16. budget 17. forecast<br />
18. motivation<br />
peak, experience, interview, budget and forecast can also be verbs<br />
answer key<br />
Nouns 2 (page 2)<br />
The words in the box are:<br />
course dissatisfaction escalation expertise feedback friction misconduct performance placement quality range<br />
ratification retainer technique temp weighting<br />
The answers are:<br />
1. quality 2. ratification (from the verb to ratify) 3. temp (this can also be a verb: to temp) 4. performance 5. range (this can also<br />
be a verb: to range) 6. expertise 7. dissatisfaction 8. misconduct 9. friction 10. course 11. placement 12. retainer<br />
13. weighting 14. feedback 15. escalation (from the verb to escalate)<br />
Verbs 1 (page 3)<br />
1. recruit 2. empower 3. consult 4. object 5. negotiate 6. supervise 7. institute / instigate 8. delegate 9. evaluate<br />
10. review<br />
delegate and review can also be nouns<br />
The word in the shaded vertical strip is reconsider.<br />
Verbs 2 (page 4)<br />
1. process 2. sponsor 3. research 4. headhunt 5. transfer 6. recommend 7. discipline 8. exploit 9. target 10. tender<br />
11. reward 12. disregard 13. direct 14. terminate 15. encourage<br />
process, sponsor, research, transfer, discipline, target, tender and reward are also nouns.<br />
Verbs 3 (pages 5 + 6)<br />
1. violated (we can also say broken or abused) 2. minimise 3. appointed (we can also say employed, hired or taken on)<br />
4. validate 5. accusing 6. justifying 7. collaborating 8. claimed 9. fund (this can also be a noun) 10. assume<br />
11. questioning 12. observe 13. erode 14. qualified 15. invited<br />
Adjectives 1 (page 7)<br />
1. formal 2. unfilled 3. self confident 4. professional 5. disciplinary 6. stressful 7. groundless 8. optional 9. slack<br />
10. constructive 11. autonomous 12. unanimous 13. successful 14. enterprising 15. salaried 16. continuous<br />
17. consultative 18. staggered<br />
Adjectives 2 (page 8)<br />
1. impartial 2. capable 3. steady 4. irregular 5. discriminatory 6. eligible 7. casual 8. aggrieved 9. able-bodied<br />
10. punctual 11. minimal 12. affiliated 13. voluntary 14. generous 15. acting<br />
Wordbuilding 1: Adjectives (page 9)<br />
1. continual 2. continuous 3. constructive 4. creative / competitive 5. quantifiable 6. comparative 7. boring / repetitive<br />
8. decisive 9. dependable 10. satisfactory 11. preferential 12. admirable 13. apologetic 14. doubtful 15. hopeful<br />
16. careful 17. careless 18. agreeable 19. active 20. obligatory 21. occupational 22. consultative 23. attractive<br />
24. suitable 25. reliable<br />
Wordbuilding 2: Nouns 1 (pages 10 +11)<br />
1. compensation 2. motivation 3. classifications 4. argument 5. replacement 6. signature 7. agreement 8. promotion<br />
9. application 10. authorisation 11. appointment 12. successor 13. qualification(s) 14. permission 15. attendance<br />
16. satisfaction 17. failure 18. negotiation 19. acceptance 20. intervention 21. dismissal 22. consumer 23. contention<br />
24. insurance 25. improvement 26. enticement<br />
Wordbuilding 3: Nouns 2 (page 12)<br />
1. responsibility 2. confidence 3. ✓ 4. incompetence 5. flexibility 6. exemption 7. disability 8. ✓ 9. difference<br />
10. convenience 11. sympathy 12. accuracy 13. capabilities 14. intelligence 15. ✓<br />
© Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. For reference see Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management (ISBN 0 7475 6623 2)<br />
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