Below is information about famous British writers.
Fill in the table with the missing words using the suffixes below. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Then fill in the gaps in the text with words that fit in the same numbered gap in the correct form.
Jerome K. Jerome (1859—1927) was a wellknown (O) humorist, playwright and a short story writer. His best (O) humorous Men in a Boat made him (1) famous
George Bernard Shaw (1856—1950) was a (2) remarkable playwright. His most famous plays are Pygmalion, Too True to Be Good. In 1925, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
William Somerset Maugham (1874—1965) is an outstanding (3) novelist and one of the most successful (4) dramatist and short story writers. His first really (5) successful novel was Of Human Bondage. Maugham wrote (6) powerful short stories, where he gave realistic (7) description of the life of his contemporaries. The language of his short stories is considered to be very (7) descriptive and (8) invention
Anthony Horowitz (born 1955) is a (9) contemporary British writer. He is the (10) creator of two very popular book series for children and young adults: Alex Rider and The Gatekeepers Anthony Horowitz is very (10) creative and (11) imagination. He develops fabulous plots. His books are thrilling, exciting and (12) suspenseful.