2.

SUFFIXES can be used to form a verb,

and an adverb. EXAMPLES *dark (adjective) + ness = darkness (noun)

a noun, an adjective

*strength (noun) + en = strengthen (verb) *probable (adjective) + (l)y = probably (adverb) *glory (noun) + ous = glorious (adjective)

Task: Link the verbs with their correct suffix to form NOUNS and write them down. Follow the example and be careful with the spelling.
a) IMAGINE b) WEAK c) TEACH d) INFECT e) DECIDE f) ARGUE g) ASSIST h) SECURE i) REFUSE j) OCCUR k) RESIST 1. -ance 2. -ity 3. -ation 4. -sion 5. -ence 6. -er 7. -al 8. -ance 9. -ment 10. - ion 11. -ness g ASSISTANCE

Common suffixes
Name: __________________
Match the suffixes on the left to th e explanation or function on the right _____ -able (unable) 1) adverb making _____ -er , -or ( teacher, doctor) 2) verb making _____ -ful (useful) 3) can or able to do something _____ -ment, - ness, - ion (movement, togetherness, information) 4) see or range _____ -ively

(actively) 5) noun or name of something _____ -ive (active) 6) job, doer _____ -ate (communicate) 7) sound or audio _____ -phone (telephone) 8) adjective or description word building _____ -scope (telescope) 9) full of There are two columns containing a set of words. Write the number of word from column 2 in the boxes given after the words of column 1 and are a suitable suffix for a word of column 2 Column1 Judge Good Sleep Hope Girl Pack Wool Pack Honor Police Column 2 1 - Et 2 - ful 3 - Ness 4 - Less 5 - En 6 - Man 7 - ment 8 - Age 9 - Able 10 - Ish Correct Answer Correct Word

Column1 Move Kind Match Care

Column 2 1 - Age 2 - Man 3 - Ish 4 - Et

Correct Answer

Correct Word

Boy Marry Wood Rock Move Crafts Column1 Place Sick Match Play Red Break Gold Rack Manage States Column1 Manage White Fear Fruit Self Leak Straight Mark Love Gentle Column1 Engage

5 - ment 6 - En 7 - Able 8 - ful 9 - Less 10 - Ness Column 2 1 - ful 2 - En 3 - Able 4 - Less 5 - Ish 6 - Man 7 - Age 8 - Et 9 - Ness 10 - ment Column 2 1 - Able 2 - Less 3 - ful 4 - Age 5 - Man 6 - ment 7 - En 8 - Ness 9 - Ish 10 - Et Column 2 1 - Et Correct Answer Correct Word Correct Answer Correct Word Correct Answer Correct Word

Dark Shame Joy Child Band Sweet Hatch Face Post Column1 Establish Hard Hope Shame Flour Drain Maid Jack Charity Chair Column1 Develop Hard Sense Cheer Brown Man Fright Lock Cure

2 - En 3 - Man 4 - ful 5 - ment 6 - Able 7 - Ish 8 - Ness 9 - Age 10 - Less Column 2 1 - ment 2 - En 3 - Less 4 - Ness 5 - Et 6 - Man 7 - Able 8 - ful 9 - Age 10 - Ish Column 2 1 - Less 2 - ful 3 - Age 4 - Able 5 - Ish 6 - Et 7 - Man 8 - Ness 9 - ment Correct Answer Correct Word Correct Answer Correct Word

Sales

10 - En

Column1 Attach Sweet Age Boast Black Host Fast Buck Cure Ice Column1 State Bold Home Fear Yellow Post Beat Bull Pay Column1 Punish Sad Taste Hand Style Foot

Column 2 1 - Able 2 - ful 3 - En 4 - Et 5 - ment 6 - Ish 7 - Less 8 - Man 9 - Ness 10 - Age Column 2 1 - Ish 2 - Et 3 - ful 4 - Age 5 - En 6 - Ness 7 - Able 8 - ment 9 - Less Column 2 1 - ful 2 - Able 3 - En 4 - Age 5 - ment 6 - Ish

Correct Answer

Correct Word

Correct Answer

Correct Word

Correct Answer

Correct Word

Weak Value Column1 Improve Lonely Count Mouth Waste Strength Avail Column1 Treat Calm Grace Lever Chick Count Column1 Excite Kit Comfort Column1 Appoint Sick Match Play Red Break

7 - Less 8 - Ness Column 2 1 - Ness 2 - Able 3 - ment 4 - Age 5 - ful 6 - Less 7 - En Column 2 1 - ful 2 - Ness 3 - En 4 - Able 5 - ment 6 - Age Column 2 1 - Able 2 - En 3 - ment Column 2 1 - ful 2 - Ness 3 - sh 4 - ment 5 - Age 6 - less Correct Answer Correct Word Correct Answer Correct Word Correct Answer Correct Word Correct Answer Correct Word