Suffixes

Findthe wordsin sentences 1-7 below Workin groups.Addoneexamplefor eachsuffx in tables

that needa suffix.Addthe suffix(you 1-4 belowusingthe wordsin the boxes.
mayneedto omitsomelettersfromthe 1 Forming abstractnouns
originaIword).
Humans usemoreondmorelandto plant tend sad global retire
cropsand extendcities.Thissignso
greotthreatto the habitatof a numberof
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speeies.Answer:signifies
-cy redundancy,
accura
cy,_
1 Elephants arehunted fortheirivory
tusks.Thishighlyprofitbusiness is -ation/-isation nationatisation,
compilation,
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ittegal. -ment enioyment,harassment,
-
Thereareonlyabout4oogoritlas left -nes5 kindness,
emptiness,
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in centraIAfrica.
Thedestroy of their
foresthabitathasledto thissituation. nouns- typesof people
z Forming
Jaguarsarehuntedillegatfor theirfur,
whichis usedforcoats,handbags and motivatepsychologydoor enter
snoes.
Thedisappear of dinosaurs is a
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greatmystery. Some peopLe believe
it happened because of a dramatic -etl-atl-ol baker,burglar,aviator,
_
cLimatechange. -ant/-ent assistant,
opponent,
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Giant pandas aredepend onthe -ist biologist,pianist,_
greenery in theirhabitat. Asthisgets
-man/-woman/spokesman,
businesswoman,
eroded,theystruggleto survive. -person chairperson,
_
Weneedto emphasis responsible
careoftheenvironment in orderto 3 Forming
verbs
preserve naturalresources.
Intheshortterm,peoplehuntanimals broad satire tolerance test
fortheirbeautiful fur.lt is onlyafter
- whentheseanimals become extinct SUFFIX EXAMPTES
- thatwe regretit.
motivate,captivate,_
, Whattype of wordsdid you createby -ise/-ize characterise,
idealise,
_
usingthe suffixes?
Findtwo nouns,two 'ifv simptify,
ctarifo,
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adiectives,
two adverbsandtwoverbs.
-en lighten,
enliven,
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adjectives

Breakit up! phenomenonhope Potand permanence

Whenyoucomeacrossverylong
wordsthatyoudon'tunderstand, try SUFFIX EXAMPLES
breaking themup.Lookfor prefixesand
-at/-ical manual,practical,
_
suffixesthat canhelpyouto guessthe
meaning.Example: non-refundable. -ant/-ent/-ient tolerant,urgent,_
Whatdoesnolr-mean?Whattypeof -fut tearful,respectful,
_
wordusuallyendsin -oble?Whatis a -ish selfish,
chitdish,
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refund?Wheremightyou seethe word
non-refundable?
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