1 Suffixes
Aim:
• to give students practice in word build i ng, focusing
on suffixes
Exam l i nk
Paper 3 (Use of English), Part 3
Time
30 minutes
Preparation
Make copies of Worksheet 1 for one hal f of the class a nd
copies of Worksheet 2 for the other half.
Procedure
1 Divide the class i nto two halves. Distribute Worksheet 1 to
one half of the class and Worksheet 2 to the other half.
2 Ask students o work individually to complete the word
diagrams in the first half of the Worksheet by inserting the
words in the box in the correct place. Ask them to check
this in pairs.
3 Students now work individually to try to complete
sentences 1 to 7 with the correct form of the words in
capitals. Emphasise that the answers to this exercise are
not on the word diagrams they have just completed.
4 After they have completed sentences 1 to 7, each student
swaps h is/her Worksheet with a student in the other half
of the class. Using the word diagrams on that Worksheet,
they check their answers to the sentences.
5 Finally, go through the answers to both sets of sentences
as a whole-class activity.
Options and alternatives
If students find this type of exercise difficult, you may choose
to have the whole class working on the same sentences. In
this case, students should work first on the word diagrams
and then do the corresponding sentences, i.e. from the other
Worksheet. You may also choose to do just one set of
diagrams and sentences a nd save the others for another
lesson .
ANSWERS
Worksheet 1
I magine: imagination (noun), imagi native
(adjective), i maginatively (adverb),
un imaginative (negative adjective)
Disappoint: d isappoi ntment (noun),
d isappointi ng/ed (adjective)
Popular: popu larity (nou n), popularise (verb),
u npopu lar (negative adjective)
Explain: explanation (noun), explanatory (adjective)
I nnovate: innovation (noun), i nnovative (adjective)
Suspect: suspicion (nou n), suspicious (adjective),
suspiciously (adverb)
Com merce: commercial (adjective), commercia l ise
(verb), commercial ised (adjective)
1 variety 2 insistence 3 obediently 4 clarify
5 validate 6 advisable 7 l i kelihood
Worksheet 2
Obey: obedient (adj ective), obediently (adverb),
obed ience (nou n), disobey (negative verb}
Clear: clarity (noun), clarify (verb)
Likely: u n likely (negative adjective), l ikel ihood
(noun), u n l i kelihood (negative noun)
Vary: variety (nou n), various (adjective)
Advise: advice (noun), advisable (adjective)
Valid: valid ity (noun), validate (verb), inva l idate
(negative verb)
Insist: insistence (noun), insistent (adjective)
1 d isappointment 2 i nnovative 3 popularise
4 commerci a l ised 5 suspiciously 6 unimaginative
7 explanatory
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Worksheet 1

(noun) (adJective)

(noun) (adjective)
Disappoint

Imagi ne

(noun) (verb)
(negative adjective)

Popular

(negative adjective)

(adjective)
(nou n)
(noun)
(adjective)
Explain
Innovate

(noun)
(adjective) (verb)

Suspect

(adjective)
(adjective)

1 The station plays a wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of music, both 5 Although the research finds some exceptions, it does not
popular and classical . VARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the conclusion that down loading m us ic
2 The song was written at the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the record from the Net decreases overa l l sales. VALID
com pany, who wanted to a ppeal to a wider market. 6 It is . . . . .. . . . . . . . to buy tick ets for the concert wel l i n
INSIST advance. ADVICE
3 After the piano lesson, he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . practised the new 7 There is evidence to show that the use of personal stereos
exercises for half an hour. OBEY i ncreases the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of deafness i n l a ter l ife.
4 If a band com poses a song together, they need to LIKELY
.. who owns the copyright before launching it.
CLEAR
Worksheet 2

(noun)
(adjective) (adverb)

Clear
Obey

(negative verb) (negative adjective) (noun)

(noun)

Likely

(adjective)
(negative noun)

Vary (noun)

(noun)
� ------
(noun) (adjective)

Valid
Insist

(negative verb) (adjective)

1 We recommend that you book for the concert early to 5 This new composition sounds . . . . . . . . . like a
avoid . DISAPPOINT rework ing of one of their earlier pieces. SUSPECT
2 This is certainly one of the most . . . . . . . . ... prod uctions 6 The new song was criticised for its banal lyrics and
I have ever seen_ INNOVATE . . . . . . harmon ies. IMAGINE
3 Great musicians have hel ped to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . certa in 7 The book gives a clear account of the development of
pieces of classical music POPU LAR early m usic and has some good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . notes.
4 M usic became very . . . . . . in the later twen tieth EXPLAIN
cent u ry and p u n k rock was partly a reaction to this
' COM M ERCE
 Worksheet 1
(noun) (adJective)

(noun) (adjective)
Disappoint

Imagi ne

(noun) (verb)
(negative adjective)

Popular

(negative adjective)

(adjective)
(nou n)
(noun)
(adjective)
Explain
Innovate

(noun)
(adjective) (verb)

Suspect

(adjective)
(adjective)

disappointment popularise i magination innovation imaginative

suspicion disappoi nting/ed popularity u n imaginative suspicious
commercial suspiciously commercialise innovative explanatory
u n popular commercial ised explanation imaginatively

· ---- -- -----�---------------------------------- --------------------------------·---------------------------------- ----------------- --------------------·

1 The station plays a wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of music, both 5 Although the research finds some exceptions, it does not
popular and classical . VARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the conclusion that down loading m us ic
2 The song was written at the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the record from the Net decreases overa l l sales. VALID
com pany, who wanted to a ppeal to a wider market. 6 It is . . . . .. . . . . . . . to buy tick ets for the concert wel l i n
INSIST advance. ADVICE
3 After the piano lesson, he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . practised the new 7 There is evidence to show that the use of personal stereos
exercises for half an hour. OBEY i ncreases the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of deafness i n l a ter l ife.
4 If a band com poses a song together, they need to LIKELY
.. who owns the copyright before launching it.
CLEAR
 Worksheet 2

(noun)
(adjective) (adverb)

Clear
Obey

(negative verb) (negative adjective) (noun)

(noun)

Likely

(adjective)
(negative noun)

Vary (noun)

(noun)
� ------
(noun) (adjective)

Valid
Insist

(negative verb) (adjective)

clarity advice obedience likelihood insistent clarify disobey

insistence various validity obediently validate obedient
unlikelihood advisable i nvalidate unlikely variety

.. -- -- .......... · � ............... --. . . -----------. ---. - - ---------- ----- --- -- -- --- ---- --- -- ----- -- - -- --- - -- - -- - --- --- -- - -- - - . . . . -. . -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----- --
1 We recommend that you book for the concert early to 5 This new composition sounds . . . . . . . . . like a
avoid . DISAPPOINT rework ing of one of their earlier pieces. SUSPECT
2 This is certainly one of the most . . . . . . . . ... prod uctions 6 The new song was criticised for its banal lyrics and
I have ever seen_ INNOVATE . . . . . . harmon ies. IMAGINE
3 Great musicians have hel ped to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . certa in 7 The book gives a clear account of the development of
pieces of classical music POPU LAR early m usic and has some good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . notes.
4 M usic became very . . . . . . in the later twen tieth EXPLAIN
cent u ry and p u n k rock was partly a reaction to this
' COM M ERCE