ANGLIA: Word formation -suffixes

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Anglia: Word Formation

Suffixes

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What are prefixes?

What are suffixes?

Part 1

Word formation: basics.

Which words can you form from each of the following base words?

care

critic

child

break

occasion

force

deep

fragile

friend

repair

govern

Remember the answers?

Which of these suffixes did you use?

-ion             - able
-ment          -ly
-less            -ful
-ise              -en
-ally             -ity

-hood         -ship

Which of these suffixes are used to make...

verbs?

nouns?

adjectives?

adverbs?

-ion

-ment

-less

-ise

-hood

-ity

-ship

-en

-able

-ful

-ally

-ly

What else?

Do you know any other suffixes which are used to create other word categories?

Verbs?

Nouns?

Adjectives?

Adverbs?

Part 2

Spelling!

Drag the word to the correct box: correct or incorrect?

Which words are spelled correctly, and whiche ones are spelled incorrectly?

Correct!

Incorrect...

occurance

happenning

developement

statement

referrence

opening

realy

factually

beautifuly

truthfull

disappointed

disatisfied

iregularity

reliable

undenyable

useable

basicaly

arguement

Part 3

Actual word formation!

Use the word given to form a word that fits the gap.

Many people often make a ________
between London and New York.
(compare)

This book ___________
as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades ago. (origin)

There are power stations across Europe that use the
________ rise and fall of the ocean tides.
(day)

If you weren't so ________
of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
(critic)

Don't you find it _______
how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy? (intrigue)

Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more
__________ night's sleep. (rest)

Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the
_________ of the world wide web.
(invent)

On the final day, we visited the __________
Victoria Falls and then flew home.
(majesty)