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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Exceptions to Rule 3

Examples:

true + ly = truly

argue + ment = argument

Some affixes are used to give opposites. What is the opposite of
'appear'

What is the opposite of
'efficient'

What is the opposite of
'usual'

What is the opposite of
'leading'
ex: The article was ________, and the newspaper has apologized.

1. disleading
2. unleading
3. misleading
4. nonleading

form the noun of the verb 'move'
He made a small ________with his head

form the verb of the noun 'rotation'
The Earth ________s on its axis once every 24 hours.

form the verb of the noun 'obsession'.
A lot of young girls are ________ed by their weight.

1. Only 27% of the paper we __________ is recycled.

2. ____________demand led to higher imports of manufactured goods.

3. People should stop using expensive cars with a high petrol _________.

consume 

Consumer 

consumption

form nouns from the adjectives:
important, absent, fresh, popular

form adjectives from the nouns :
wealth, harm, nutrition, care, nature

form verbs of the nouns: class, critic

There has been an attempt to __________ the tax system.

1. simple
2. simplify
3. simply
4. simplicity

Alcohol has a ________ effect on the body. (adjective from 'notice ')

I _______ around for the best deal. (2 options are correct)

1. shop
2. shopped
3. am shopping
4. am shoping

She is an absolute _________ (begin) and needs a lot of training.

He ________ the drawer of the desk.

1. opened
2. openned

Her hair was ________ (blow) in the breeze.

In two weeks’ time I’ll be ________ (relax) on a beach in Greece.

Profit Mohammad and his ________ (follow) lived in the Sixth century

I __________ (consider + ed) asking for my money back.

play: palyed / playing/ playful 

carry: carried/ carrier/ carrying 

exceptions: day+ly= daily / shy+ly = shyly / 

use + able

1. useable
2. usable

Rule 2: Suffix Begins with a Vowel

When the suffix begins with a vowel, drop the silent e in the root word.

Examples:

care + ing = caring

use + able = usable

amaze + ment

1. amazement
2. amazment

replace + able
courage + ous

Exceptions to Rule 2

When the word ends in ce or ge, keep the silent e if the suffix begins with a or o.

Examples:

replace + able = replaceable

courage + ous = courageous

Rule 3: Suffix Begins with a Consonant

When the suffix begins with a consonant, keep the silent e in the original word.

Examples:

care + ful = careful

care + less = careless

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speaking part 2

You have to talk about a topic for 2 minutes

you get one minute to make notes 

Rule 1: -ness and -ly

When adding the suffixes –ness and –ly to a word, the spelling of the word does not change.

Examples:

dark + ness = darkness

scholar + ly = scholarly

Exceptions to Rule 1

When the word ends in y, change the y to i before adding –ness and –ly.

Examples:

ready + ly = readily

happy + ness = happiness

Rule 4: Word Ends in a Consonant + y

When the word ends in a consonant plus y, change the y to i before any suffix not beginning with i.

Examples:

sunny + er = sunnier

hurry + ing = hurrying

Rule 5: Suffix Begins with a Vowel

When the suffix begins with a vowel, double the final consonant only if (1) the word has only one syllable or is accented on the last syllable and (2) the word ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant.

Examples:

tan + ing = tanning (one syllable word)

regret + ing = regretting (The accent is on the last syllable; the word ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant.)

cancel + ed = canceled (The accent is not on the last syllable.)

prefer + ed = preferred

write correctly the forms of the words with their suffixes.
refer + ed
refer + ence
mope + ing
approve + al
green + ness
benefit + ed
resubmit + ing
use + age
greedy + ly
excite + ment