word formation
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By verónica quevedo revenga
What is it?We can make nouns, adjectives, adverbs and
verbs by adding: prefixes and suffixes Indecisive “in” is a negative preffixStrenghten “en” is a verb suffix, so it
transforms the noun “strength” into a verb
It is useful to study new words!!!!
Y (nouns)adjective noun
difficult difficultyhonest honestymodest modesty
ce (nouns)adjective noun
confident confidenceimportant importancepatient patience
NESS (nouns)adjective noun
kind kindnesssad sadnesslazy laziness
happy happiness
fond fondness
ity (nouns)adjective noun
popular popularityactive activitytourist touristy
-ous (adj)noun adjective
danger dangerousadventure unadventurousfame famous
-able (adj)noun adjective
comfort uncomfortableknowledge knowledgeablefashion fashionable
-al (adj)noun adjective
nature unnaturaltradition traditionalmusic musical
-y (adj)noun adjective
health healthywealthy
wealth
noise noisy
anger angry
The room was so ADJ_____________________that we left (NOISE) noisy
He is, by far, the most ADJ__________________man I know… a risk-taker (ADVENTURE)adventurous
She is, however, quite ADJ_________________and cautious (ADVENTURE)unadventurous
If you want to overcome N___________________you should take up a hobby (LAZY)laziness
NOW ON YOUR OWN…Who wrote the ___________________of being
Earnest? IMPORTANTimportance
I was amazed by the __________________of the people there (KIND)kindness
_______________________people are always well-informed (KNOW)knowledgeable
Questions????
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