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Word Formation

This document provides examples of forming adjectives from nouns using suffixes. It lists suffixes like -ive, -ous, -able, and -al and has students identify the suffixes in words and identify root words. It then has students form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs. For example, the adjective "survival" is formed from the noun "survive" with the suffix "-al".

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Word Formation

This document provides examples of forming adjectives from nouns using suffixes. It lists suffixes like -ive, -ous, -able, and -al and has students identify the suffixes in words and identify root words. It then has students form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs. For example, the adjective "survival" is formed from the noun "survive" with the suffix "-al".

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B.

Find the ADJECTIVES of the words


below in the word search.
Identify the suffixes and write them
down. Follow the example.
ACT
CHILD
DANGER
MAGNET
REPUBLIC

A. Link the words with a SUFFIX to make


NOUNS. Make any necessary changes and
follow the example.

1) transform

a) ance

2) weak

b) ship

3) teach

c) al

4) infect

d) ation

5) decide

e) ity

6) argue

f) cy

7) assist

g) sion

8) secure

h) ness

9) refuse

i) ance

10) occur

j) ment

11) resist

k) age

12) friend

l) er

13) true

m) ence

14) marry

n) ion

15) urgent

o) th

assistance

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S
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D
L
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C
X
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R
D
T
R
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Q
A
G
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E
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N
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CHINA
DIFFER
NATURE
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COLOUR
FRIEND
RAIN
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SUFFIXES TO FORM ADJECTIVES


IVE

C. Identify the ROOT WORDS and SUFFIXES like in the example.

Canadian (adjective) = Canada (noun) + ian

1. SURVIVAL

2. TERRIBLE

3. GLORIOUS

4. MARRIED

5. DEATH

6. USAGE

7. HISTORIAN

8. EQUALITY

9. RARELY

10. HONESTY

11. EDUCATION

12. COMBINATION

1) transform

a) ance

2) weak

b) ship

3) teach

c) al

4) infect

d) ation

5) decide

e) ity

6) argue

f) cy

7) assist

g) sion

8) secure

h) ness

9) refuse

i) ance

10) occur

j) ment

11) resist

k) age

12) friend

l) er

13) true

m) ence

14) marry

n) ion

15) urgent

o) th

assistance

1
2

friendship

refusal

transformation

security

1
5

urgency

decision

weakness

11

resistance

argument

1
4

marriage

teacher

1
0

occurrence

infection

1
3

truth

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SUFFIXES TO FORM ADJECTIVES


ive

ous

able

al

an

ese

ful

less

ish

ly

ed

ing

ic

ent

1. SURVIVAL

SURVIVAL (noun) = survive (verb) + al

2.

TERRIBLE (adjective) = terror (noun) + ible

3. GLORIOUS

GLORIOUS (adj.) = glory (noun) + ous

4. MARRIED

MARRIED (adj) = marry (verb) + ed

5. DEATH

DEATH (noun) = dead (adj) + th

6. USAGE

USAGE (noun) = use (verb/noun) + age

7.

HISTORY (noun) = history (noun) + ian

8. EQUALITY

EQUALITY (noun) = equal (adj.) + ity

9. RARELY

RARELY (adv.) = rare (adj) + ly

10.

HONESTY (noun) = honest (adj) + y

11. EDUCATION

EDUCATION (noun) = educate (verb) + ion

12. COMBINATION

COMBINATION (noun) = combine (verb) + ation

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