Word Formation
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By verónica quevedo revenga
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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!!!!
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Y (nouns)adjective noun
difficult difficultyhonest honestymodest modesty
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ce (nouns)adjective noun
confident confidenceimportant importancepatient patience
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NESS (nouns)adjective noun
kind kindnesssad sadnesslazy laziness
happy happiness
fond fondness
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ity (nouns)adjective noun
popular popularityactive activitytourist touristy
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-ous (adj)noun adjective
danger dangerousadventure unadventurousfame famous
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-able (adj)noun adjective
comfort uncomfortableknowledge knowledgeablefashion fashionable
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-al (adj)noun adjective
nature unnaturaltradition traditionalmusic musical
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-y (adj)noun adjective
health healthywealthy
wealth
noise noisy
anger angry
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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
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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
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Questions????