Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Mrs. Loi A. Word Formation

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form personal nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - ANT / ENT person / instrument / agent Ex. attend– attendant  assist – assistant reside – resident correspond – correspondent

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form personal nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - IST  person who practices  Ex. tour – tourist type – typist science – scientist

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form personal nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - ER  person who does Ex. advertise – advertiser believe – believer build – builder

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form personal nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - OR  person who does Ex. act – actor collect – collector dictate – dictator

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - TION OR –SION Ex. inform – information decide – decision describe – description

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - MENT Ex. assign – assignment enjoy – enjoyment appoint- appointment

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - MENT Ex. assign – assignment enjoy – enjoyment appoint- appointment

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - ANCE OR –ENCE  Ex. appear – appearance resist – resistance

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - ANCE OR –ENCE  Ex. appear – appearance resist – resistance

Economics and Business Management Unit 7 Word Formation Complete the following sentences with the correct noun and suffix. The Professor of Economics assigned us two new tasks. He gave us two new _______________________ . He’s very good at typing. As a matter of fact, he’s a _________________. They love collecting old cans. They are ______________________. It is not important how people appear. We shouldn’t judge people by their _____________________________. She doesn’t reside in India anymore. She’ s _______________ in Italy now.