What is it? We can make nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs by adding prefixes and suffixes. Indecisive “in” is a negative preffix Strenghten “en” is a verb suffix, so it transforms the noun “strength” into a verb
Y (nouns) adjectivenoun difficultdifficulty honest honesty modestmodesty
ce (nouns) adjectivenoun confidentconfidence important importance patientpatience
NESS (nouns) adjectivenoun kindkindness sad sadness lazylaziness happyhappiness fond fondness
ity (nouns) adjectivenoun popularpopularity active activity minorminority
-ous (adj) nounadjective dangerdangerous adventure unadventurous famefamous
-able (adj) nounadjective comfortuncomfortable knowledge knowledgeable fashionfashionable
-al (adj) nounadjective natureunnatural tradition traditional musicmusical
-y (adj) nounadjective healthhealthy wealthy wealth noise noisy angerangry
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? IMPORTANT importance I was amazed by the __________________of the people there (KIND) kindness _______________________people are always well- informed (KNOW) knowledgeable
Questions???? Exercises: WB p 9 and SB p 13