1. Primary Longman Elect
6A Chapter 2
Suffixes

2. Suffixes
We can form adjectives describing people by adding suffixes to words.
The meaning of the adjectives is related to the base word.
-ing
-ing
care
+ ing 
caring

3. Suffixes
We can form adjectives describing people by adding suffixes to words.
The meaning of the adjectives is related to the base word.
-ing
-ing
caring — describes someone who takes care of people well

4. Suffixes
We can form adjectives describing people by adding suffixes to words.
The meaning of the adjectives is related to the base word.
-ive
-ing
create
+ ive 
creative

5. Suffixes
We can form adjectives describing people by adding suffixes to words.
The meaning of the adjectives is related to the base word.
-ive
-ing
creative — describes someone who can create things

6. Suffixes
Most words ending with –ive and some words ending with –ing are adjectives.
-ing
-ive
good-looking
caring
creative
attentive
hard-working
active
imaginative
outgoing
understanding

7. Suffixes Some adjectives are not formed by adding suffixes to words.
brave
calm
fit
strong
patient

8. Practice Fill in the blanks with the correct –ing or –ive adjectives.
hard-working
1 A person who works hard is ___________ .
2 A person who attends to people well is ___________ .
3 A person who can imagine things is ____________ .
4 A person who understands people’s problems well is ____________ .
5 A person who is good at creating things is ___________ .
attentive
imaginative
understanding
creative

9. The End