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Word Formation
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- ANT / ENT person / instrument / agent Ex. attend– attendant
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
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- IST person who practices
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
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Ex. advertise – advertiser
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
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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
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We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes:
Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - TION OR –SION Ex. inform – information decide – decision describe – description
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We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes:
Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - MENT Ex. assign – assignment enjoy – enjoyment appoint- appointment
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We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes:
Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - MENT Ex. assign – assignment enjoy – enjoyment appoint- appointment
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We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes:
Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - ANCE OR –ENCE Ex. appear – appearance resist – resistance
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We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes:
Word Formation We can form other nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes: - ANCE OR –ENCE Ex. appear – appearance resist – resistance
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Complete the following sentences with the correct noun and suffix.
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.
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