2. 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

4. Y (nouns) adjectivenoun difficultdifficulty honest honesty modestmodesty

5. ce (nouns) adjectivenoun confidentconfidence important importance patientpatience

6. NESS (nouns) adjectivenoun kindkindness sad sadness lazylaziness happyhappiness fond fondness

7. ity (nouns) adjectivenoun popularpopularity active activity minorminority

9. -ous (adj) nounadjective dangerdangerous adventure unadventurous famefamous

10. -able (adj) nounadjective comfortuncomfortable knowledge knowledgeable fashionfashionable

11. -al (adj) nounadjective natureunnatural tradition traditional musicmusical

12. -y (adj) nounadjective healthhealthy wealthy wealth noise noisy angerangry

13. 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

14. 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

15. Questions???? Exercises: WB p 9 and SB p 13