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Understanding Suffixes and Their Usage

1. The document provides examples of suffixes to form nouns and identifies the correct suffix for a list of word roots. 2. It also includes sentences with words containing suffixes and the reader is asked to underline the correctly suffixed words or fill in the blanks with the right suffix form. 3. The key provides the answers to forming the nouns with suffixes, identifying the proper suffixed words in sentences, and completing the sentences with the correct suffixed words.

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Understanding Suffixes and Their Usage

1. The document provides examples of suffixes to form nouns and identifies the correct suffix for a list of word roots. 2. It also includes sentences with words containing suffixes and the reader is asked to underline the correctly suffixed words or fill in the blanks with the right suffix form. 3. The key provides the answers to forming the nouns with suffixes, identifying the proper suffixed words in sentences, and completing the sentences with the correct suffixed words.

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  • Suffixes of Nouns Activities
  • Suffixes Exercise Key

1. Remember these suffixes!

2. Form nouns using the correct suffix:


1. elect 17. perform

2. state .......
..
18.
popular .
3. equal ....
19. read
.
4. invent ..
20. achieve
.
5. act ..
21. differ
..
6. appear .
22. Ill

7. dark ..
23. flower

8. collect .
24. advise

9. wait ..
25. exist

10. examine
26. motor
3. Underline the correct word:
4.
Fill
in
the
correct
words
with
...
11. suffixes:
kind .
27. similar
1. Paul didnt want to show his
..
weakness/weakance.
1. His _____ (popular) is enormous.
12.
direct
28.
2. Waiter/waitness took our order.
2.
They ..
discussed the .._____
human .
3. Shop assister/assistant helped us 13. (develop)
science. 29. present
developof

to choose the suit.


3. The ______ (teach) gave us the

14. task
invite
4. We were at this presenty/
to ..
bring the frog.30. manage
..
presentation.
4. Your _____ (explain) is wrong.
15.
active
..
31. attend
5. We spoke about the safety/
5.
My brother
is an _____
(art), he
.
safeness on the roads.
very
well.
16. draws
report
.....
32. weak
6. Tom read that advertisty /
6.
The
_____
(study)
were not

advertisement yesterday.
ready for the lesson.
7. Bills father is a
7. Have you read this ______
management/manager at this
(advertise)?
enterprise.
8. This picture is my _____
8. I got your invitement/invitation
(imagine) of the world.
yesterday.
9. I dont like to sit in _____
9. This is my description/
(dark).
descripment of the events.

KEY:

2. Form nouns using the correct suffix:


1. elect election
17. perform -performance
2. state statement
18. popular -popularity
3. equal equality
19. read -reader
4. invent invention
20. achieve -achievement
5. act action
21. differ -difference
6. appear appearance
22. Ill -illness
7. dark darkness
23. flower-flowerist
8. collect collection
24. advise -advisor
9. wait waiter
25. exist -existence
10. examine examination
26. motor -motorist
11. kind kindness
27. similar -similarity
12. direct direction
28. human
humanity/humanist
13. develop development
29. present -presentation
14. invite invitation
30. manage
manager/management
15. active activity
31. attend
attendance/attendant
3. Underline the correct word:
1. Paul didnt want to show his
weakness/weakance.
2. Waiter/waitness took our order.
3. Shop assister/assistant helped us
to choose the suit.
4. We were at this presenty/
presentation.
5. We spoke about the safety/
safeness on the roads.
6. Tom read that advertisty /
advertisement yesterday.
7. Bills father is a
management/manager at this
enterprise.
8. I got your invitement/invitation
yesterday.
9. This is my description/
descripment of the events.

4. Fill in the correct words with


suffixes:
1. His popularity is enormous.
2. They discussed the development
of science.
3. The teacher gave us the task to
bring the frog.
4. Your explanation is wrong.
5. My brother is an artist, he draws
very well.
6. The students were not ready for
the lesson.
7. Have you read this
advertisement?
8. This picture is my imagination of
the world.
9. I dont like to sit in darkness.

1. Remember these suffixes! 2. Form nouns using the correct suffix: 1. elect ………………… 17. perform ……………… 2. state ……….......
KEY: 2. Form nouns using the correct suffix: 1. elect –election 17. perform -performance 2. state – statement 18. popular -

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