Suffixes of Nouns - 47318 [PDF]

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1. Remember these suffixes! 2. Form nouns using 1. elect ………………… 2. state ………....... .. 3. equal …………….... 4. invent …………….. 5. act ………………….. 6. appear ……………. 7. dark ……………….. 8. collect ……………. 9. wait ……………….. 10. examine ………… 11. kind ………………. 12. direct ………….. .. 13. develop ………… 14. invite …………….. 15. active …………….. 16. report ………..... 3. Underline the correct word: 1. Paul didn’t 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. Bill’s father is a management/manager at this enterprise. 8. I got your invitement/invitation yesterday. 9. This is my description/ descripment of the events.

the correct suffix: 17. perform ……………… 18. popular ………………. 19. read ……………………. 20. achieve ………………. 21. differ ………………….. 22. Ill ………………………… 23. flower ………………… 24. advise ………………… 25. exist …………………… 26. motor ………………... 27. similar ……………….. 28. human ………………. 29. present ……………… 30. manage …………….. 31. attend ………………. 32. weak …………………

4. Fill in the correct words with suffixes: 1. His _____ (popular) is enormous. 2. They discussed the _____ (develop) of science. 3. The ______ (teach) gave us the task to bring the frog. 4. Your _____ (explain) is wrong. 5. My brother is an _____ (art), he draws very well. 6. The _____ (study) were not ready for the lesson. 7. Have you read this ______ (advertise)? 8. This picture is my _____ (imagine) of the world. 9. I don’t like to sit in _____ (dark).

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 16. report –reporter 32. weak -weakness

3. Underline the correct word: 1. Paul didn’t 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. Bill’s 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 don’t like to sit in darkness.