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Suffixes
-ish

(i) -ish sometimes means 'with the qualities ot' e.g. boyish.
Put each ot the tollowing words in its correct place in the sentences below.
childish girlish amateurish piggish monkish
(a) He lives in one smali room and he hasn't many needs. He leads an almost
___ life.
(b) He is usually a very fine aetor, but last night he was terrible, really o
(c) He's nearly eighteen but he still has very attitudes and interests.
(d) He behaved very badly at lunch. He really has manners.
(e) She still wears rather young, fashions.

(ii) -ish often means 'rather', 'about', 'more or less' e.g. yellowish (more or
less yellow), eightish (about eight), slowish (rather slow). This use ot -ish is
colloquial, so is not often used in written English.
Put each ot the tollowing words in its correct place in the passage below,
in which a man who has witnessed a crime describes to a police officer what
he sawo
smallish sevenish tallish
twentyish
fairish darkish
greenish
Well, it happened very quiekly, offieer. I was just leaving my offiee. It was fairly late,
perhaps (a) and I eouldn't see very well beeause it was already getting
(b) o A man eame out of the bank. He had (c) hair. His age, well, he
was (d) or maybe twenty-five. I couldn't guess his height, but he was
(e) o He had a suitease and he got into a car, not a very big one, (f) _
in faet. The eolour? I think it was (g) oSorry I ean't be more exaet.
2 -ful -less
-ful means 'having', 'with' e.g. careful, colourful
-less means 'without', 'Iacking' e.g. careless, windowless
Put each ot the tollowing words in its correct place in the sentences below.
thoughtful harmful successful friendless
thoughtless harmless beautiful waterless

(a) The Sahara Desert is a vast area whieh runs from east to west across
Afriea.
(b) Smoking is to your health.
(c) This present is just what I want and need. How of YOU.
(d) I hope you are in your exams.
(e) Don't be afraid of the dog. He's _
(f) It was very of you to play the radio 50 loud 50 late at night.
(g) She's very o Three artists have painted hero
(h) I was alone and in a strange city.

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