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BEKFDUJWF OPVO BEKFDUJWF OPVO BEKFDUJWF OPVO

suffi x adjective noun notes suffi x adjective/ verb notes
-ance, signifi cant signifi cance added to adjectives noun
-ence convenient convenience ending in -ant or -ent -ify clear clarify used to form verbs
-ness ready readiness added to adjectives meaning ‘to cause to
to form nouns which become or to increase’
refer to a quality or a -ise, general generalise / added to form verbs
condition -ize generalize meaning ‘to cause to
-ity diverse diversity notice that -able become’
liable liability becomes -ability
WFSC BEKFDUJWF
OPVO BEKFDUJWF
suffi x verb adjective notes
suffi x noun adjective notes -ed bias biased
-y fi lth fi lthy added to nouns -ing grip gripping
to form adjectives -able, sustain sustainable added to verbs to
meaning ‘like the -ible neglect negligible form adjectives which
stated thing’ mean ‘able to receive
-ful fruit fruitful having the stated the action’ or ‘worth
quality to a high receiving the action’
degree, or causing it -ent persist persistent
-ous number numerous -ive exclude exclusive added to verbs to form
-less speech speechless used to add the adjectives meaning
meaning ‘without’ ‘showing the ability to
used to add the
-al nutrition nutritional www.english0905.com perform the activity’
meaning ‘connected
with’ BEKFDUJWF BEWFSC
-ic idealist idealistic used to form Adverbs are almost always formed by adding -ly to the
-ish snob snobbish adjectives which say adjective. However, if the adjective ends in -ic, change it to
what a person, thing an adverb by adding -ally. (Exception: public publicly)
or action is like
suffi x adjective adverb
OPVO OPVO -ly / -ally immense immensely
heroic heroically
suffi x noun noun notes
-ism material materialism used to form nouns
which describe social,
political or religious
beliefs, studies or ways
of behaving
-ist violin violinist used to form nouns
therapy therapist which describe people
with a particular
expertise, set of beliefs
or way of behaving
-ship sponsor sponsorship having the rank,
position, skill or
relationship of the
stated type

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