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Dr. Joaquim de Carvalho, Figueira da Foz English grammar worksheet
401470 Figueira da Foz WORD FORMATION-SUFFIXES
Noun suffixes
suffix examples of nouns
-age baggage, village, postage
-al arrival, burial, deferral
-ance/-ence reliance, defence, insistence
-dom boredom, freedom, kingdom
-ee employee, payee, trainee
-er/-or driver, writer, director
-hood brotherhood, childhood, neighbourhood
-ism capitalism, Marxism, socialism (philosophies)
-ist capitalist, Marxist, socialist (followers of philosophies)
-ity/-ty brutality, equality, cruelty
-ment amazement, disappointment, parliament
-ness happiness, kindness, usefulness
-ry entry, ministry, robbery
-ship friendship, membership, workmanship
-sion/-tion/-xion expression, population, complexion
Adjective suffixes
suffix examples of adjectives
-able/-ible drinkable, portable, flexible
-al brutal, formal, postal
-en broken, golden, wooden
-ese Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese
-ful forgetful, helpful, useful
-i Iraqi, Pakistani, Yemeni
-ic classic, Islamic, poetic
-ish British, childish, Spanish
-ive active, passive, productive
-ian Canadian, Malaysian, Peruvian
-less homeless, hopeless, useless
-ly daily, monthly, yearly
-ous cautious, famous, nervous
-y cloudy, rainy, windy
Verb suffixes
suffix examples of verbs
-ate complicate, dominate, irritate
-en harden, soften, shorten
-ify beautify, clarify, identify
-ise/-ize economise, realise, industrialize (-ise is most common in British English; -ize is most common in
American English)
A- For each question, fill the space in the sentence using the base word given in bold at the end. The required
word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb.
1. Many people often make a _________________ between London and New York (compare)
2. This book ________________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades ago. (origin)
3. There are power stations across Europe that use the _________________ rise and fall of the ocean tides. (day)
4. If you weren't so ________________ of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you. (critic)
5. Don't you find it ___________________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy? (intrigue)
6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more _________________night's sleep. (rest)
7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ________________ of the world wide web. ( invent)
8. On the final day, we visited the _________________ Victoria Falls and then flew home. (majesty)
9. Large spiders, __________________ from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside. (origin)
10. Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual ___________________, but many people do it. (active)
11. Professor Watkins wasn't only an ____________________ to me, but to thousands of others lucky enough to
have met him. (inspire)
12. For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and __________________ young man. (eloquence)
13. The new year _________________ in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from melons.
(celebrate)
14. The _______________________ of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s. (popular)
15. This musician's work is very ______________________ and difficult to understand. Many people say it's just
noise. (concept)
16. Tom _______________ told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious with him. (initial)
17. Though expensive, the _________________ tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny. (guide)
18. _____________, local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental issues.
(increase)
19. The Lavet Institute fights against ___________________ in movies and literature. (censor)
20. David Baron's latest crime thriller ends with an ____________ final chapter that keeps you guessing. (intrigue)
21. The true _____________________ of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate. (origin)
22. The two families fell out after Mr Dawson said Caroline wouldn't be a _______________ wife for his son. (suit)
23. It is the bride's father who has ______________________ paid for a wedding. (tradition)
24. I had a __________________ night's sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a noise. (rest)
