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Exercise 8-13
The left-hand column contains ten words. The right-hand column contain thirteen derivational
suffixes used to make nouns and having the general meanings of “state, condition, quality, or act
of.” By combining these suffixes with the words listed, make as many nouns as you can.
Nouns :
1. happiness
2. friendship
3. friendhood
4. girlhood
5. truancy
6. paganism
7. girliness
8. composure
9. composity
10. friendliness
11. shrinkage
12. discovery
13. shrinkment
14. supremacy
15. truth