Name: ______________________________

VOCABULARY - SUFFIXES
TASK 1
Use the word given in capitals at the end of some lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
Adaptations in nature
We share our planet with other ______________– animals. And these animals have all INHABIT
had to develop new patterns of existence and ______________in order to survive. BEHAVE
One adaptation that has ______________changed the lives of some animals is flight. DRAMA
It helps creatures escape a ______________of dangers and means they can move fast and VARY
travel over long distances, both of which aid ______________. Linked with this is the SURVIVE
adaptation of migration, meaning birds can ______________their ability to survive by moving STRONG
to another country to find food and/or good weather. ______________ to do this would mean FAIL
certain death. Other animals have the ability to make changes that are _____________ ENVIRONMENT
important. They can change their appearance so as to be ______________that their CONFIDE
predators can’t easily see them, by becoming the same colour as their surroundings.
These are a few of the ______________adaptations animals have made. FASCINATE

TASK 2
Change 5 of the words below by using one suffix. Then use those 5 transformed words in a short paragraph
about any topic you want to write about. Write around 60/80 words.
ACCURATE – CONFIDE - VARY - DISTANCE - ESSENCE – HIGH - VISUAL - DEAD

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