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B.

Find the ADJECTIVES of the


words below in the word search.
Identify the suffixes and write them
down. Follow the example.

ACT BORE CARE


A. Link the words with a SUFFIX to make CHILD CHINA COLOUR
NOUNS. Make any necessary changes and DANGER DIFFER FRIEND
follow the example. MAGNET NATURE RAIN
REPUBLIC RESPECT SURPRISE

1) transform a) –ance 7 assistance


H D A S W N A J E Y E P Y V S
2) weak b) –ship S Q A E S C A K Z L N L R U S
I A Z N T E S T B B D I R A H
3) teach c) –al D G L I G F L A U N R P A Z O
L F V X X E T E E R R C G R Y
4) infect d) –ation
I E L O R C R I R I A O Q S T
5) decide e) –ity H J F N E E R O S A W L M O S
C N A P M F N E U M C O C B X
6) argue f) –cy X W S S U V D K K S G U H G C
O E M A G N E T I C E R I I J
7) assist g) –sion R Q S Z E F G U Q N L F N Z T
8) secure h) –ness D R E P U B L I C A N U E X Y
T N E R E F F I D K Y L S H N
9) refuse i) –ance R I W C I G N I R O B N E A N
O N F N A X B G D A V C N L Y
10) occur j) –ment

11) resist k) –age


SUFFIXES TO FORM ADJECTIVES
12) friend l) –er
IVE
13) true m) –ence

14) marry n) –ion

15) urgent o) –th

C. Identify the ROOT WORDS and SUFFIXES like in the example. Canadian (adjective) = Canada (noun) + ian

1. SURVIVAL 2. TERRIBLE

3. GLORIOUS 4. MARRIED

5. DEATH 6. USAGE

7. HISTORIAN 8. EQUALITY

9. RARELY 10. HONESTY

11. EDUCATION 12. COMBINATION


7 assistance
1) transform a) –ance H D + S + N A + + Y E + Y + S
12
friendship S + A + S C A + + L N L + U +
2) weak b) –ship I + + N T E + T B + D I R + +
9
refusal D + + I G + L A U N + P A + +
3) teach c) –al
L + V + + E T E E R R C + R +
1 I E + + + C R I R I A O + + +
4) infect d) –ation transformation
H + + + E + R O S A + L + + +
8
5) decide e) –ity security C + + P + F + E U + C O C + +
+ + S + + + D + + S + U H + +
15
6) argue f) –cy urgency + E M A G N E T I C + R I + +
5
R + + + + + + + + + + F N + +
7) assist g) –sion decision + R E P U B L I C A N U E + +
2 T N E R E F F I D + + L S + +
8) secure h) –ness weakness + + + + + G N I R O B + E + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
9) refuse i) –ance
11 resistance

10) occur j) –ment


6 argument

11) resist k) –age


14 marriage SUFFIXES TO FORM ADJECTIVES
12) friend l) –er
3 teacher
ive ous able al an
13) true m) –ence
10 occurrence
ese ful less ish ly
14) marry n) –ion
4 infection

15) urgent o) –th


13
truth y ed ing ic ent

1. SURVIVAL SURVIVAL (noun) = survive (verb) + al 2. TERRIBLE TERRIBLE (adjective) = terror (noun) + ible

3. GLORIOUS GLORIOUS (adj.) = glory (noun) + ous 4. MARRIED MARRIED (adj) = marry (verb) + ed

5. DEATH DEATH (noun) = dead (adj) + th 6. USAGE USAGE (noun) = use (verb/noun) + age

7. HISTORIAN HISTORY (noun) = history (noun) + ian 8. EQUALITY EQUALITY (noun) = equal (adj.) + ity

9. RARELY RARELY (adv.) = rare (adj) + ly 10. HONESTY HONESTY (noun) = honest (adj) + y

EDUCATION (noun) = educate (verb) + ion COMBINATION (noun) = combine (verb) + ation
11. EDUCATION 12. COMBINATION

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