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WORD FORMATION
In a sentence or text you have to change the form of a word, e.g. from a noun to an adjective, or from a verb to a noun. For example:
The _____ was very nervous. (sing) You change the verb (sing) into the person noun (singer).
TIPS:
Look at the word you have to change. Which words do you know that are in the same word family?
The beginning of the word is often the same and the end of the word changes.
What form is the new word? A verb? A noun? An adjective? An adverb?
Nouns often end: -ment, -ion, -ness, -ity.
People nouns often end: -er, -or, -ist, -ian.
Adjectives often end: -able, -ible, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing.
Some verbs end: -ise, -ate, -en.
Adverbs often end: -ly.
Is the new word negative? If so, you may need a prefix, e.g. un- (unhappy), im- (impolite), in- (inexperienced), dis- (dishonest), etc.
If you don’t know the new word, guess. You may be right!
Check your answers carefully when you finish.
ADJECTIVES
-al if ending with an “e” drop it ex. Nature Natural
-y if ending with an “e” drop it ex. Ice Icy
-ful if ending with a “y” replace with an “i” ex. Beauty Beautiful
-ous/ious if ending with a “y” drop it ex. Mystery Mysterious
-ic if ending with a “y” drop it ex. Hystory Historic
ADVERBS
If the adjective ends in -y, replace the it with i and add -ly
ex. easy easily
If the adjective ends in -able, -ible, or -le, replace the -e with -y
ex. probable probably terrible terribly gentle gently
If the adjective ends in -ic, add -ally. Exception: public -> publicly
ex. basic basicallyFile Allegato
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