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Common Suffixes and What they Indicate – Matching Game

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Talk a Lot Elementary English Banana.com 15.2

Cut out the cards and ask your students to match each suffix with the type of word change that it makes Students could also give one or more example of words changing with each suffix, e.g -able = verb to adjective (examples:

“believe” to “believable”, or “love” to “lovable”, and so on – see next page) You or your students could make more cards, with different suffixes and word changes, using the Activity Cards blank template on p.12.29

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

-ed VERB (INFINITIVE)

TO VERB (PAST PARTICIPLE)

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

NOUN



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More examples

1 verb to adjective

-able predict Î predictable allow Î allowable

-ible permit Î permissible digest Î digestible

-ive create Î creative extend Î extensive

2 verb (infinitive) to verb (past participle)

-ed walk Î walked listen Î listened

3 verb to noun

-ant consult Î consultant participate Î participant

-ence interfere Î interference exist Î existence

-er paint Î painter read Î reader

-ment enjoy Î enjoyment arrange Î arrangement

-or act Î actor conduct Î conductor

-sion admit Î admission decide Î decision

-tion alter Î alteration inform Î information

4 noun to adjective

-ese official Î officialese Portugal Î Portuguese

-ful grace Î graceful tear Î tearful

-ish child Î childish book Î bookish

-less hope Î hopeless end Î endless

-oid fact Î factoid rhombus Î rhomboid

-ous poison Î poisonous envy Î envious

5 noun to verb

-ify solid Î solidify identity Î identify

-ise liquid Î liquidise symbol Î symbolise

6 adjective to noun

-ness happy Î happiness tidy Î tidiness