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    Transforming Parts of Speech

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    This document provides examples of common English suffixes and their meanings, and exercises applying suffixes to convert words into different parts of speech, specifically nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The suffixes discussed include -ment, -ance, -al, -ence, -or, -er, -ant, -ee, -ness, -ity, -ty, -ize, -ify, -en, -ate, -ful, -less, -ish, -ary, -ive, -y, and -able.

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    This document provides examples of common English suffixes and their meanings, and exercises applying suffixes to convert words into different parts of speech, specifically nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The suffixes discussed include -ment, -ance, -al, -ence, -or, -er, -ant, -ee, -ness, -ity, -ty, -ize, -ify, -en, -ate, -ful, -less, -ish, -ary, -ive, -y, and -able.

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    This document provides examples of common English suffixes and their meanings, and exercises applying suffixes to convert words into different parts of speech, specifically nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The suffixes discussed include -ment, -ance, -al, -ence, -or, -er, -ant, -ee, -ness, -ity, -ty, -ize, -ify, -en, -ate, -ful, -less, -ish, -ary, -ive, -y, and -able.

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    Transforming Parts of Speech

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    This document provides examples of common English suffixes and their meanings, and exercises applying suffixes to convert words into different parts of speech, specifically nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The suffixes discussed include -ment, -ance, -al, -ence, -or, -er, -ant, -ee, -ness, -ity, -ty, -ize, -ify, -en, -ate, -ful, -less, -ish, -ary, -ive, -y, and -able.

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    -ion commune + ion = communion -ment agree + ment = agreement -ance disturb + ance = disturbance -al refuse + al = refusal

    -ence prefer + ence = preference

    -or act + or = actor -er hunt + er = hunter -ant inform + ant = informant -ee train + ee = trainee -ness good + ness = goodness

    -ity diverse + ity = diversity -ty safe + ty = safety

    -ize central + ize = centralize -ify pure + ify = purify -en hard + en = harden -ate active + ate = activate

    -ful care + ful = careful -less care + less = careless -ish blue + ish = bluish -ary second + ary = secondary

    -ive product + ive = productive -y worth + y = worthy -able avail + able = available

    Use the correct suffix to convert each word to the part of speech indicated below: A. NOUNS 1. calculate 2. free 3. deduct 4. spiritual 5. active B.VERBS 6. function 7. crystal 8. awake 9. just 10. different C. ADJECTIVES 11. child 12. face 13. break 14. rely 15. sense

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