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    Vocabulary Prefixes - Exercises

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    This document provides instructions and examples for completing a table with parts of speech including: - Forming nouns from adjectives and verbs by adding suffixes such as "-ness", "-ity", "-ance", "-ion", etc. - Forming adjectives from nouns using suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ful", "-ible", "-ive", "-y". - Forming the opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes like "un-", "in-", "il-", "im-", "ir-", "dis-", "non-". - Pairing verbs with suffixes to form agents like "-er", "-or", "-ist", "-ent" and relate the verb

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    This document provides instructions and examples for completing a table with parts of speech including: - Forming nouns from adjectives and verbs by adding suffixes such as "-ness", "-ity", "-ance", "-ion", etc. - Forming adjectives from nouns using suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ful", "-ible", "-ive", "-y". - Forming the opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes like "un-", "in-", "il-", "im-", "ir-", "dis-", "non-". - Pairing verbs with suffixes to form agents like "-er", "-or", "-ist", "-ent" and relate the verb

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    This document provides instructions and examples for completing a table with parts of speech including: - Forming nouns from adjectives and verbs by adding suffixes such as "-ness", "-ity", "-ance", "-ion", etc. - Forming adjectives from nouns using suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ful", "-ible", "-ive", "-y". - Forming the opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes like "un-", "in-", "il-", "im-", "ir-", "dis-", "non-". - Pairing verbs with suffixes to form agents like "-er", "-or", "-ist", "-ent" and relate the verb

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    This document provides instructions and examples for completing a table with parts of speech including: - Forming nouns from adjectives and verbs by adding suffixes such as "-ness", "-ity", "-ance", "-ion", etc. - Forming adjectives from nouns using suffixes like "-able", "-al", "-ful", "-ible", "-ive", "-y". - Forming the opposites of adjectives using negative prefixes like "un-", "in-", "il-", "im-", "ir-", "dis-", "non-". - Pairing verbs with suffixes to form agents like "-er", "-or", "-ist", "-ent" and relate the verb

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    Alicia Torres

    Make nouns from the adjectives below and put them in the correct column
    aware curious organised frequent ill complex guided
    dark secure mad relevant ignorant urgent

    -ness -ity -ance -ion -cy -ism

    Form nouns from the verbs below and put them in the correct column.
    discuss amuse create survive explain
    develop refuse destroy improve revive
    retire dismiss civilise arrange vary
    perform embarrass disappear

    -al -ance -ation -ion -ment

    Write adjectives from the words in the box and put them in the correct column
    effect pain profit sand logic access
    product education eat recognise globe predict
    dust thirst region hair divide origin
    fun irritate compete

    -able -al -ful -ible -ive -y

    Use a negative prefix to form the opposite of the words in the box and put them in the
    correct column.
    formal certain logical perfect real visible
    kind personal loyal regular comfort mature
    conscious relevant advantage stop dependent fair
    security lucky literate employed honest patient
    order violent resident

    Un- In- Il- Im- Ir- Dis- Non-


    Alicia Torres

    Complete the table. Use a dictionary to check your spelling.


    noun or verb + suffix = person
    rob -er robber
    murder
    office
    attack
    call
    direct -or director
    act
    investigate
    art -ist artist
    terror
    science
    preside -ent president
    study
    account -ant accountant
    assist
    employ -ee employee
    refer

    Write the nouns from these verbs


    1. inhabit 7. post
    2. laugh 8. sign
    3. see 9. succeed
    4. deliver 10. fly
    5. mean 11. behave
    6. choose 12. marry

    Write the nouns for these adjectives


    1 young 4 poor 7 wise
    2 high 5 free 8 brave
    3 angry 6 safe 9 optimistic

    Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
    1. The bank clerk was awarded a medal for her _________________ shown during
    the bank raid. BRAVE
    2. I don’t like your hair cut to this ________________. LONG
    3. I admire Maggie because of her __________________. She always tells the plain
    truth. HONEST
    4. We ran out of water because of the intense ________________. HOT
    5. The were awarded a medal for their _______________ during the war.
    COURAGEOUS
    6. For your own ____________________, wear a face mask. SAFE
    7. Health and ___________________ are things we sometimes don’t value. FREE
    8. Are you afraid of _______________? HIGH
    9. You really must control your _________________. ANGRY
    10. Despite her ___________________, she’s very experienced. YOUNG
    11. _________________ is one of the worst problems in the world. POOR
    12. _________________ can only be achieved through age and experience. WISE

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