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2 Word Building Basic

The handout provides information on word building using common suffixes to form nouns and adjectives. It includes a chart for learners to complete with examples of nouns formed from verb roots using suffixes like "-ation" and "-ment", and adjectives formed from nouns using suffixes like "-ous" and "-al". The handout also contains sentences for learners to fill in using the new words, covering topics around language improvement, life ambitions, making plans, comparisons, advice, personalities, organizations, explanations, hobbies, local specialties, invitations, and industries.

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2 Word Building Basic

The handout provides information on word building using common suffixes to form nouns and adjectives. It includes a chart for learners to complete with examples of nouns formed from verb roots using suffixes like "-ation" and "-ment", and adjectives formed from nouns using suffixes like "-ous" and "-al". The handout also contains sentences for learners to fill in using the new words, covering topics around language improvement, life ambitions, making plans, comparisons, advice, personalities, organizations, explanations, hobbies, local specialties, invitations, and industries.

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Handout 2: Word building – basic

Task 1. Look at these common noun and adjectives suffixes. They are used to form
different parts of speech.

Nouns -ation –ion –ness –ity –ence –sion -ment


Adjectives -ous –y –tific –ly –ful –less -ial

Complete the chart below and mark the stress. There are some spelling changes.

Noun Verb Noun Adjective


communi 'cation co 'mmunicate 'science
dis 'cuss friend
'govern 'happy
invi 'tation 'different
de 'velop 'danger
ex 'plain use
edu 'cation help
de 'cide 'special
en 'joy care
'organize noise
im 'provement 'industry
em 'ploy am 'bition

Task 2. Complete the sentences with one of the words from Task 1.

1. My English ________________ a lot after I lived in London for a month.


2. I have two ________________ in life. I want to be rich, and I want to be famous.
3. ‘I’m going to work hard from now on.’ ‘That’s a very good ________________ .’
4. There are many ________________ between my two children. They aren’t similar at
all.
5. Thank you for your advice. It was very ________________ .
6. I like Italian people. They’re very kind and ________________ .
7. The United Nations is an international ________________.
8. I asked the teacher for help, but unfortunately, I didn’t understand his
________________ .
9. Motor racing is a very ________________ sport.
10. Fish soup is a ________________ of this area. You must try it.
11. I’m having a party on Saturday, and I’d like to ________________ you.

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12. This is the ________________ part of my town. There are lots of factories and
businesses.

Task 3. We can make adjectives and verbs negative by using these prefixes.

Adjectives un- im- in- il-


Verbs un- dis-

Complete the sentences using a word from the box and a prefix.

pack, possible, agree, tidy, fair, like, appear, employed, legal, polite

1. Don’t go into my bedroom. It’s really ________________ .


2. I can’t do maths. For me, it’s an ________________ subject.
3. I don’t ________________ fish. I just prefer meat.
4. It’s very ________________ to ask someone how much they earn.
5. When we arrived at the hotel, we ________________ our suitcases.
6. I was ________________ for two years. Then I got a job in an office.
7. ‘I think learning languages is stupid’. ‘I ________________ . I think it’s a good idea’.
8. The thief stole my bag, ran into the crowd and ________________ . I never saw him
again.
9. Cannabis is an ________________ drug in many countries.
10. You gave her more money than me! That’s ________________ .

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