Compact Advanced Training Part 1: 5.4.- Reading and use of English part 3: Technology in sport

Supposing you had the opportunity to be trained in any sport for free, which one would you choose? Why?

Introductory Listening Practice of Word Formation with Suffixes

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Introductory Practice to Word Formation with Suffixes

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Word Formation through Suffixes

What is a Suffix?

You find suffixes at the end of the root word, A suffix forms from a letter or group of letters. When you apply a suffix to the root word a new word emerges.

1. Suffixes that form nouns

Suffix	Meaning	Example (base → noun)	Base Word Type
-tion / -sion	Action or process	create → creation, decide → decision	Verb
-ment	Result or process	develop → development	Verb
-ance / -ence	State, quality	perform → performance, exist → existence	Verb
-er / -or	Person or thing doing an action	teach → teacher, act → actor, garden= gardener	Verb / Noun
-ness	State or quality	happy → happiness	Adjective
-ity / -ty	State or quality	equal → equality, certain → certainty	Adjective
-ist	Person with a job or belief	art → artist	Noun / Verb
-ian	Relating to a person or area	music → musician	Noun
-ship	State, condition, or skill	friend → friendship	Noun
-hood	State or condition	child → childhood	Noun

2. Suffixes that form adjectives

Suffix	Meaning	Example (base → adjective)	Base Word Type
-able / -ible	Capable of being	read → readable, access → accessible	Verb
-al	Related to	nature → natural	Noun
-ic	Related to	poet → poetic	Noun
-ive	Having a tendency or quality	create → creative	Verb
-ous / -eous / -ious	Full of, having qualities of	danger → dangerous	Noun
-less	Without	hope → hopeless	Noun
-ful	Full of	beauty → beautiful	Noun
-y	Characterized by	fun → funny	Noun
-ish	Having qualities of	child → childish	Noun

3. Suffixes that form verbs

Suffix	Meaning	Example (base → verb)	Base Word Type
-ize / -ise	To make or become	modern → modernize, critic → criticise	Noun / Adjective
-ate	To make or become	active → activate	Noun / Adjective
-en	To make or become	strength → strengthen, soft => soften	Noun / Adjective
-ify / -fy	To make or become	simple → simplify	Adjective / Noun

4. Suffixes that form adverbs

Suffix	Meaning	Example (base → adverb)	Base Word Type
-ly	In the manner of	quick → quickly	Adjective
-ward / -wards	Direction	up → upward, back → backwards	Noun / Adjective
-wise	In relation to, in the manner of	clock → clockwise	Noun