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Suffixes

Suffixes. Upper Intermediate Course The Warehouse Madrid. The differences in a sentence. I ______ to go to the store (preference). It’s his ______ if he decides to quite his job (decide). I can’t _____ her either way. She’s so bullheaded (convincingly).

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Suffixes

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  1. Suffixes Upper Intermediate Course The Warehouse Madrid

  2. The differences in a sentence • I ______ to go to the store (preference). • It’s his ______ if he decides to quite his job (decide). • I can’t _____ her either way. She’s so bullheaded (convincingly). • I think she’s shown great ______ since she first came to us (improving). • I think she’s ______ since she had plastic surgery (recognize).

  3. Verbs are made with… • -ate, -en, -ise • Origin becomes originate • Weak becomes weaken • Recognition becomes recognize.

  4. Nouns are made with… • -ence, -ion, -ity, -ism, -ility, -ness, -ment • Prefer becomes preference. • Decide becomes decision. • Responsible becomes responsibility. • Weak becomes weakness. • Improved becomes improvement.

  5. Adjectives are made with… • -able, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing, -ible • Preference becomes preferable. • Decision becomes decisive. • Originality becomes original. • Realism becomes realistic. • Conviction becomes convinced. • Conviction also becomes convincing. • Responsibility becomes responsible.

  6. Adverbs are made with… • -ly or –ally • Prefer becomes preferably. • Decide becomes decisively. • Originate becomes originally. • Convince becomes convincingly.

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