Word formation
1.Look at these noun and adjective suffixes:
nouns: -ance, -ation, -ion, -ition, -ment, -ness
adjectives: -al, -ful, -tific, -ly, -ous, -y
Complete the charts.
Adjective Noun Noun Verb
friendly friend invitation ………...
……….. music achievement ………….
……….. science …………. compete
happy …… discussion …………..
………… greed ………….. organize
……… danger …………. appear
wonderful ………. exploration …………….

2. Complete the sentences with the words from ex.1.
1 My family is very …………. My brother play in a band and my mother is a concert pianist.
2 I’m having a birthday party this weekend and I’d like to …………. you.
3 My favourite …………… of the natural world is the Niagara Falls.
4 One of the most important ………….. achievements is the discovery of the penicillin.
5 Rock climbing is a ……….. sport.
6 When we had a ………… about the film, we realized that nobody had enjoyed it.
7 Our dog wants to eat all the time - I don’t know why he’s so …………..!
8 The Red Cross is a medical ………..
9 Yasmina entered a ………… in a magazine and won a holiday for two.
10 I’ve never been to Madrid before. Let’s go out and ………...

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