词缀练习_英语_高中教育_教育专区.doc

一. The suffixes –ment, -ation, -tion, -sion and –ion are added to verbs to form nouns.
Manage---management
Inform---information
Produce---production
Decide---decision
Educate---education
Give the noun form of the following verbs.
1. commit
2. attract
3. appoint
4. impress
5. civilize
6. compose
7. confuse
8. congratulate
9. consider
10. explain
11. acquire
12. depress
二、. The suffix –able can be added to verbs to form adjective meaning able to be –ved, worthy of being ved or that ought to be ved. Add –able to the following verbs to form adjectives.
Desire---desirable
Favor---favorable
Consider---considerable
Accept---acceptable
Drink---drinkable
Advise---advisable
Remark---remarkable
Prefer---preferable
1. It is _______ always to wear a seat belt when you are driving.
2. To do the job of the sale representative, it is ___________ that you know something about the products as well as about the market.
3. The bank will lend you money on very ___________ terms as long as they are convinced that you will be able to return the money in good time.
4. The government has recently announced its new policy on envrionment protection, but a ____________ number of people object that the government has acted too slowly.
5. Finland is a country in Northern Europe and is for its large number of lakes.
6. Conventionally, a dark suit is __________ to a lighte-colored one for official occasions.
7. The quality of water has very much imporved in this region and now the water coming directly from a tap is perfectly ____________.
8. After a one-week talk they have finally reached an agreement on this issue __________ to both sides.
3. The suffix –er or –or can be added to a verb to form a noun which refers to the person who performs the action of the verb. Sometimes a noun formed in this way refers to an object instead of a person. For example:
Singer
Teacher
Cooker
Silencer
Now form nouns by adding-er or –or to the verbs below and then define them in English.
1. observe
2. ski
3. visit
4. learn
5. report
6. drink
四、The suffix –ous can be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning “having much”, “ful of” or “causing”. For example:
Mountain---mountainous: having a lot of mountains
Joy-joyous: full of joy
The suffix –al can also be added to nouns to form adjective with the meaning “related to ” or “of ”. for example:
Culture-cultural: of or related to culture
Tradition---traditional: of or related to tradition
Now form adjectives by adding –ous or –al to the nouns given below. Make changes in spelling where necessary. Then complete the following sentences with the adjectives which have been thus formed.
Tropic
Globle
Danger
Center
Environment
Occasion
Music
Nature
1. They are planning a trip to __________ countries such as Singapore and Indonesia.
2. The young girl playing the violin on the stage comes from a __________ family; her father writes songs for films and her mother is a well-known pianist.
3. Sometimes people get drunk and fight in the streets, but these happenings are only _______ here.
4. If we do not take a measure to reduce pollution, the _______ effect of this new factory would be a disaster.
5. All the nations in the world should join hands to fight against AIDS; on a ________ level, the disease may well become the leading cause of child death.
6. The river is very deep. It is ____________ for a child to swim in.
7. The country is rich in _________ resources, which include forest, coal and oil.
8. Because the cost of living is too high in downtown areas, the company is moving from its __________ place to a new offices at the edge of the city.

5. The suffixes –al, -ing, and –age can be added to verbs to form nouns. Study the examples below.
Refuse---refusal
Build---building
Waste---wastage
Give the corresponding nouns for the words given below. Change the spelling where necessary.
1. shop
2. feel
3. store
4. cook
5. end
6. begin
7. gather
8. remove
9. arrive
10. pass
11. write
12. marry
The suffix –hood –ship and –dom can be added to nouns or occasionally to adjective to form abstract nouns. Study the examples below.
Child---childhood
False---falsehood
Friend---friendship
Hard---hardship
King---kingdom
Free---freedom
Give the noun from of the following words by adding suffix to them. Make changes in spelling where necessary.
1. relation
2. citizen
3. leader
4. member
5. boy
6. lively
7. brother
8. author
9. adult
10. neighbor
11. wise
12. owner
The suffix –ness can be added to adjectives to form nouns with the meaning of “the quality” or “conditions of being” For example
Great---greatness
Cold---coldness
Add –ness to the adjectives given below. Make changes in spelling where necessary. Then complete the followiing sentences with some of the nouns thus formed.
Weak
Kind
Happy
Sad
Strange
Ill
Easy
Tired
Dark
Lazy
Nervous
Careless
The suffix-y can be added to nouns to form adjective with the meaning of full of, covered with, having the quality of, or inclined to. For example:
Cloudy
Sandy
Snoy
Sleepy
Now form adjectives by adding –y to the nouns listd below. Make changes in spelling where necessary. Then complete the following sentences with some the adjective thus formed.
Dirt
Sun
Surl
Salt
Health
Anger
Rain
Ease
Silk
Ice
Wealth
Wind
Luck
Nosie
Taste
The suffix-en can be added to some adjectives and some nouns to form verbs with the meaning of “come to be ” or “cause to be”. For example:
Sharpen: come be cause to be shaper
Heighten: come or cause to be higher
Rewrite the following sentences, using –en verbs to replace the underlined parts.
1. under the present situation the property price are just beginning to be become harder again.
2. In the past few years these inside conflicts have made the government’s position weaker.
3. Every Sunday the father taks his child to libraries, museums, exhibitions or natural parks, as he believes that this helps to make the child’s mind become broader.
4. The days are becoming longer as summer approaches.
5. As she was waiting for the result to come out, her excitement grew in height.
6. The taking on of a new secretary made his workload lighter considerably.
7. As he listened to his assistant reporting on the progress of the project, the manager’s face become darker with anger.
8. Before night fell, the setting sun made the clouds redder.
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Arrive: The __________ of the computer has revolutionized the publishing industry.
Expect: I usually enjoy his films, but the lastest one din’t come up to my ___________.
Understand: It is __________ that he is so sleepy, considering his constant working overtime these days.
Visit: ___________ to the hospital are asked not to smoke.
Free: You may have complet ___________ of action in dealing with this matter; do what you think right.
Profit: We didn’t make money for quite a few years. It’s only in the last year that our business became __________.
Luck: We got involved in a road accident last weekend, but we were ___________ to escape injury.
Gather: You needn’t dress to officially for the party; it’s only a small social _________, attended by a few of my best friends.
The suffix –ful is added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning of “full of”, giving or having for example
Useful delightful hopeful helpful
The suffix-less is added to nouns to form adjective with meaning of without or not giving. For example:
Childless doubtless careless speechless
I’m fed up with your _____________ complaining. (end)
You often look __________ these days; is there anything wrong? (Thought)
Smoking is __________ to a person’s health, and I don’t understand why there are still so many people who smoke. (harm)
After listening to the speaker for three hours the audience became ___________ (rest)
Driving around the foot of the mountain, the tourists suddenly came in sight of a very _____ lake (beautiful)
Were you ___________ in persuading him to change his mind? (success)
He gave them his honest opinion, _________ of the results.
Did you go to their wedding celebration? I hear that there was a lot of fun and it was a really ______ time. (joy)

The suffix –zie (or ise) is added to adjective or nouns to form verbs, with the meaning of “causing” or making. For example:
Modernize
Apologize
Add ize or ise to the following adjective to form verbs. Then complete the sentences with the newly formed verbs. Change the form where necessary.

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