Suffixes Suffix able ible fu I Meaning Example

Suffixes

Suffix -able / ible -fu. I Meaning Example can be done - able drinkable to - capable of flexible full of respectful hopeful

less without -lacking jobless - useless in - having no ous full of ish like courageous delicious childish foolish

-en / -n make - become lengthen - widen - -ment action of condition of excitement astonishment -ness condition of happiness - sadness

Suffix Example -hood childhood -ship friendship -Ive communicati ve -al arriva. I

-ion pollution -ance resistance -y difficulty -ory satisfactory -ial residential -IC historic

-dom freedom -ary revolutionary -lsm colonialism -if y simpliify -ity availability -Ize modemize

Turn these adjectives into nouns by adding the correct suffixes

conscious wise mature responsible relevant literate creative polite

appropriate poor Happy kind valuable popular accurate loyal'

Fil. I in the blanks with the correct suffix and make any necessary changes:

1. It was fool--- of him to start smoking again after all this time. 2. The best treat--- for a cold is just plenty of rest. 3. You ought to rewrite your composition. It's full of care--mistakes.

4. The legs of these trousers are too long. Could you short--- them for me, please? 5. Heavy rely--- on parents causes children more harm than good.

6. Rural girls couldn't have benefited from education without the govemment's assist-7. The idea of equal---- between men and women is fairly recent in Arab countries.

8. l'd like to make a suggest--- here. How about meeting tomorrow to discuss our future plans for the company expansion?

9. Most banks in Morocco have installed video cameras as part of secure---- measures. 10. I can't understand Jamal Debbouz's refuse--- to take part in that film.