Word Forms Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Jeong succeeds

Word Forms Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Jeong succeeds in school Success is important to Jeong is a successful student. Jeong successfully completed algebra.

Suffixes can help you recognize a word’s part of speech. • Verb Suffixes -ate investigate -en shorten -ify notify -ize hospitalize

• Nouns Suffixes -ment -ness -ion -ship -ance -ence involvement happiness permission friendship tolerance reference -er -or -ism -ist -ity -cy writer actor communism socialist possibility accuracy

• Adverb Suffixes -ly happily

• Adjectives Suffixes -ous -ful -less -ive -able -ible -ant -ent -ic -al famous helpful careless creative acceptable responsible tolerant dependent allergic classical -ing -ed -ish -ate -y -like -some -an -ese boring excited foolish literate scary friendly childlike handsome African Chinese

-ing and –ed Adjectives • He was a boring teacher, so there were many bored students in his class. • At the end of a tiring day, the tired children were happy to go home.

Locate and correct the word form errors. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I am interesting in Arab literature. Read the chapter careful. Is she a success businesswoman? I am disappoint about my math grade. Look in the back of the book for a referencing.

Comparatives with adjectives and adverbs • With one syllable adjectives and adverbs, add –er. Marvin is busier than I am. (adjective) Not: Marvin is more busier than I am. Ali works harder than Tim. (adverb) Not: Ali works more harder than Tim.

• With adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables, add more/less. I am serious about work, but Marvin is more/less serious than I am. (adjective) I work carefully, but he works more/less carefully than I do. (adverb)

Irregular Comparative Forms • Jose is a good socializer. • Jose is a better socializer than Lee. (adjective) • Marie sings well. • Marie sings better than Paula. (adverb) • My spelling is bad. • My spelling is worse than yours. (adjective) • Martin drives badly. • Martin drives worse than Charlie. (adverb)

Superlatives with adjectives and adverbs • With one syllable adjectives and adverbs, add the + –est. Alyssa is the tallest in the class. (adjective) Not: Alyssa is the most tallest in the class. Cathy reads the fastest in the class. (adverb) Not: Cathy reads the most fastest in the class.

• With adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables, add the most/least. Target is the most/least convenient store in the city. (adjective) This train runs the most/least frequently of all the trains. (adverb)

Irregular Superlative Forms • CSUF has a good ESL Program. • Fullerton College has the best program. (adjective) • Marybeth writes well. • Marie writes the best in our school. (adverb) • My spelling is bad. • Lana is the worst speller in the class. (adjective) • Martin drives badly. • Martin drives the worst of all his friends. (adverb)

Locate and correct the word form errors. 1. He has the expensivest car. 2. A Honda is more cheaper than a BMW. 3. We have the baddest record in the league. 4. Is the highway convenienter than the side streets? 5. I did good on the final exam.

Easily Confused Words, p. 83 Locate and correct the errors with easily confused words. 1. Do you have there phone number? 2. I did to much exercise yesterday. 3. My broken toe effects my posture. 4. I know where your going. 5. We past the airport on our way home.