Do Now: use the letters in the
following word to create as many
words as possible.
INTERNATIONAL
Ten tin net nail tear tire liar etc
Thinking deeper
• Study the following words and write down the
root of the word
• E.g: artistic____ artist
• Symbolic
poisonous
volcanic
• Beautiful
industrial
tropical
• Talented
logical
• Surprised
famous
Some terminology
• Suffix: a group of letters that you add to the
end of a word to make another word. In the
word 'slowly', '-ly' is a suffix.
• Write down your list of suffix in the previous
activity
What does a suffix do?
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It changes:
Nouns
adjectives
Example: artist
artistic
Nouns
Nouns
Example: violin
violinist
Verbs
Nouns
Example: conduct
conductor
More adjectives and nouns…
• Look at the table in exercise 1 and copy it
down in your book. Two examples are given
Nouns
Adjectives
art
artistic
volcano
volcanic
success
successful
Thinking deeper
• Make adjectives from the following words and
check them in a dictionary. Put them the table
you created. Be careful with your spelling.
danger interest
music
symbol
adventure
energy
environment
power
virus
use
Fill in the blanks with suitable words
from your table
Nouns
Nouns Verbs
• Complete the
missing words
with their
correct spelling.
Nouns
Read the following sentences and
choose the correct word
REMEMBER!
• In your assessment, you will be expected to
make nouns and adjectives using suffixes.
• You will choose the correct word among the
given alternatives
• You will fill in the blanks with correct words.