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Suffix Origins ‘ate’
The suffix ‘ate’ comes from Old English which incorporated
Latin past participle adjectives into the language as verbs
in the 1500s. Look at the beginning of the word to get a
clue to their meanings.
Add the correct suffix, then write the new words and their dictionary meanings:
a
l
c
f
i
c
i
o
a
n
t
q
m
b
d
i
u
p
r
i
v
i d
e n s
i c
c
Alphabetical Order and Syllables:
(
(
(
(
(
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
)
)
)
)
)
To ‘fabricate’ means to ‘make, build or construct’
To ‘fabricate’ information means to ‘invent in order to deceive’
To ‘fabricate’ means to ‘fake or forge’
Write sentences using the word ‘fabricate’ with each of the above meanings:
Word Building:
l i q u i d
l i q u i d
c o mp e n s
c o mp e n s
a c t i v
a c t i v
i n d i c
i n d i c
l i q u i d
l i q u i d
l i q u i d
c o mp e n s
c o mp e n s
c o mp e n s
a c t i v
a c t i v
a c t i v
i n d i c
i n d i c
i n d i c
Complete the sentences using words from the list:
Please _______________________ your new credit card as soon as possible !
They will _______________________ all assets belonging to the bankrupt company.
The injured customer asked the company to _________________________ her for her losses.
The _________________________ evidence was discarded in the court case.
The guage will ___________________________ any rise in temperature.
Write as many words as you can using the letters in:
FABRICATION
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