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Suffix Origins ‘ive’
Adjectives that end in ‘ive’ have the meaning ‘pertaining to’,
‘tending to’ This suffix comes from the Latin ‘-ivus’.
The suffix ‘ive’ can be added to a base word to form an adjective that means ‘having to do with’ that thing or action. (The base
word can be a noun or a verb) Sometimes the final letters of the base word are changed or deleted before adding ‘ive’
Write the ‘ive’ adjectives and the base words they relate to:
ta l ka t
adhe s
negat
erupt
ero s
a r g ume n t a t
nat
fest
act
ma s s
e xp l o s
c omp e t a t
Answer the following questions:
What
What
What
What
What
What
What
What
What
What
What
What
is a
is a
does
does
does
does
does
does
does
does
does
does
feast?
mass?
explode mean?
adhere mean?
adhere mean?
compete mean?
argue mean?
erode mean?
act mean?
talk mean?
erupt mean?
negate mean?
Write the list in alphabetical order and state the number of syllables:
1)
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5)
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9)
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2)
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6)
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10)
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3)
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7)
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11)
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4)
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8)
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12)
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Write as many words as you can using the letters in:
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