Noun suffixes & passive voice

Noun suffixes

Let's learn the most common noun suffixes !

​What is noun?

​a word used to identify any class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).

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​Examples: tree, cat, Central Plaza, pencil, T. Alicia

​What is a root word?

​A root word has no prefix or suffix — it's the most basic part of a word.

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​Example: teach

​teacher

​teaching

​teachable

​reteach

​overteach

​What is a suffix?

A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example '-ly' or '-ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word.

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Examples: -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis.

Noun suffixes

• -MENT: agree (verb) - agreement (noun), develop (v) - development (n)

• ATION: confirm (v) - confirmation (n), consider (v) - consideration (n)

• ION: elect (v) - election (n), collect (v) - collection (n)

• ANCE: appear (v) - appearance (n), resist (v) - resistance (n)

• ENCE: differ (v) - difference (n), exist (v) - existence

• ISM: criticise (v) - criticism (n), hero (n) - heroism (n)

People noun suffixes

• ER: write (v) - writer (n), produce (v) - producer (n)

• OR: edit (v) - editor (n), conduct (v) - conductor (n)

• ESS: act (v) - actress (n), wait (v) - waitress (n)

• EE: employ (v) - employee (n), interview (v) - interviewee (n)

• IST: biology (n) - biologist (n), piano (n) - pianist (n)

• IAN: politician (n), librarian

• NESS: happy (adj) - happiness (n), kind (adj) - kindness (n)

• AGE: short (adj) - shortage (n), mile (n) - mileage (n)

• SHIP: friend (n) - friendship (n), reader (n) - readership

• HOOD: brother (n) - brotherhood (n), likely (adj) - likelihood (n)

• Y: burglar (n) - burglary (n), deliver (v) - delivery (n)

• URE: fail (v) - failure (n)

• AL: survive (v) - survival (n)

Let's check your instinct !

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What is the noun for "CRITICISE"?

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What is the noun for "DELIVER"?

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What is the noun for "ABLE"?

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What is the noun for "JUDGE"?

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What is the noun for "CRUEL"?

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What is the noun for "ILL"?

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What is the noun for "CONFIRM"?

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What is the noun for "MISERABLE"?

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What is the noun for "APPOINT"?

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What is the noun for "EXPLAIN"?

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What is the noun for "ACCEPT"?

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What is the noun for "JEALOUS"?

Multiple Choice

The accident was the inevitable consequence of ________. The driver didn't keep the car in good condition and the brakes failed. CARELESS

• carelessage

• carelessment

• carelessness

• carelesshood

Multiple Choice

Scientists announced the ________ of a new species of plant. DISCOVER

• discovery

• discoverment

• discovership

• discoverness

Multiple Choice

I renewed my _______ in the gym for a year because the fee was cheaper. MEMBER

• memberage

• membership

• memberance

• member

Multiple Choice

He suffered a series of tragedies that nearly drove him to ________ . MAD

• madship

• madhood

• madage

• madness

Multiple Choice

She won the ________ four times in succession. CHAMPION

• championy

• championage

• championhood

• championship

Multiple Choice

I love my ________ It's very peaceful and safe. NEIGHBOUR

• neighbourness

• neighbourment

• neighbourhood

• neighboury

Multiple Choice

Our organisation has been in _______ for 15 years. EXIST

• existence

• existance

• existment

• existness

Passive voice review

PASSIVE VOICE

Multiple Select

Select the correct passive form of the sentence below

Darnell drives a new jeep to school every day.

• Everyday Darnell is driven by the new jeep to school.

• A new jeep is driven by Darnell to school everyday.

Multiple Select

Select the correct passive form of the sentence below.

The DJ plays music.

• The music is played by the DJ

• Music is played by the DJ

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence in active or passive voice?

"The work was finished by two secretaries"

• Active voice.

• Passive voice.

Multiple Choice

Complete the next sentence with the options below:

"The cars _____ by the mechanic"

• are repair

• are repaired

• is repair

Multiple Choice

Complete the next sentence with the options below:

The presidents ____ _______ by all the people.

• are elected

• are elect

• is elect

( go through picking the s,v,o and changing to the passive)

• Cows eat grass.

  Grass is eaten by cows. 

• The truck sweeps the road every morning.

  The road is swept every morning by the truck. 

  Or

  The road is swept by the truck every morning. 

• Emmanuella marks our work after school.

  Our work is marked by Emmanuella after school.

  
  

Examples

• Kofi kicked the ball

• The boys cleaned the room

• The stray dog bit Louise

• Somebody has stolen my KitKat.

• Abena hid the pencil case under her bed.