Verb Suffixes

The store is really crowded. Why are there so many ______________?

• advertisements

• advertise

• customers

• customize

My teacher was full of _________, she always told me how good I could do if I tried.

• encourageless

• encouraging

• encouragement

• encourage

He can ____________ a wonderful meal from very few ingredients.

• creative

• create

• creation

• creativity

Do you __________ that woman over there? I think I know her, but I can't remember her name.

• advertise

• careful

• apology

• recognize

I don't buy that kind of bread. The _____________ isn't very good.

• education

• quality

• customers

• qualify

The glue needs about 24 hours to ____________ .

• hard

• recognize

• harden

• popular

She ______________ her friends’ phone numbers.

• communicated

• created

• encouraged

• memorized

The teacher tries to get everyone to _____________ in the classroom discussion.

• participate

• colorful

• spokesperson

• happily

He tried to __________ the message for the younger audience.

• creative

• adventure

• simplify

• situation

Teacher, could you ___________ the first point please? I don't understand it completely.

• introduction

• clarify

• soften

• amusingly