Suffixes
In word building we use different suffixes to change an adjective to a noun and a noun to an adjective.
In your books you have to complete exercise 5a and 5d. You can use the picture as a reference or as well you can use the chart in page 133.
Post your answers as a comment below.
Exercise 5.a.
ResponderBorrarThe words in pink are the adjectives and the words in blue are nouns.
kind, kindness: -ness
patient, patience: -ce
comfortable, comfort: -able
healthy, health: -y
natural, nature: -al
dangerous, danger: -ous
difficult, difficulty: -y
popular, popularity: -ity
Exercise 5.d.
traditional (A)
noisy (A)
confidence (N)
adventurous (A)
activity (N)
musical (N) or (A) depends on context
possibility (N)
honesty (N)
fashionable (A)
famous (A)
touristy (N)
importance (N)
laziness (N)
modesty (N)
Juan Diego Barboza
Exercise 5a
ResponderBorrarkind, kindness:( NESS)
dangerous, danger: (ous)
popular, popularity (ity)
patient, patience (ce)
natural, nature (al)
healthy, health(9y)
comfortable, comfort (ABLE)
difficult, difficulty (Y)
Exercise 5d
-Adjectives
traditional
noisy
adventurous
famous
musical
fashionable
-NOun
confidence
activity
musical
possibility
honesty
touristy
importance
laziness
modesty
Ana Catalina Nororis
5a) the words in blue are nouns and the ones in pink are adjectives.
ResponderBorrarkind, kindnESS; Patient, patienCE; comfortABLE, confort; healthY, health; naturAL, nature; dangerOUS, danger; difficult, difficultY; popular, popularitY.
5d) Nouns: Confidence, activity, possibility, honesty, musical, importance, laziness, modesty
Adjectives: Traditional, noisy, adventurous, fashionable, famous, touristy
Exercise 5a
ResponderBorrarAdjectives
Kind
Natural
Patient
Nouns
Difficulty
Comfort
Health
Danger
Popularity
Excercise 5d
Traditional (A)
Noisy (A)
Confidence (N)
Adventurous (A)
Activity (N)
Musical (N)
Possibility (N)
Honesty (N)
Fashionable (A)
Famous (A)
Touristy (N)
Importance (N)
Laziness (N)
Modesty (N)
Fabian Cordero
Exercise 5a:
ResponderBorrarblue words are nouns, pink words are adjectives
Adj - nouns
kind - kindness: -ness
patient - patience: -ce
healthy - health: -y
popular - popularity: -ity
dangerous - danger: -ous
comfortable - comfort: -able
natural - nature: -al
difficult - difficulty: -y
Exercise 5d:
Traditional (A) Noisy (A) Confidence (N)
Adventurous (A) Activity (N) Musical (A)
Possibility (N) Honesty (N) Fashionable (A)
Famous (A) Touristy (N) Importance (N)
Laziness (N) Modesty (N)
5A)
ResponderBorrarKind, Kindness, ness
Patient, Patience, ce
Difficult, Difficulty, y
Popularity, Popular, ity
Danger, Dengerous, ous
Comfortable, Comfort, able
Nature, Natural, al
Healthy, Health, y
5D)
Traditional A
Noisy A
Confidence N
Adventurous A
Activity N
Musical N
Possibility N
Honesty N
Fashionable A
Famous N
Touristy A
Importance N
Laziness N
Modesty N
kind - kindness: -ness
ResponderBorrarconfident-confidence: -ce
difilcult-difilculty: -y
popular - popularity: -ity
danger - dangerous: -ous
Fashion - fashionsble: -able
nature - natural: -al
noise- noisy: -y
5D)
Traditional A
Noisy A
Confidence N
Adventurous A
Activity N
Musical N
Possibility N
Honesty N
Fashionable A
Famous N
Touristy A
Importance N
Laziness N
Modesty N
5A.
ResponderBorrarNouns/adjectives/suffix
*Nature/natural/-al
*Kind/kindness/-ness
*Danger/dangerous/-ous
*Patience/pacient/-ce
*Popularity/popular/-ity
*Difficulty/difficult/-y
*Health/healthy/-y
*Comfort/comfortable/-able
5B.
Nouns
*Confidence
*Activity
*Possibility
*Honesty
*Importance
*Laziness
*Modesty
Adjectives
*Traditional
*Noisy
*Adventurous
*Musical
*Fashionable
*Famous
*Touristy
Jairo Méndez Gómez
Exercise 5a
ResponderBorrarkind- kindness -ness
patient- patience -ce
comfortable- comfort: -able
healthy- health -y
natural- nature -al
dangerous- danger: -ous
difficult-difficulty -y
popular-popularity -ity
5d
Traditional ~A
Noisy ~A
Confidence~ N
Adventurous~ A
Activity~ N
Musical ~N
Possibility~ N
Honesty~ N
Fashionable~ A
Famous~ N
Touristy~ A
Importance~ N
Laziness~ N
Modesty~ N
5a
ResponderBorrarAdjective/Noun/Suffix
Kind/kindness/-ness
Patience/patient/-ce
Healthy/health/-y
Dangerous/danger/-ous
Confortable/comfort/-able
Difficult/difficulty/-ity
Popular/popularity/-y
Natural/nature/-al
5d
A: knowledgeable, traditional, noisy, adventurous, musical, famous.
N: sadness, confidence, activity, possibility, honesty, fashionable, touristy, importance, laziness, modesty.
Sofía Rojas Vargas
Part 5A.
ResponderBorrarKind: kindness -ness
patient: patience –ce
Healthy: health -y
popular, popularity: -ity
dangerous, danger: -ous
comfortable, comfort: -able
natural, nature: -al
difficult, difficulty: -y
Part 5B.
Traditional A
Adventurous A
Fashionable A
Famous N
Touristy A
Importance N
Laziness N
Modesty N
Noisy A
Confidence N
Activity N
Musical N
Possibility N
Honesty N
the words in pink are adjectives and the blue ones are nouns
ResponderBorrarcomfortable- comfortably-comfortable
health- healthy
difficult. difficulty
patient-patience
nature-natural
kind-kindly
5a
ResponderBorrarkind, kindness -NESS
dangerous, danger -ous
popular, popularity -ity
patient, patience -ce
natural, nature -al
healthy, health-9y
comfortable, comfort -ABLE
difficult, difficulty -y
5b
Traditional A
Noisy A
Confidence N
Adventurous A
Activity N
Musical N
Possibility N
Honesty N
Fashionable A
Famous N
Touristy A
Importance N
Laziness N
Modesty N
5a
ResponderBorrarKind, kindness, -ness
Patient, patience, -ce
Difficult, difficulty, -y
Popularity, popular, -ity
Danger, dangerous, -ous
Comfortable, comfort, -able
Nature, natural, -al
Healthy, health, -y
5B
Adjectives
tradicional
noisy
adventurous
fashionable
importance
musical
famous
Nouns
confidence
activity
possibility
honesty
importance
lazyness
modesty