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English 16 Public

A game about suffix identification and word transformation

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Identify the part of speech of the following words: "avoidance", "difference"

Nouns (-ance, -ence)

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Identify the part of speech of the following words: "national", "refusal"

Adj, Noun (-al can indicate both adjectives and nouns)

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Which part of speech does the suffix "-ness" indicate?

Noun (conscious – consciousness, busy – business)

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What is the noun form of "national"?

nationality

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What is the noun form of "amaze"?

amazement

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Make an example of a pair of adjectives ending with "-ed, -ing"

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Which part of speech does the suffix "-able" indicate?

Adjective (regret - regrettable, conceive – conceivable)

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Identify the root word of the following word: "constructive"

construct

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Make an example of a pair of adjectives ending with "-ful, -less"

. . .

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Identify the part of speech of the following word: "handsome"

Adjective (-some)

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Which part of speech does the suffix "-ate" indicate?

Verb (motive – motivate, cultivable – cultivate)

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Identify the root word of the following word: "beautify"

beauty

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What is the verb form of "symbol"?

symbolise

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Identify the part of speech of the following word: "encourage"

Verb (en-)

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Identify the part of speech of the following words: "import", "export"

Verbs (im-, ex-)

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