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    Professional English Ii: Week: 1 Suffixes Frida Yovana Pongo

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    The document discusses various suffixes that are commonly used to modify parts of speech in the English language. It provides examples of suffixes that indicate nouns denoting professions (-er, -or, -ee), qualities (-able, -ive, -ous), nationalities (-an, -ish, -ese), the presence or absence of something (-ful, -less), and verbs denoting actions (-ize, -ify, -en). Suffixes are a useful tool for expanding vocabulary by understanding their meanings and how they modify the part of speech.

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    PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH II

    Week : 1
    SUFFIXES
    Frida Yovana Pongo
    SUFFIXES
    • -NESS: HAPPINESS, DARKNESS, ILLNESS
    • -SHIP: FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
    • -HOOD: CHILDHOOD, BROTHERHOOD
    • -MENT: DEVELOPMENT, DISAPPOINTMENT
    • -ANCE/-ENCE:PERFORMANCE, INDEPENDENCE
    • -Y/ -ITY/-IETY: JEALOUSY, IMMUNITY, VARIETY
    • -ATION/ -TION: EDUCATION, CONNECTION
    • -DOM: KINGDOM. BOREDOM
    NOUNS THAT INDICATE
    PROFESSIONS
    • -ER/ -OR: EMPLOYER, ACTOR

    • -EE: EMPLOYEE, INTERVIEWEE, TRAINEE

    • -IST: ARTIST, NOVELIST, SCIENTIST

    • -IAN: HISTORIAN, POLITICIAN, ELECTRICIAN

    • -ANT/ -ENT: SERVANT, SUPERINTENDENT


    ADJECTIVES THAT INDICATE A
    QUALITY
    • -ABLE/ -IBLE: RELIABLE, RESPONSIBLE

    • -IVE: ATTRACTIVE, CREATIVE

    • -OUS: DANGEROUS, AMBITIOUS

    • -Y: NOISY, ANGRY, HEALTHY


    ADJECTIVES THAT INDICATE A
    NATIONALITY
    • …………..AN: ITALIAN, AMERICAN, CHILEAN

    • ………….ISH: ENGLISH, SPANISH, POLISH

    • …………ESE: CHINESE, PORTUGUESE


    ADJECTIVE WITH A REDUCTIVE
    MEANING

    • -ISH: CHILDISH, REDDISH, YELLOWISH


    ADJECTIVES THAT INDICATE THE
    PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF
    SOMETHING:

    • -FUL: USEFUL, POWERFUL

    • -LESS: USELESS, POWERLESS


    ADJECTIVES OF SCIENTIFIC,
    TECHNICAL OR CULTURAL
    LANGUAGE

    • -AL: CULTURAL, NATIONAL

    • -AR: CIRCULAR, NUCLEAR

    • -IC/ -ICAL: ATOMIC, HISTORICAL


    VERBS THAT INDICATE TO MAKE OR
    TO BECOME

    • -IZE, -ISE: REALIZE , REALISE

    • -IFY: PURIFY, JUSTIFY

    • -EN: SHORTEN, SOFTEN


    ADVERBS OR
    MANNER

    • -LY: SLOWLY, CAREFULLY

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