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English
Verb, adjective and noun suffixes
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Give to class
What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'This cat is adorable.'
verb
noun
adjective ✓
adverb
What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: 'The kitten purred adorably.'
verb
noun
adjective
adverb ✓
Match the words ending in -able to their root word.
enjoyable
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enjoy ✓
sustainable
⇔
sustain ✓
reliable
⇔
rely ✓
What happens when the suffix -al is added to the root word 'nature'?
Just add the suffix.
Remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix. ✓
Keep the ‘e’ and just add the suffix.
What happens when the suffix -al is added to the root word 'person'?
Just add the suffix. ✓
Remove the ‘e’, then add the suffix.
Keep the ‘e’ and just add the suffix.
Identify the words with a 'soft g' sound.
gem ✓
goal
bridge ✓
courage ✓
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