Unit 1
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Word power
Using suffixes
We can create adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs. Read the dialogue below and think about how the adjectives in blue are formed.
A: Do all ads play tricks on people?
B: No. PSAs use some of the same methods as commercial ads, like attractive pictures
and exciting language, but they are not meant to trick us.
Below are some of the different suffixes used to form adjectives.
TIP We sometimes need to remove or change the final letter(s) of a word before adding a suffix, e.g., fame —► famous
beauty —► beautiful
fantasy —► fantastic
Read the following advertisement and fill in the blanks. Form adjectives by adding
the correct suffixes to the words in brackets.
Best Clothing Shop
Do you want (1) ___________ (love) and (2) (attract)
clothing at low prices? Are you tired of wearing the same (3) ________________ (bore) clothes every day? Do you want to look smarter and more
(4)_____________________ (energy)?
We can tell you where you can find what you want. Best Clothing Shop
has opened two new branches in the downtown area! Our shopping
environment is (5) _____________ (friend) and (6) __________
(enjoy). Our low prices mean you don’t have to be
(7)________________ (wealth) to look great.
Suits, jeans, shirts and dresses of various styles are on sale ♦
now. If you are one of the first ten (8) ________________ (luck)
shoppers this weekend, you will receive a discount card. So
come this Saturday to one of our new branches and get the
(9)_______________ (fantasy) clothes you havealways wanted!。