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Suffixes Upper Intermediate Course The Warehouse Madrid Verb Noun Prefer Preference Preferable Preferably Decide Decision Decisive Decisively Originate Originality Origin Realism Reality Original Originally Realistic Real Realistically really ---------- Adjective Adverb Verb Noun Convince Conviction Adjective Adverb ----- Responsibility Convincing Convincingly Convinced Responsible Responsibly Weaken Weakness Weak Weakly Improve Improvement Improved ------ Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Criticize Criticism Critical Recognize Recognition Critically Recognizable Recognizably The differences in a sentence • I ______ to go to the store (preference). • It’s his ______ if he decides to quite his job (decide). • I can’t _____ her either way. She’s so bullheaded (convincingly). • I think she’s shown great ______ since she first came to us (improving). • I think she’s ______ since she had plastic surgery (recognize). Verbs are made with… • • • • -ate, -en, -ise Origin becomes originate Weak becomes weaken Recognition becomes recognize. Nouns are made with… • • • • • • -ence, -ion, -ity, -ism, -ility, -ness, -ment Prefer becomes preference. Decide becomes decision. Responsible becomes responsibility. Weak becomes weakness. Improved becomes improvement. Adjectives are made with… • • • • • • • • -able, -ive, -al, -ic, -ed, -ing, -ible Preference becomes preferable. Decision becomes decisive. Originality becomes original. Realism becomes realistic. Conviction becomes convinced. Conviction also becomes convincing. Responsibility becomes responsible. Adverbs are made with… • • • • • -ly or –ally Prefer becomes preferably. Decide becomes decisively. Originate becomes originally. Convince becomes convincingly.
