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Suffixes of Verbs

1. The document provides verbs and their suffixes to form new words. 2. It gives examples of verbs and their suffixes to use in sentences, like "apology-apologise" and "weak-weaken". 3. The document also includes exercises to practice using the correct suffixes for verbs in different tenses and contexts.

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Suffixes of Verbs

1. The document provides verbs and their suffixes to form new words. 2. It gives examples of verbs and their suffixes to use in sentences, like "apology-apologise" and "weak-weaken". 3. The document also includes exercises to practice using the correct suffixes for verbs in different tenses and contexts.

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1. Remember these suffixes of verbs!

2. Form the verbs using the correct


suffixes:
1. apology…………… 15. sweet………….
2. weak…………….. 16. note………
3. chat………………. 17. glim………………
4. simple……………. 18. terrible……….
5. décor.………….. 19. civil……………….
6. beauty………….. 20. glad……………..
7. light………………… 21. test……………..
8. fool…………………. 22. quality………….
9. strength………… 23. height…………..
10. flat…………….. 24. symbol…………..
11. cheap…………… 25. bright…………..
12. special…………. 26. intensive……….
13. intensive……… 27. education……..
3. Underline the correct word: 14. black……………. 28. normal…………..
1. Flowers brighten/brightify the room.
2. All the parents educatify/educate their 4. Fill in the verbs with suffixes in the
children to wash their hands before meals. correct tenses:
3. Don’t frighten/frighter him, it is dangerous. 1. Look! Something is ___ (glit) there.
4. All the people decorate/decoraten their 2. You always _____ (simple)
houses before Christmas. everything.
5. He circulatened /circulated the letter round 3. This statue ____ (symbol) freedom.
the table. 4. Would you like to _____ (apology)?
6. I think we must economize/economify this 5. Those workers ______ (flat) that
month. road yesterday.
7. Don’t apologizen/apologize! It’s not your 6. How do you usually ____ (décor)
fault. your house for Christmas?
8. Did your friend specialize/specializen in 7. Try to ____ (general) this
biology? information.
9. I think these exercises weaken/weakify me. 8. What subject do you _____ (special)
in?
9. Would you like to _____ (normal)
your relations?
In British English some verbs have two
variants of spelling using suffixes –ise or –ize.
Remember these verbs: organize-organise, In the following verbs ISE is not a
recognize-recognise, normalize-normalise. suffix but a part of the root.
Remember these verbs: exercise,
revise, supervise, comprise,
compromise, improvise, disguise,
despise, surprise, televise, incise,
franchise, merchandise.
KEY:

2. Form the verbs using the correct suffixes:


1. apology-apologise(Br)/apologize(Am) 15. sweet-sweeten
2. weak-weaken 16. note-notify
3. chat-chatter 17. glim-glimmer
4. simple-simplify 18. terrible-terrify
5. décor-decorate 19. civil-civilise(Br)/civilize(Am)
6. beauty-beautify 20. glad-gladden
7. light-lighten 21. test-testify
8. fool-foolify 22. quality-qualify
9. strength-strengthen 23. height-highten
10. flat-flatten 24. symbol-symbolise(Br)/symbolize(Am)
11. cheap-cheapen 25. bright-brighten
12. special-specialise(Br)/specialize(Am) 26. intensive-intensify
13. intensive-intensify 27. education-educate
14. black-blacken 28. normal-normalise-normalize(Br)/normalize(Am)

3. Underline the correct word: 4. Fill in the verbs with the suffixes
1. Flowers brighten/brightify the room. in the correct tenses:
2. All the parents educatify/educate their 1. Look! Something is glimmering
children to wash their hands before meals. there.
3. Don’t frighten/frighter him, it is dangerous. 2. You always simplify everything.
4. All the people decorate/decoraten their 3. This statue symbolizes freedom.
houses before Christmas. 4. Would you like to apologize?
5. He circulatened /circulated the letter round 5. Those workers flattened that road
the table. yesterday.
6. I think we must economize/economify this 6. How do you usually decorate your
month. house for Christmas?
7. Don’t apologizen/apologize! It’s not your 7. Try to generalize this information.
fault. 8. What subject do you specialize in?
8. Did your friend specialize/specializen in 9. Would you like to normalize your
biology? relations?
9. I think these exercises weaken/weakify me.

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