NOUN - ADJECTIVE - VERB - ADVERB

Complete the following chart. Here are some word endings that are usually associated with each of the following parts of speech. ( Please note that some are irregular and do not follow these endings).

Nouns

Adjective

Adverb

al

ous

ly

ion

ful

cally

ness

ive

  

y

ic

  

ess

    
     
     

 

 

NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB
SUSPICION SUSPICIOUS TO SUSPECT SUSPICIOUSLY
  DENYING TO  
INVASION   TO  
    TO REDUCE  
    TO BE .. RESPONSIBLY
  EXPLOSIVE TO  
    TO RUIN  
HAPPINESS   TO  
    TO APPLAUD  
  QUICK TO  
  MOANFUL TO  
ANGER   TO  
    TO PERSUADE  
    TO HOLD A.. GRUDGINGLY
CATASTROPHE   TO  
  TRAGIC TO  
NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB ADVERB
    TO BE PRUDENT  
HYSTERIA   TO  
  RECKLESS TO  
    TO DIVIDE  
CHAOS   TO  
  NEGATIVE TO  
    TO BE STRICT  
ARROGANCE   TO  
  SKILLFUL TO  
    TO BE POLITE  
FORTUNE   TO  
  TROUBLING TO  
    TO PUBLICALLY
GLAMOUR   TO  
  SARCASTIC TO  
    TO FAVOURABLY
MICROSCOPE   TO  
  FARCICAL TO  

 

Based on your understanding of greek and latin word affixes, work out the meaning of the following, as if you are working out the meaning for the first time. Explain each part of the word.

Amo-rous contra-dic-tion in-cred-ible
post-pone trans-port-ation ant-icipate
pater-nal fort-ress aster-oid
de-capit-ate verb-al mono-logue
vocat-ion etxra-terr-estr-ial mar-ine
miss-ionary ob-struct demo-graphy
manu-al labour pre-dict chrono-logical
ante-room dict-um at-tract
manu-al nov-ice sub-mar-ine