Understanding Suffixes: Elevate Your English with the Upper Intermediate Course in Madrid
Join our Upper Intermediate Course in Madrid to master suffixes and enhance your English skills. Learn how to form verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs using common suffixes like -ate, -en, -ence, -ion, and more. Through engaging exercises, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of preference, decision, responsibility, and other key terms. We'll explore how meanings shift with suffixes, helping you to express yourself more effectively in a variety of contexts. Enroll today and transform your command of the English language!
Understanding Suffixes: Elevate Your English with the Upper Intermediate Course in Madrid
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Suffixes Upper Intermediate Course The Warehouse Madrid
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.
