Thursday, December 08, 2005

Adjective forming suffixes

Do adjective forming suffixes exercise.

Read "Harriet Tubman" page 756

Homework:Finish reading "Harriet Tubman" in the Interactive Reader on page 298.

-ish: like or suggesting /for example: foolish
-able, -ible: able /for example: tolerable
-ous: having the quality of /for example: religious
-esque: like /for example: statuesque
-some: like or tending to /for example: tiresome

Number your paper from 1-10. Form adjectives using the suffixes from the previous slide; then define the new words. Spelling changes will be necessary.

lone
picture
harmony
devil
grace
baby
luxury
depend
meddle
riot


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