Investigate ways in which nouns and adjectives can be made into verbs by the use of suffixes.
We can change the word class of a word by simply adding a suffix to a word.
Here are some examples of suffixes:
-ate, -ise, -ize -ify
We add a suffix to the end of a word to change the word class.
Look at the example below.
Amy warned us that birds ________(terror) her.
Terror is the word I want to use in this sentence. However, terror is a noun. I need it to be a verb.
Which of the suffixes from above could be added to match the rest of the sentence.
-ify
By adding -ify, terror becomes terrify.
Amy warned us that birds terrify her.
This now makes sense.
Write the following sentences in your books.
Add a suffix to the word in brackets to make the sentence correct.
I want to ______ (speciality) in ballet at my dancing school.
The band needs to ________(advert) for new members.
The odd looking creature was hard to ______(class).
Barry did not expect the bus to _____(terminal) at Bolton.
You need to ______(note) the winner of the competition.
One day people may ______(colony) an uninhabited planet.
Some seeds take up to two years to _____(germ).