Word formation - suffixes

You will study how to create new words using suffixes.

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Word formation - suffixes

The UK

Instructions: Read the following text about The UK. Look at the words in bold.

Imagen: Flag of the United Kingdom. Public Domain.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain (the name of which is also loosely, applied to the whole country), the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the U.K. that shares a land border with another sovereign state –the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west giving it the 12th longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square klimetres, the UK is the 78th-larges sovereing state in the world and the 11th -largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, wtih an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants. Together, this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union.

The United Kingdom. Retrieved and adapted January, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

Getting started: A constitutional monarchy

Instructions: Read the following information about the UK.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The monarch –since 6 February 1952- is Queen Elizabeth II. The capital of the UK and its largest city is London, a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million. Other major urban areas in the UK include the regions of Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool.

The United Kingdom. Retrieved and adapted January, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

US General Information

Instructions: According to the reading, fill in the gaps with a proper suffix.

The United Kingdom is a constitution monarch with a parliament system of govern. The monarch –since 6 February 1952- is Queen Elizabeth II. The capital of the UK and its largest city is London, a global city and financial centre with an urban area popula of 10.3 million.

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Let’s find out how to form new word.

Instructions: Look at the way we form new words.

Word formation is the creation of a new word using Affixes.

Affixes are divided in Prefixes and Suffixes.

Look at the following chart about Affixes:

Prefix – Stem – Suffix

Examples:

  • International
  • politician

 

PrefixesSuffixes
We add prefixes before the base or stem of a word.We add suffixes after the base or stem of a word.
The main purpose of a prefix is to change the meaning.The main purpose of a suffix is to show what class of word it is. (e.g. noun or adjective)

 

Quiz

What’s the Suffix?

Instructions: Find out the words that ends with the –ern, -ly, -by, ment and the -tion suffixes in the following text. You can write the complete words on the lines at the end of it.

The UK consists of four countries—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The last three have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capitals, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, respectively. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation.

The United Kingdom. Retrieved and adapted January, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

  1. –ern: .
  2. –ly: .
  3. –by: .
  4. –ment: .
  5. –tion: .
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Countries of the United Kingdom

Instructions: Drag and drop the following words into the right place of the following text:

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The _______________ between the countries of the United Kingdom have changed over time. Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales. A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in a Unified Kingdom of Great Britain, which merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK, _______________ the present _______________ of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and _______________ Ireland. There are _______________ British Overseas Territories. These are the remnants of the British Empire. British influence can be observed in the language, culture, and legal systems of many of its former colonies.

The United Kingdom. Retrieved and adapted January, 2017 fromhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

Evaluation

Everyman

Instructions: Choose the right options in the following text.

The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's fifth-larger/largest economy. It is considered to have a high-income economy/economical and is categorised as very high in the Human Developed/Development Index. The UK remains a great power with considerable economic, culture/cultural, military, scientific and politic/political influence internationally.

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