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Common suffixes (adjectives and adverbs)

These are the most common suffixes to create adjectives from other kinds of words.Note that in some cases, some changes in the spelling are also necessary.

To create an adverb, we normally add the suffix ly to an adjective. However, in somecases, the same word can work as both the adjective and the adverb:

Slow (adj)Slowly (adv)

Hard (adj)Hard (adv)

Fast (adj)Fast (adv)

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Common prefixes

Prefix Example

a-, an- amoral

ante- antecedent

anti- anticlimax

auto- autopilot

co- copilot

contra- contradict

de- devalue

dis- disappear

en- enclose

ex- extract, ex-president

extra- extracurricularil-, im-, in-, illegal, immoral, inconsiderate,

Adjective Suffixes-able, -ible edible, presentable

-al regional

-esque picturesque

-ful bautiful

-ic, -ical musical, mythic

-ious, -ous nutritious, portentous

-ish pinkish

-ive creative-less endless

-y creepy

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ir- irresponsible

mis- misbehave

post- postmortem

pre-, pro- precede, project

re- reappear

sub- submarine

trans- transmit

un- unfinished

uni- unicorn

(1) Modify the words in bold so that they fit in the text.

My trip to TokyoMy friendly cab driver, Diane, who takes me to the airport on(1)__________ trips, gave me a free cab ride. We checked in atNorthwest's (2)__________ departure counter, which wasnearly empty, 2 hours before our flight. We had some goodluck right from the start of this trip: the pilot made an(3)__________ that we would be arriving at Tokyo-Naritaairport an hour ahead of schedule due to (4)__________weather conditions. The flight attendants were extremely niceand highly professional. We landed at NRT at around 3 PMand made it through customs (5)_________ with no problems.

We had two errands to do at NRT: pick up Japan Rail Passes,and cash some travelers checks for yen. It took about 10minutes for the agent to issue the passes and make(6)__________. By the way, the rail passes were a great deal.For $280, we were able to take an (7)__________ number oftrain rides on Japan Rail and go anywhere we wanted. Weboarded the train for Tokyo at around 4:50 in the afternoon andarrived at Tokyo Station at around 6. The cab ride from thestation to the hotel was (8)__________ interesting. Despite thefact that our hotel was only about 10 minutes from the station,the cab driver got lost on the way. Not only once, but three

times. He had to keep (9)__________ the hotel and calling fordirections, and eventually he zeroed in on it. One of the mostinteresting features of Japan is that there are no streetaddresses. To describe the (10)__________ of a business, youname the intersection or subway station that it is closest to andhow far the business is from that intersection and in whatdirection. If one or both of the streets are obscure, the placewill be next to (11)__________ to find.

Adapted from: http://www.dgolds.com/oldsite/Japan/Japan.htm

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