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Word formation: noun, adjective or adverb?

Chno khassek tchouf

  • Noun: -tion, -ment, -ness, -ity
  • Adjective: -ful, -less, -able, -ive
  • Adverb: often -ly
  • un- / in- / im- can make negative forms

Kifach t7ell

Qelleb chno kayji 9bel w mn ba3d l-gap: noun? adjective? adverb?

Example

educate → education

care → careful

quick → quickly

BAC practice

  • The story was very ___ (interest).
  • Education is important for ___ (develop).
  • She spoke ___ (clear).

Correction

interesting · development · clearly

Before you leave this lesson

  1. Explain the main rule in your own words.
  2. Redo the examples without looking at the correction.
  3. Write one new example using the same pattern.
  4. Move to the previous or next lesson and connect the two rules.
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