• Exam: FCE
    • Course:
      SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
    • CONCEPTS: SUFFIXES

Instructions

Complete the sentences by dragging and dropping, or typing the correct word, or its corresponding letter, into the answer box.

Once all the sentences have been completed, click on CHECK to identify mistakes.

If the word chosen is correct, it will show in green.

If the word chosen is not correct, it will show in red, and when that happens, try another word and press the CHECK button again until all the answers show in green.

SUFFIXES 4 - THE FORMATION OF ADVERBS

Theory

A suffix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word.
This is how NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, VERBS and ADVERBS are created.
For example:
The verb READ can be made form the noun READER by removing the suffix -ER.
READ can be made from the adjective READABLE by removing the suffix -ABLE.

Common suffixes used to make ADVERBS are:
LY - which is used to change the adjective CLEAR to the adjective CLEARLY.
ALLY - which is used to change the noun INTENTION to the adjective INTENTIONALLY.

TYPICAL FCE EXERCISES
(Use the words given on the right to generate the words needed for the spaces.)

The mystery of pigeons

Pigeons demonstrate behaviour that is extremely interesting according to a recent report which (1) details a new role for pigeons. Asked by a pharmaceutical company to (2) measure the effects of drugs on animal behaviour, Jones (3) noticed one day that some 70 women were employed to check flawed capsules. "That is a job any pigeon could (4) do," he said, because he knew about the pigeon's learning ability. On completion, capsules steadily left the production line. There, Jones arranged for a bright, narrow beam of light to pass through them. If a capsule was perfect, the light (5) showed a single spot; if it was imperfect, the light showed a double spot. In their training, two pigeons were rewarded with food every time they (6) identified a wrong capsule. The experiment worked. A conveyor belt carried the capsules as fast as two a second past the pigeon inspector , who (7) achieved 99 per cent success within a week. But the company rejected employment of the pigeons on a permanent basis. They feared publicity that might be bad: The public might think pigeons were not as reliable as humans. "A main obstacle to progress," commented Jones (8) , " remains man's obstinate belief in his superiority over other creatures."



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