Look at the sentences about a famous irishman. rewrite the sentences using (used to + infinitive 1. his family was very poor 2. he lived with his grandparents 3. he wasn`t a very happy child 4. the teachers at school hit him 5. the other children called him "irish" 6. he didn`t like his school 7. he wanted to be an artist

1. His family used to be very poor
2.He used to live with his grandparents
3. He didn’t use to be very happy child
4.The teachers used to hit him
5.The other children used to call him “Irish”
6.He didn’t use to like his school
7.He used to be an artist

Suffixes  

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A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word.

words

suffix

new words

forget, use

-ful

forgetful, useful

state, govern

-ment

statement, government

complicate, create

-ion

complication, creation

The new word is most often a different word class from the original word. In the table above, the suffix -ful has changed verbs to adjectives, -ment, and -ion have changed verbs to nouns. If you see a word ending in -ment, for example, it is likely to be a noun (e.g. commitment, contentment).

Suffixes: spelling

Often, the suffix causes a spelling change to the original word. In the table above, the -e ending of complicate and create disappears when the -ion suffix is added. Other examples of spelling changes include:

beauty, duty + -ful → beautiful, dutiful (-y changes to i)

heavy, ready + -ness → heaviness, readiness (-y changes to i)

able, possible + -ity → ability, possibility (-le changes to il)

permit, omit + -ion → permission, omission (-t changes to ss)

A good learner’s dictionary will give you information on the correct spelling of words with suffixes.

See also:

Spelling

Common suffixes and examples

Noun suffixes

suffix

examples of nouns

-age

baggage, village, postage

-al

arrival, burial, deferral

-ance/-ence

reliance, defence, insistence

-dom

boredom, freedom, kingdom

-ee

employee, payee, trainee

-er/-or

driver, writer, director

-hood

brotherhood, childhood, neighbourhood

-ism

capitalism, Marxism, socialism (philosophies)

-ist

capitalist, Marxist, socialist (followers of philosophies)

-ity/-ty

brutality, equality, cruelty

-ment

amazement, disappointment, parliament

-ness

happiness, kindness, usefulness

-ry

entry, ministry, robbery

-ship

friendship, membership, workmanship

-sion/-tion/-xion

expression, population, complexion

Adjective suffixes

suffix

examples of adjectives

-able/-ible

drinkable, portable, flexible

-al

brutal, formal, postal

-en

broken, golden, wooden

-ese

Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese

-ful

forgetful, helpful, useful

-i

Iraqi, Pakistani, Yemeni

-ic

classic, Islamic, poetic

-ish

British, childish, Spanish

-ive

active, passive, productive

-ian

Canadian, Malaysian, Peruvian

-less

homeless, hopeless, useless

-ly

daily, monthly, yearly

-ous

cautious, famous, nervous

-y

cloudy, rainy, windy

Verb suffixes

suffix

examples of verbs

-ate

complicate, dominate, irritate

-en

harden, soften, shorten

-ify

beautify, clarify, identify

-ise/-ize

economise, realise, industrialize (-ise is most common in British English; -ize is most common in American English)

Adverb suffixes

suffix

examples of adverbs

-ly

calmly, easily, quickly

-ward(s)

downwards, homeward(s), upwards

-wise

anti-clockwise, clockwise, edgewise

Объяснение: это правила

How does my family celebrate Nauryz? Nauryz is a wonderful spring holiday. It is translated from Kazakh into Russian as March, therefore it is not in vain that it will be celebrated on March 22, when day is equal to night (vernal equinox). According to the tradition of our family, it is customary to celebrate this beautiful cheerful holiday. My grandmother and I are preparing traditional baursaki for the Kazakh people. They always turn out crispy and very tasty. We also cook my favorite beshbarmak (besbarmak). But what about without guests? Having invited friends, we drink tea with sweets and have fun, sing to the traditional Kazakh melodies, dance and my favorite - we organize contests. For this, Nauryz is one of my favorite holidays.

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