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    330 APPENDIX C

    APPENDIX C: Word Endings

    Word endings in English often tell v-ou horv a word is used grammatically in En-
    glish; therefore, it is very important for you to recogniz.e some common u,ord end-
    ings. If vou recoE{nize a rvord ending on a u,ord that you do not kno\\',.voll can
    tell hou' the u,orcl should be used srammaticallv, even if vou do not understand
    the meaning of the word.

    The followins chart lists some common rvord endinss in Enslish.

    WORD ENDINGS IN ENGLISH


    NOUN (person) NOUN (thing) VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB

    -nce -ate lul -ty


    -ism -ize -nt
    -ist -ness -fy -al
    -ian -logy -ble
    -ion -ous
    -ty
    APPENDIX C 331

    EXERCISE CI

    Indicate whether each of the following words is a noun person (NP), a noun thing (NT), a
    verb (V), an adjective (ADJ), or an adverb (ADV).

    1. identify identical identity identically identification


    - -- - - -
    2. observant observantly observance observation
    -observer - - - -
    3. personable personal personally personality personalize
    - - - - -
    4. dictator dictation diction dictatorial
    -dictate - - - -
    5. user useful usable usual usefulness

    6.
    - technical
    - technicalitv
    -
    technologv
    -
    technician
    -
    technically
    - - - - -
    7. credence credulous credible credibly credulousness
    - - - - -
    8. presence presenter presentation presentable presently
    - - - - -
    9. humanize humanity humanly humanitarian
    -humanist - - - -
    10. violently violate violator violence violent
    - - - - -
    1 1. colonial colonialism colonialize colonialist colonialization
    - - - - -
    12. ideal idealism idealize idealist
    -ideologv - - - -
    13. civilian civilize civilly civility civilization
    -_ -- -
    - -
    14. graceful gracefully graciously graciousness
    -gracious - - - -
    15. verify verifiable verily verity verification
    - - - - -
    332 APPENDIX C

    EXERCISE C2

    Circle the letter of the word that correctly completes each sentence.

    1. It is doubtful that the government will marijuana in the near future.


    A. legalize B. legalitv C. legallv
    -
    2. The student did not do well in the class because he had a oroblem u'ith
    A. absent B. absentlv C. absenteeism
    3. The sick child must stav awav from others because he has a disease.
    A. cornmunicable B. communicator C. communication
    4. The merger of the t\vo companies u'as funded by a
    A. capitalist B. capitalism C. capitalize
    -.
    5. When he heard what had happened, he rvas angry.
    A. murderous B. murderer C. murderously
    6. I do not understand rvhat these results
    A. significance B. signifr' C. significant
    -.
    7. Amajor disturbance occurred earlv this morning.
    A. seismologv B. seismological C. seismologist
    8. The information in that ar-ticle is inaccurate.
    A. historian B. historical C. historically
    -
    9. A large amount of exists betu,een the two former friends.
    A. antagonism B. antagonize C. antagonist
    -
    10. The charitable organization received a large gift from the
    A. donation B. donor C. donate
    -.
    APPENDIX C 333

    EXERCISE C3

    Fill in the chart u'ith r,vord forms.

    NOL]N NOUN
    (thin.e)
    VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB
    (person)

    finallv

    2. profess

    sociable

    4. specialization

    5. electrifv electricallv

    6. realist

    7. beautiful

    8. ideallv

    o terrorism

    10. illustrator

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