Exercise

The words in the second column are formed by the addition of a derivational suffx to those in the first column. After every word in both columns indicate its part of speech classification by N (noun), V (verb), or A (adjective).

1.       break                    ..............                           breakage           .............

2.       desire                   ..............                            desirable           .............

3.       conspire               ..............                            conspiracy         .............

4.       rehearse               ..............                            rehearsal            .............

5.       ideal                     ..............                            idealize              .............

6.       false                     ..............                            falsify                 .............

7.       plenty                  ..............                             plenteous           .............

8.       doubt                  ..............                             doubtful              .............

9.       mouth                  ..............                            mouthful              .............

10.   sing                      ..............                            singer                  .............

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