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B1 Preliminary (PET) Study Material 28 Suffix Nature - by Ei Thinzar Htun

The document provides a list of 37 English words with suffixes and their definitions. Some examples of words with suffixes and their definitions included are: kindness (kind + ness), sweetness (sweet + ness), suddenly (sudden + ly), slowly (slow + ly), admiration, announcement, attraction, celebration, collection, completion, confirmation, and connection. The document explains that a suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to form a new word.

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B1 Preliminary (PET) Study Material 28 Suffix Nature - by Ei Thinzar Htun

The document provides a list of 37 English words with suffixes and their definitions. Some examples of words with suffixes and their definitions included are: kindness (kind + ness), sweetness (sweet + ness), suddenly (sudden + ly), slowly (slow + ly), admiration, announcement, attraction, celebration, collection, completion, confirmation, and connection. The document explains that a suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to form a new word.

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Ei Thinzar Htun M.A. English ( MU), B.A. English ( MUFL), Dip. English Language Teaching ( MU ), Cert.

TKT

B1 Preliminary ( PET )

Study material 28

suffix + vocabulary ( Complete unit 11 : student )

suffix a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a

new word

kind + ness kindness

adjective suffix noun

sweet + ness sweetness

adjective suffix noun

sudden + ly suddenly

adjective suffix adverb

slow+ ly slowly

adjective suffix adverb


1. admiration = a feeling of great respect and liking for something or

someone

She always had great admiration for people who could speak so many languages.

2. announcement = an important or official statement

Everyone was shocked when they heard the announcement.

3. attraction = something interesting / a quality that makes something seem

interesting

The beautiful beaches are the island’s main attraction.

4. celebration = a party when you celebrate something / the act of celebrating

We are having a small celebration for Dad’s birthday.

5. collection = a group of objects together in the same place

a collection of Japanese vases

6. completion = the act of being finished

The house is nearing completion.


7. confirmation = a statement, document etc that says that something is

definitely true

There has still been no official confirmation of the report.

8. connection = link , joining

There is a connection between pollution and the death of trees.

9. creation = the act of creating something

the creation of 2,000 new jobs

10. development = the process of gradually becoming bigger, better, stronger or

more advanced

child development

11. disappointment = a feeling of unhappiness because something is not as good

as you expected

the manager’s disappointment with the result

12. discussion = when you discuss something

class discussions
13. education = the process of teaching and learning, usually at school, college

or university

She also hopes her children will get a good education.

14. enjoyment = the feeling of pleasure you get from having something

Acting has brought me enormous enjoyment.

15. entertainment = things such as films, television, performances etc that are

intended to amuse or interest people

The dolphins give good entertainment value.

16. examination = a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important

one

The examination results will be announced in September.

17. excitement = the feeling of being excited

The children were filled with excitement at the thought of visiting Disneyland.

18. improvement = the act of improving something

There’s been a big improvement in the children’s behavior.


19. information = tell someone something = facts or details that tell you

something about a situation

For more information, visit our website.

20. movement = someone or something changes position or moves from one

place to another

He mentioned to the door with a movement of his head.

21. pollution = making air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for

people to use

air pollution

22. prevention = stopping something from

happening / when something bad is stopped from something

Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents.

23. protection = keeping someone / something safe

from damage, illness or harm

the protection of the environment


24. relaxation = a way of resting and enjoying yourself

I play the piano for relaxation .

25. replacement = when you get something that is better or newer than the one

you had before

Our old car is in need of replacement.

26. reservation = an area of land where wild animals can live without being

haunted

a wildlife reservation

reservation = an arrangement which you make so that a place in a hotel,

restaurant , plane etc is kept for your at a particular time in the future

a dinner reservation

27. translation = changing written or spoken words into another language

Give me the translation of the text from Italian into English.

28. argument = a situation in which two or more people disagree, often angrily
There was a big argument about whether we should move to a new house.

29. communication = people exchange information / ways of sending

information , especially using radio, telephone, or computers

Radio is the pilot’s only means of communication.

30. conservation = preservation = the protection of natural things such as

animasl, plants, forests etc to prevent them from being destroyed or spoiled

wildlife conservation

31. description =a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what

someone or something is like

The booklet gives a brief description of each place.

32. explanation = the reasons you give for why something happened

The concert was cancelled without explanation.

33. pronunciation =the way in which a language or a particular word is

pronounced
34. registration = the act of recording names and details on an official list

the registration of motor vehicles

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35. reptile = a type of animal , such as a snake or lizard , whose body

temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually

lays eggs to have babies

36. tropical = coming from or existing in the hottest parts of the world

the tropical rain forests

tropical fruit

tropical = weather that is tropical is very hot and wet

a tropical night

37. climate =the typical weather conditions in a particular area

Los Angeles’ warm dry climate

climate change
38. weather = the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind

What’s the other weather like today ?

We had good weather.

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