Word Formation: Adjective Derivation 1
Starter
Show learners the first slide and the three sentences. Ask them to identify the adjectives and to think of an affix they could attach to each one to change the meaning. Show some possible solutions in the next slide and explain how, just like with nouns, we can use affixes to alter the meaning of adjectives.
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Word Formation: Adjective Derivation 1
Starter
Read these three sentences. Identify the adjective in each. Discuss if you can add an affixes to change the meaning of the adjective in each sentence.
- This is the only weekly magazine.
- She had a cold and a red nose.
- My kids always get too active after having sweets.
Here are some ways you could have changed the adjectives with affixes.
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Word Formation: Adjective Derivation 2
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Show learners the first slide and the four sentences. Ask them to transform the base word in brackets into an adjective by using an affix. Ask them to attempt this individually, then in pairs and finally to share with the whole class. Discuss to see if they noticed any patterns. Show the solutions in the next slide. All these examples use suffixes to change a noun into an adjective that shares the same qualities. Also, note that sometimes spelling changes are required.
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Word Formation: Adjective Derivation 2
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Read these four sentences. Each one has a base word in brackets you need to transfrom into an adjective by adding an affix.
What do the examples have in common? Where do they differ?