[中学联盟]江苏省苏州市高新区第三中学校牛津译林版八年级英语上册Unit5 Study skills课件.pptVIP

* We can add -ing, -ness and -ion to some verbs and adjectives to form nouns. Verb / Adjective + Suffix Noun mean + ing meaning ill + ness illness act + ion action A. Change the following verbs and adjectives into nouns by adding the correct suffixes. You may use a dictionary to help you. 1. discuss _______ 6. celebrate _______ 2. collect _______ 7. begin ________ 3. kind _______ 8. dark ________ 4. sick _______ 9. meet ________ 5. feel _______ 10. invite ________ discussion collection kindness sickness feeling celebration beginning darkness meeting invitation Sometimes we need to change the ending of the verb/ adjective when we add the suffix. shop —— shopping happy —— happiness decide —— decision invite —— invitation B. Fill in the blanks with the words in brackets. Change each word into a noun by adding a suffix. Use the plural form if necessary. Dear all, We are members of the Wild Animals Club. Many wild animals are now in danger because of ________(hunt). They need our _________ (protect). hunting protection Wild animals are our friends. Some famous artists have wonderful ________ (paint) of them. Wild animals also have their own families. They have ______ (feel) of _________ (happy) and _______ (sad). We should not kill them for any reason. We hope you can accept our ________ (invite) and join us. Thank you for your _________ (kind). paintings feelings sadness happiness invitation kindness *