Suffixes -ity and -ous

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1 Suffixes - and -us The suffix - means "state r qual f being" and the suffix -us means "full f." xample: being ppular = ppular full f danger = dangerus «=. -»! Pratie -^ i. ms^f^ ^ trivial 2. hazard Add the suffix t the base wrd r rt wrd t reate a new wrd. Remember that the spelling f sme wrds hange when a suffix is added. 3. nerve 4. severe = 5. equal 6. muntain 7. regular 8. ppular q. vigr 1. venm 11. speifi 12. harmny X 13. peril I 14. neessaru When yu finish, share yur wrk with a partner. Reteah Wrd Struture UNIT 2 41

2 Seletin Vabulary Fus dignified adj. having r shwing self-respet and self-ntrl; nfident and alm restred v. past tense f restre: t bring bak t a frmer r riginal nditin quest n. a searh r pursuit immrtal n. unending existene; lasting fame prlng v. t make lnger, espeially in time; extend replias n. plural frm f replia: a sale mdel f smething temperaments n. plural frm f temperament: harateristi r habitual inlinatin r mde f emtinal respnse unified v. past tense f unify: t ause t be r feel like ne thing; bring r jin tgether; unite urreny n. the mney used in a untry frtifiatin n. smething that strengthens, suh as a wall r embankment Write T in the blank if the sentene fr the vabulary wrd is true. Write F if the sentene is false. 1. Smething brught bak t a frmer r riginal nditin is restred. 2. Curreny means "searh r pursuit." 1 3. Unified means "brught r jined tgether." 4. Prlng means "make t last lnger; extend." 5. Smene shwing self-respet and self-ntrl is dignified. 6. Temperaments are sale mdels f smething. s 3 7. Unending existene is alled immrtal. 8. Replias are harateristis f a persn's emtinal state. 9. The mney used in a untry is alled the quest. 1. Smething that strengthens is a frtifiatin. 42 UNIT 2 Vabulary Reteah

3 Fat and pinin Fats are statements that are true. They an be prven. xample: The temperature utside is seventy degrees. This is a fat. It an be prven by using a thermmeter. pinins are statements that are based n beliefs r preferenes. They an be supprted, but nt prven. xample: Seventy degrees is the perfet temperature fr a summer day. This is an pinin, smene's belief r preferene. A different persn might enjy higher r lwer temperatures in the summer. Underline the pinins belw. 1. A mdern system f plumbing was unearthed at Knsss. 2. The Minans were prbably a peae-lving peple. 3. Dubtless, invaders swept ver the island and nquered it. 4. The philspher Aristtle wrte abut King Mins. 5. Crete must have been the legendary kingdm f Atlantis. 6. If peple heard f Qin Shisuang's death while he was away frm the apital, they wuld surely have revlted. 7. The emperr's ministers kept his death seret until they returned t the apital. 8. It was very wise f them t d s. 9. The first emperr was in pwer fr nly eleven years. S. 1. It was an amazing reign. I Reteah Cmprehensin Skill UNIT 2 43

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5 Suffixes - and -us The suffix - means "state r qual f being." The suffix-us means "full f." Fr wrds ending in a silent e, when the suffix starts with a vwel, drp the silent e; sare - = sar, r nerve - nervus, exept when the base wrd ends in ge. Fr thse endings, keep the e: urage - urageus. Fr wrds ending in y that sund like /e/, hange the y t an /': harmny - harmnius. abil varius etern nervus ntinuus immrtal adventurus natinal vitrius hstil Meaning Strategy Write the spelling wrd related t eah wrd belw. 1. able 2. vitry 3. nerve 8 4. mrtal 5. eternal SS 6. vary 7. ntinue 8. natin q. hstile 1. adventure II v) Q. (fi ( Reteah Spelling UNIT 2 45

6 UNIT Qutatin Marks Rule Use qutatin marks t shw a persn's exat wrds. If a persn's wrds are divided by a phrase suh as he said, enlse bth parts with qutatin marks. Use qutatin marks fr titles f shrt stnes, pems, artiles, and bk hapters. Plae a perid, questin mark, r exlamatin pint inside qutatin marks if it is part f the qutatin. D nt use qutatin marks fr titles f bks, mvies, magazines, and newspapers. xample "Pete Sampras has wn mre men's tennis titles than any ther player," my sister said. "ven s," she added, "my favrite player is Gustav Kuerten." "Paul's Case" (shrt stry) "zymandius" (pem) Dan asked, "Whih bk are yu reading?" Add qutatin marks t the sentenes that need them. 1. Bak t the Drawing Bard is an interesting hapter in the bk The Wright Brthers: w They Invented the Airplane. S S 2. Althugh Lewis Carrll is best knwn fr his bk/4//e in Wnderland, his pem Jabberwky is als very gd. 3. The Way West, an artile that appeared in the September issue f Natinal Gegraphi magazine, desribes hw pineers blazed the trail frm Missuri t Califrnia. Add qutatin marks t the dialgue. 4. ave yu finished reading Island f the Blue Dlphins yet? asked my friend Maria. 5. I just finished it last night, I said. Wuld yu like t brrw it? 6. Yes, thanks, Maria answered, but first I've gt t finish A Wrinkle in Time. It's a great bk. Yu've gt t read it next. 46 UNIT 2 Grammar, Usage, and Mehanis Reteah