Suffixes –ing –ness -ion

shopping

dancing

swimming

action

illness

happiness

Verb/Adjective +Suffix Noun

meet sing

+ ing meetingsinging

feel

hunt

tell

play

paint

read

feeling

hunting telling telling

playing

painting

reading

ill blind

+ ness illnessblindness

sickness sadness richness kindness darkness coldnessfitness greatnessbusiness ugliness happiness

sicksadrichkinddarkcoldfit

greatbusy ugly

happy

prevention

examination

prevent examine + ion

invention collection attractionexhibitiondonationeducation introductionoperationcelebration pollutionproductionorganizationpreparationinvitation

invent collectattractexhibitdonateeducate

introduceoperate

celebratepollute

produceorganizeprepareinvite

小结 1.一般动词加 ing变成名词。 2.一般形容词加 ness/less变成名词 3.一般以 te/t结尾的动词加 ion变成名词小提示：当加上后缀时，有时我们要改变动词的 /形容词的词尾。

Shop-shopping , happy-happiness , decide-decision , invite-invitation

Change verbs and adjectives into nouns

fly __________ die_________

collect__________ invite__________

begin_________ kind_____________

rich__________ organize__________

donate_________ ugly______________

educate_________ sick______________

flying dying

collection invitationbeginning kindness

richness organization

donation ugliness

education sickness

Exercises:用所给单词的适当形式填空1 All of the students like her because of

her ___________(kind).

2 We made ____________(advertise) on TV.

3 The patients don’t have to pay for the _________(treat).

4 The children will be able to get ___________(educate).

kindness

advertisements

treatment

education

5.He didn’t come to school yesterday because of his _________(ill).

6.Would you please show me your __________ (collect).

7.Look, there is an _____________ (advertise) on the wall.

8.The old man is badly ill, he needs an ____________(operate ) at once.

9.You must pay more attention to your _________(safe).

illness

collection

advertisement

operationsafety