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Monday, August 17, 2009
- The first letter of a suffix attached to a word with a final (silent) e will determine whether the final (silent) e is dropped or retained.
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- When a suffix begins with a vowel, the final (silent) e is usually dropped:
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- (-ing) write - writing, bite - biting
(-ish) white - whitish, style - stylish
(-ist) type - typist, reserve - reservist
(-ance) ignore - ignorance, assure - assurance
(-able) believe - believable, desire - desirable
(-en) wide - widen, ripe - ripen
(-ory) migrate - migratory, advise - advisory
(-al) nature - natural, phrase - phrasal
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- Exception: mile - mileage, age - ageing
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- However, when e follows c or g, it’s retained before the vowels a and o:
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- change - changeable
courage - courageous
knowledge - knowledgeable
notice - noticeable
trace - traceable
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- Before a suffix beginning with a consonant, e is retained in words ending with a final (silent) e:
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- (-ful) peace - peaceful, care - careful
(-ly) love - lovely, private - privately
(-ment) place - placement, manage - management
(-tion) celebrate - celebration, locate - location
(-less) wire - wireless, point - pointless
(-ty) safe - safety, subtle - subtlety
(-ry) slave - slavery, brave - bravery
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- Exceptions: true - truly, whole - wholly
POSTED BY Olga Galperin AT 4:00 PM
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Sunday, August 02, 2009
- Beside means ‘near, next to’:
Who sits beside you in class?
The police cruiser stopped right beside my car.
Besides means ‘in addition to’:
Besides jogging, I do yoga and Pilates.
Who else lives in the house besides you and your parents?-
- Ask and answer the questions (1-10) below using beside or besides:
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- 1. ___ cats and dogs, what other pets do people in your country like to keep?
2. Do you mind sitting ___ a smoker in a restaurant?
3. ___ coffee and tea, is there any other popular breakfast beverage in your culture?
4. Have you studied any other foreign languages, ___ English?
5. When you travel, do you prefer staying in a hotel ___ major attractions or far away from them?
6. Would you live ___ an active/dormant volcano?
7. Do you enjoy sitting __ a fireplace on a cold day?
8. ___ flowers, perfume and chocolates, what else would you give as a gift to a woman?
9. What plants grow __ water (lakes, rivers, etc.)?
10. Name some popular board games in your country, ___ chess and checkers.
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- Answer Key:
1. besides 2. beside 3. besides 4. besides 5. beside 6. beside 7. beside 8. besides 9. beside 10. besides
POSTED BY Olga Galperin AT 1:49 PM
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