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B  Complete each sentence with a word in blue from A.
              1                    my grades, so I study a lot.
              2  Lena is ten and very tall and skinny. The children in her class often
                _______ her.
             3  Don't get angry over losing the game. It's ______  _
             4  Please                   a sweater. It's cold this morning.




          A  Complete the sentences below with the -ish form of the noun in          Vocabulary Skill
              parentheses.                                                           The Suffix -ish
              1  My favorite lV show is a -------(Britain) comedy.
              2  Ron only thinks about himself. He is so             (self)!           In this chapter, you
             3  Linnea is half                (Sweden) and half ______  _              learned the adjective
                                                                                       childish. The suffix -ish
                 (Ireland).                                                            means like (child+
              4  Koji is 35, but he has a _______ (boy) face.                           ish = like a child). The
              5  Jan likes                (Turkey) coffee, but I prefer  ______  _     suffix -ish is also used
                 (England) tea.                                                        to describe nationality
              6  My grandmother is 85, but she still has a _______ (girl) laugh.       or something from a
                                                                                       certain country (for
          B  Complete the questions with an -ish adjective.                            example, Spanis�.
              1  Do you ever watch movies or lV shows in _______  ?
              2  Do you know someone who is _______  ?
              3  Are you                 ?

          C  Ask a partner your questions from B or write your own answers.
































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