Now, make words by adding suitable suffixes -ship, -ment, and -hood to the words given below. 1. member + _____ = _____ 2. govern + _____ = _____ 3. partner + _____ = _____ 4. child + _____ = _____ 5. citizen + _____ = _____ 6. entertain + _____ = _____ 7. brother + _____ = _____ 8. agree + _____ = _____
member + ship = membership
govern + ment = government
partner + ship = partnership
child + hood = childhood
citizen + ship = citizenship
entertain + ment = entertainment
brother + hood = brotherhood
agree + ment = agreement
Explanation
(1) The suffix -ship is added to 'member' to form 'membership,' meaning the state of being a member. (2) The suffix -ment is added to 'govern' to form 'government,' meaning the system by which a state is governed. (3) The suffix -ship is added to 'partner' to form 'partnership,' meaning an association of two or more people as partners. (4) The suffix -hood is added to 'child' to form 'childhood,' meaning the state or period of being a child. (5) The suffix -ship is added to 'citizen' to form 'citizenship,' meaning the position or status of being a citizen. (6) The suffix -ment is added to 'entertain' to form 'entertainment,' meaning the action of providing amusement or enjoyment. (7) The suffix -hood is added to 'brother' to form 'brotherhood,' meaning the relationship between brothers or a feeling of kinship. (8) The suffix -ment is added to 'agree' to form 'agreement,' meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.