497 words that we create

A common way of forming new words is by adding a suffix to a noun to express a new idea. The
best known modern suffexes of English are: -gate, -dom, –holic.
-HOLIC Comes
-GATE
from alcoholic,
This comes from
someone who drinks
-DOM
Watergate, the name that
too much alcohol.
Means something
was given to the scandal
Words ending in –
like "the land
surrounding the break-in
holic usually mean
of", although
at the American
that someone is
there's always a
Democratic Party's headaddicted to
negative feel to
quarters in 1972, which
something. -holic is
the word.
took place at the
a fun suffix,
Watergate building. 
because you can
1. Look at the words in the box and make new words by adding
make up examples

a suffix to them. You might have to alter the original word.
for yourself.

book Nanny
Bastard
club
television

Big Brother
work
Camillacomputer
couple
chocolate
Zipper
talk
coffee
movie

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2. Which of the words above stand for these meanings?
1. computers are taking over the world …………………………….
2. individual freedom is being lost and the state is dictating everything you do……………………………..
3. a person who spends all his/her time working is a………………………………….
4. if you read books all the time, you're a…………………………………….
5. eating lots and lots of chocolate………………………………..

6. a state in which everyone has a partner and seems to live together happily ever after - everyone except
you, that is…………………………
7. refers to President Clinton and his inability to say "no" to pretty women………………………..
8. unable to stop yourself going into shops and buying things…………………………………
9. scandalous stories about Prince Charles and his mistress……………………………………
10. another word for a Couch Potato - spending all your free time watching television………………………………
11. referred to a story about John Major when he was Prime Minister of Britain……………………………………
12. the long story of the Clintons and land property deals……………………………………..
13. if you go to night clubs every night, you're a……………………………………….
14. chat all evening for only a few pence……………………………….
15. the story of a young British girl in America who was said to have killed the baby she was looking
after……………………………………………
16. if you see too many films, then you are a………………………………..
3. Do you know any other words ending with these suffixes? Complete the lists above!


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Computerdom
Big Brotherdom
Workaholic
Bookaholic
Chocoholic
Coupledom
Zippergate
Shopaholic
Camillagate
Tellyholic
Bastardgate
White Watergate
Clubaholic
Talkaholic
Nannygate
Movieholic