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Words with the Suffix of -AGE

Words with the Suffix of -AGE. Meaning: A collection, condition or relation. acreage. A collection of land My grandparents have a farm with a lot of ________ to grow crops and raise cattle. adage. a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb

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Words with the Suffix of -AGE

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  1. Words with the Suffix of -AGE Meaning: A collection, condition or relation

  2. acreage • A collection of land • My grandparents have a farm with a lot of ________ to grow crops and raise cattle.

  3. adage • a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb • “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man happy, healthy and wise is an _______ from Ben Franklin.

  4. coinage • the types or amounts of coins issued by a nation • When my mom went to Italy, I was surprised how different the __________ looked from our nickels and dimes.

  5. footage • length or extend in feet; a portion of film or video tape • The news reporter was shot trying to capture ________ of the battle.

  6. language • the system of linguistic or symbols considered in the abstract • The English ____________ is very hard to learn for foreigners because it is complicated.

  7. umbrage • take offence, be hurt, be angry, be offended, be upset, be wounded, be put out, be annoyed • The girl could not conceal the umbrage she felt when her best friend rudely ignored her in the cafeteria.

  8. collage • a technique of composing a work of art by creating a collection of related images or items • In art, I enjoy cutting up magazine pictures and pasting them to paper to make a __________.

  9. sabotage • deliberate damage of equipment, materials or underhand interference with production of work • When hackers _____________ public computers, it ends up costing taxpayer money to have the damage repaired.

  10. orphanage • a place for children who have lost both parents • The play Annie takes place in an _______________ where the children live because they have no parents.

  11. percentage • rate or proportion per hundred • In math class, I learned how to turn my number of total points into a __________ for my grade. 17/20 = 85%

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