Word Building VII. The suffix –ify can be added to adj.or nouns to form verbs that describethe process by which a state, quality, or condition is brought about. Studythe example below and notice the spelling changes. simple + ify → simplify: make sth simple beauty + ify→ beautify: make sb. or sth beautiful Study the words ending with – ify given below and complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. classify purify justify intensify terrify glorify identify exemplify 1. Tom tried to _______ his absence from the meeting by claiming that he had been ill that day. 2. The poem wasn’t written to give a realistic account of the war but to________ those men who were killed in the war, giving some comfort to their friends and relatives. 3. This painting perfectly ____________the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time. 4. The books in our library are _________according to subject matter. 5. The water here has to be ________ before you can drink it. 6. With more companies bidding on the project, the competition is bound to__________. 7. I’m so familiar with the students that I can ________ them by their footsteps. 8. I was _________by the bull and wanted to run off the field.