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Affectionate words: diminutive suffixes

Lessons 1 · 1 lessons · G. T. Gasilova, Yu. Yu. Musurmanova. Russian Language, Grade 6 (for schools with Uzbek and other languages of instruction). 2nd revised edition. “O‘zbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi”, Tashkent, 2017
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Make these words affectionate: «лиса», «брат», «окно», «ложка».
2
Write 5 affectionate forms of address for people close to you (mother, grandpa, little sister, friend, brother).
3
Write 3 sentences on «Мой котик» using at least 3 diminutive words.
4
Find diminutives for «чашка», «ключ», «голова» and say what changes.
5
Why are affectionate words so common in Russian family speech? Answer in one or two sentences.