Study the word list: - ive sounds like iv

multi-syllable words ending in -ive where the last syllable is shortened to iv .

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native	I love my native country, where I was born and raised. *
massive	That footballer is paid a massive amount of money.
detective	Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
attractive	She found him very attractive.
adhesive	I will stick the papers together with this adhesive. *
active	He was active in the field of science.
relative	Uncle Bill is my closest relative.
expensive	My very expensive new saucepan was advertised as being non-stick. *
attentive	The teacher advised her students to be more attentive. *
digestive	In class, we are writing a paragraph about the digestive system. *
motive	There was no motive for the crime - no-one knew why he had done it. *
positive	Jean is very negative about his work but Tom is more positive. *
sensitive	A sensitive person can be easily upset.
creative	That artist is a very creative person indeed. *
alternative	Dr Brown had no alternative but to operate on the patient. *