- Suffix – It is a letter or a group of letters that are added at the end of a word to make a new word.
- Suffixes usually have a specific meaning.
- When a suffix is added to a base word, the base word becomes a noun. Then it is called a noun suffix.
Some Things To Keep In Mind
- Adding a suffix usually changes the class of the word
For example, verb to noun
Example:
Root/Base word: Encourage (verb)
Suffix: -ment
New word: Encouragement (noun)
- Adding a suffix can cause a spelling change.
Example:
Root/Base word: Instruct
Suffix: -or
New word: Instructor
The teacher explains, with examples
Friend – root / base word
Ship – suffix
The teacher provides examples where noun suffixes changes verbs, nouns and adjectives into nouns.
- Teach (verb) – Teacher
- Short (adjective) – Shortness
- Quest (nouns) – Question
- Happy (adjective) – Happiness
- Invent (verb) – Invention
- Kind (noun) – Kindness
- Journal (noun) – Journalist
- Neighbor (noun) – Neighborhood
- Manage (verb) – Management
- Art(noun)-Artist
- Comedy(noun)- Comedian
In these examples, as you can see,
- The new words have different spelling.
- They might have different meaning.
- They change from one form to another
- Verb Noun
- Adjective Noun
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