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Suffixes - their importance in spelling
If you can handle suffixes then you're well on the way
to
becoming a capable speller.
A suffix is simply an ending that's
added to a base word
to form a new word.
Let's look at some
examples:
| Base word |
Suffix |
New Word |
| interest |
-ing |
interesting |
| noise |
-y |
noisy |
| breath |
-less |
breathless |
| popular |
-ity |
popularity |
| drop |
-let |
droplet |
A key thing to know about a suffix is whether
it starts
with a consonant or a vowel.
Here are some
suffixes you'll meet quite often: |
Consonant
Suffixes |
Examples |
Vowel
Suffixes |
Examples |
| -ful |
hopeful, plentiful |
-er, -or |
farmer, collector |
| -less |
useless, tasteless |
-en |
mistaken, hidden |
| -ly |
bravely, frankly |
-ish |
foolish, thinnish |
| -ment |
movement, agreement |
-ation |
limitation, reservation |
| -ness |
darkness, happiness |
-ing |
firing, sitting |
Did you notice that sometimes the base word changes
when
you add a suffix?
For example, fire becomes firing (dropping
the e) and
sit becomes sitting (doubling the letter t)
Work your way through all the Suffix pages to see how these
patterns work.
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