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In today’s English Language class, We will be learning about Suffixes. We hope you enjoy the class!
CONTENT
A suffix refers to a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to make or form another word. Derivatives are words that have been developed from other words. Study the following examples to see how nouns, verbs and adjectives are formed by adding suffixes to certain other words.
NOUN DERIVATIVES
Words Suffixes Derivatives
Child hood Childhood
Neighbour hood Neighbourhood
Friend ship Friendship
Inhabit ant Inhabitant
Shy ness Shyness
Dry ness Dryness
Establish ment Establishment
Nourish ment Nourishment
Teach er Teacher
Sell er Seller
Sail or Sailor
Approve al Approval
VERB DERIVATIVES
Words Suffixes Derivatives
Dignity ify Dignify
Code ify Codify
Beauty ify Beautify
Popular ize Popularizes
Synthesis ize Synthesize
Terror ize Terrorize
Industrial ize Industrialize
Sympathy ize Sympathize
Dark en Darken
Sad en Sadden
Quick en Quicken
ADJECTIVE DERIVATIVES
Words Suffixes Derivatives
Faith ful Faithful
Delight ful Delightful
Detriment al Detrimental
Fate al Fatal
Fool ish Foolish
Child ish Childish
Noise less Noiseless
Use less Useless
Care less Careless
Attention ive Attentive
Attract ive Attractive
EVALUATION
- Form five adjectives from the following words:
- Intention, fruit, watch, educate, use.
- Form five nouns from the words below:
nourish, dismiss, kind, apply, woman
REFERENCE
Exam Focus: English for JSCE; Oxford Advanced Learner’ Dictionary
READING ASSIGNMENT
Read page 89-92 of English Grammar.
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