2 4 SUFFIXES Adapted by Marcia Timmel Art

2. 4 SUFFIXES Adapted by Marcia Timmel Art by Phillip Martin From Vocabulary Through Morphemes by Susan Ebbers and A 1 Word Roots by Cherie Blanchard

WHAT ARE SUFFIXES? The suffix is the part of the word that what part of speech usually determines ________ a word is. Suffixes are usually “fixed” at the end of the word. Words change their class grammatically speaking by changing their suffix __________.

EXAMPLES OF HOW SUFFIXES CHANGE WORDS: Example 1: predict verb _____: Meteorologists predict weather. noun + tion=_____: What is tomorrow’s prediction? adjective High humidity is so predictable. + able=_____: adverb + ly =_____: Predictably it rained on our picnic. Example 2: child noun _____: Who is that crying child? adjective Throwing things is childish. + ish=_____: adverb + ly =_____: He childishly had a tantrum.

IDENTIFY THE SUFFIXES , ROOTS AND THE WORD CLASS In each word, underline the suffix and circle the root. Then identify what part of speech it is. 1. homicide noun Class: _____ verb 4. liquidate Class: _____ 2. realize verb _____ adverb 5. happily _____ 3. spacious adjective _____ 6. theism noun _____

SUFFIXES CHANGE VERB TENSE Suffixes can also change the tense of a verb. For example, when you add the suffix “ed” to the present tense of dance, it becomes the past tense danced.