SUFFIXES

Suffix is a word affixes are placed at the end of a word to make a new word
Example : smoke + less ------------ smokeless

A Suffix can be split into two ways, they are INFLECTIONAL AND DERVATIONAL SUFFIXES.

INFLECTIONAL SUFFIX
Inflectional suffixes do not change the meaning of the original
word.
Example :
1. Everyday I always walk to school
2. Yesterday I walked to school
The underlined words walk and walked have the same basic meaning. In this case,
suffix is added only to follow the truth grammar rules.

example example
suffix) grammatical change
original word suffixed word

-s Plural dog dogs

-en plural (irregular) ox oxen

-s 3rd person singular present like he likes

-ed past tense(waktu lampau) work he worked

past participle(partisip waktu lampau) he has worked

-en past participle (irregular) eat he has eaten

-ing continuous/progressive sleep he is sleeping

-er Comparative big bigger

-est Superlative big the biggest

DERIVATIONAL SUFFIX
Derivational suffixes means that the new word has a new meaning,
and is usually a different part of speech. But the new meaning is related to
the old meaning - it is "derived" from the old meaning
suffix making example example
(ahiran) (penyusunan) original word suffixed word
(contoh kata dasar) (contoh kata ditambahi ahiran)

-ation nouns explore(menjelajah) exploration(explorasi)

(kata benda) hesitate(ragu) hesitation(ragu-ragu)

-sion persuade(membujuk) persuasion(pembujukan)

divide(membagi) division(pembagian)

-er teach(mengajar) Teacher (pengajar)

-cian music(musik) Musician (pemain musik)

-ess god(tuhan) Goddess (sang dewi)

-ness sad(sedih) Sadness (kesedihan)

-al arrive(datang) arrival (kedatangan)

-ary diction(gaya bicara) Dictionary (kamus)

-ment treat(merawat) Treatment (perawatan)

-y jealous(cemburu) jealousy(kecemburuan)
victor(pemenang) victory (kemenangan)

-al adjectives accident(kecelakaan) Accidental (kecelakaan)

(kata sifat)
-ary imagine(membayangkan) Imaginary (khayalan)

-able tax(pajak) Taxable (dikenakan pajak)

-ly brother(saudara laki laki) Brotherly (persaudaraan)

-y ease(memudahkan) Easy (dengan mudah)

-ful sorrow(penderitaan) sorrowful(menyedihkan)

forget(melupakan) forgetful (mudah lupa)

-ly adverbs helpful(pelupa) Helpfully (membantu)

(kata keterangan)

-ize verbs terror(ketakutan) terrorize(meneror)

(kata kerja) private(pribadi) privatize (menswastakan)

-ate hyphen(tanda hubung) Hyphenate (ditulis dengan tanda

penghubung)
 ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT 2 (edm.)

Name: __________________ Class/ Number:______________

A. Suffix Meaning Match
Match the suffix to its meaning by writing the letter in the blank.
Use the word after each suffix as a hint.
1. less hopeless A. female
______ 2. able comfortable B. full of
______ 3. er teacher C. same as or similar
______ 4. ward backward D. in the direction
______ 5. ess actress E. most
______ 6. full colorful F. able to
______ 7. est fastest G. sound
______ 8. like childlike H. without
______ 9. onym synonym I. person who
______ 10. phone telephone J. word or nama
B. What’s the Suffix?
Below is a list of root words. In the blank write the root word with the
correct suffix to make a word that matches the meaning.
1. home ____________ without a home
2. Read ____________ one who reads
3. Sad ____________ the state of being sad
4. Thank ____________ full of thanks
5. music ____________ one who plays music
6. East ___________ towards the east
7. quiet ____________ in a quiet way
8. Tall ____________ the most tall

C. COMMON SUFFIXES
Match the suffixes on the left to the explanation or function on the right
1. _____ -able (unable) 1) adverb making
2. _____ -er , -or ( teacher, doctor) 2) verb making
3. _____ -ful (useful) 3) can or able to do

something
4. _____ -ment, - ness, - ion (movement, togetherness,information) 4) see or range
5. _____ -ively (actively) 5) noun or name of
something
6. _____ -ive (active) 6) job, doer
7. _____ -ate (communicate) 7) sound or audio
8. _____ -phone (telephone) 8) adjective or description
word building
9. _____ -scope (telescope) 9) full of