INTRODUCTION TO SUFFIXES

1- A suffrx is a letter or group of letters which is added to the end of a'word to make a new word
1 A suffrx usually chanles ih" typ" of word e.g from verb to noun or noun to adjective but
Not the meaning:
A.- You can make nouns from verbs by adding the following suffixes (most common
VERB SUFFIX NOI.]}I
Improve -ment improvement
Elect -ion election
Inform -ation information
Spell -ing spelling
B.- You can form nouns from adiectives
ADJECTIVE SUFFIX NOLTN
Happy -ness happiness
Punctual -ity punctuality
C.- You can also form adiectives from nouns by adding these common suffixes
NOTIN SUFFIX ADJECTIVE
Danger -ous dangerous
Fame famous
Industry -al industrial
Cloud,fog -, ....,rf -v cloudy,foggy
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D.- You can make adiectives from verbs
VERBS SUFFIX ADJECTIVE
Create -ive creative
Attract atkactive
Wash -able washable
Drink drinkable
E.- You can form adverbs from ad.iectives bv addins -iy
Creative-ly helptul-ly
F.- There are common noun suffixes added to nouns or verbs that describe people's jobs
\rERB SUFFIX NOIIN
Sing -er singer
Drive driver
Act -or actor
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Art .ist artist
Economy economist
Football -er footbalier
G.- The suffix -fuImeans "full of'* the meaning of the adjective:
Careful:fullof care helpful useful
The s':ffix -less means "without" * the meaning of the adjective:
Careless:without care useless:has no use

H.- Sometimes there is a spelling change .The most oommon examples are:
1- double the consonant : sun - Sunny (consonant-vowel-consonant)
2- Ieave out the final "e" before the suffix -ion ,-ation ,-ous ,-or ,-ive
translate translation/translator -
create creative
fame famous
operate operator
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