2.4 suffixes Adapted by Marcia Timmel Art by Phillip Martin From Vocabulary Through Morphemes by Susan Ebbers and A1 Word Roots by Cherie Blanchard

What are suffixes? The suffix is the part of the word that usually determines ________________ a word is. Suffixes are usually “fixed” at the end of the word. Words change their class grammatically speaking by ____________________. what part of speech changing their suffix

Examples of how Suffixes change words: Example 1: predict _________: Meteorologists predict weather. + tion=_________: What is tomorrow’s prediction? + able=_________: High humidity is so predictable. + ly =_________: Predictably it rained on our picnic. verb noun adjective adverb Example 2: child _________: Who is that crying child? + ish=_________: Throwing things is childish. + ly =_________: He childishly had a tantrum. noun adjective adverb

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 2. realize 3. spacious Class: _________ _________ __________ 4. liquidate 5. happily 6. theism noun verb adjective verb adverb 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.