1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.