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This document discusses suffixes and their uses. It defines a suffix as a word part added to the end of a word to modify its meaning or usage. It provides examples of common suffixes that can change words from nouns to adjectives or verbs to other parts of speech. The document emphasizes that understanding suffixes can help students learn new vocabulary by analyzing word parts. It includes activities for students to practice identifying and applying suffixes. Understanding suffixes is important for building vocabulary and language skills.

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UNIVERSIDADNACIONALDECHIMBORAZO FACULTADDECIENCIASDELAEDUCACINHUMANASYTECNOLOGAS ENGLISHMAJOR GRAMMAR V THEME: Suffixes GROUP MEMBER: Mario Salazar Shirley V叩squez
If you broke up a word to the parts that give it meaning, you have broken the word into its Morphemes. Prefix Suffix Example: unhappiness can be broken into three morphemes that give it meaning: un-, + happy, + -ness. SUFFIXES
What is a suffix? A suffix is a word part that is added at the end of a word that conditions its usage or meaning.
KNOWING SUFFIXES WILL HELP US MODIFYING OR EVEN CHANGING THE CLASS OF THE WORD
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NOUNS +SUFFIXES = ADJECTIVES NOUNS SUFFIX ADJECTIVES accident,region,brute,person, universe Al Accidental,regional,brutal,personal, universal Custom,moment,compliment, honor,caution,diet ary Customary,momentary,complimentary, honorary,cautionary,dietary Beauty,skill,wonder,succes,awe, delight ful Beautiful,skillful,successful,aweful, delightful athlete ,photograph, base, science,history ,rhythm Ic Athletic,photographic,basic,scientific, historic, rhythmic Magic, practice, logic, statistic, history, alphabet Ical Magical,practical,logical,statistical, Historical,alphabetical fool ,sheep, child,pink,self, girl Ish Foolish,sheepish,childish,pinkish,selfish Girlish. Power, use, friend,home,worth, penny less Powerless,useless, friendless,homeless Worthless,penniless
Friend,day ,cost ,order, month,coward. ly Friendly,daily,costly,orderly,monthly cowardly Poison,courtesy courteous danger dangerous mystery mysterious nerve nervous victory victorious poison poisonous courtesy courteous danger dangerous mystery mysterious nerve nervous victory victorious rain rainy mess messy fun funny dirt dirty dirt dirty spot spotty rain rainy mess messy fun funny dirt dirty dirt dirty spot spotty
INFLECTIONAL SUFFIXES -->inflectional (grammatical) (e.g. ed, -ly, -s, -s, -er, -ed, -es, - est, -ing: if it is used to turn a verb into e.g. present participle: example: break -->breaking, eat-->eating) EXAMPLES: Adjective or Adverb: superlative degree, used when comparing more than two things warmest, shortest, fastest, luckiest, prettiest Negative, not (contraction) shouldn't, couldn't
Noun or Adverb: forming plural EXAMPLES Chrysalides, walks, always; boxes; mummies Verb: past tense. Adjective: having the quality or characteristics of EXAMPLES crossed; blooded Noun: person or thing that does something, a native or inhabitant of, a person engaged in a profession, occupation. verb: action, condition, activity EXAMPLES player, teacher; foreigner, villager; cooler, softer; flicker, Proprietor, Tailor, Tailor, Sponsor, Spectator, glimmer; professor, contributor
THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING ABOUT SUFFIXES Students who understand how words are formed, by combining, suffixes, tend to have larger vocabularies because they will be able find meaning in words they dont know.
ACTIVITY ONE 1.- Complete the following sentences whit the correct suffix: 1.- He was acting in a very way. (child) 2.- He passed his exam. He was for the second time. (succeed) 3.- The team that he supported were able to win the (champion) Ful, Ish, ship Childish successful championship
ation, ness , ful 4.- I couldn't find any in his theory. (weak) 5.- There were only a of people at the match. (hand) 6.- You need a of motivation, organization and hard work to realize your dreams.(combine) weakness handful Combination
ACTIVITY TWO 2.- Match the following word with their respective suffix. Use -ive Break -er Build -full Create -ing thought -est Short -ful
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  • 2. If you broke up a word to the parts that give it meaning, you have broken the word into its Morphemes. Prefix Suffix Example: unhappiness can be broken into three morphemes that give it meaning: un-, + happy, + -ness. SUFFIXES
  • 3. What is a suffix? A suffix is a word part that is added at the end of a word that conditions its usage or meaning.
  • 4. KNOWING SUFFIXES WILL HELP US MODIFYING OR EVEN CHANGING THE CLASS OF THE WORD
  • 6. NOUNS +SUFFIXES = ADJECTIVES NOUNS SUFFIX ADJECTIVES accident,region,brute,person, universe Al Accidental,regional,brutal,personal, universal Custom,moment,compliment, honor,caution,diet ary Customary,momentary,complimentary, honorary,cautionary,dietary Beauty,skill,wonder,succes,awe, delight ful Beautiful,skillful,successful,aweful, delightful athlete ,photograph, base, science,history ,rhythm Ic Athletic,photographic,basic,scientific, historic, rhythmic Magic, practice, logic, statistic, history, alphabet Ical Magical,practical,logical,statistical, Historical,alphabetical fool ,sheep, child,pink,self, girl Ish Foolish,sheepish,childish,pinkish,selfish Girlish. Power, use, friend,home,worth, penny less Powerless,useless, friendless,homeless Worthless,penniless
  • 7. Friend,day ,cost ,order, month,coward. ly Friendly,daily,costly,orderly,monthly cowardly Poison,courtesy courteous danger dangerous mystery mysterious nerve nervous victory victorious poison poisonous courtesy courteous danger dangerous mystery mysterious nerve nervous victory victorious rain rainy mess messy fun funny dirt dirty dirt dirty spot spotty rain rainy mess messy fun funny dirt dirty dirt dirty spot spotty
  • 8. INFLECTIONAL SUFFIXES -->inflectional (grammatical) (e.g. ed, -ly, -s, -s, -er, -ed, -es, - est, -ing: if it is used to turn a verb into e.g. present participle: example: break -->breaking, eat-->eating) EXAMPLES: Adjective or Adverb: superlative degree, used when comparing more than two things warmest, shortest, fastest, luckiest, prettiest Negative, not (contraction) shouldn't, couldn't
  • 9. Noun or Adverb: forming plural EXAMPLES Chrysalides, walks, always; boxes; mummies Verb: past tense. Adjective: having the quality or characteristics of EXAMPLES crossed; blooded Noun: person or thing that does something, a native or inhabitant of, a person engaged in a profession, occupation. verb: action, condition, activity EXAMPLES player, teacher; foreigner, villager; cooler, softer; flicker, Proprietor, Tailor, Tailor, Sponsor, Spectator, glimmer; professor, contributor
  • 10. THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING ABOUT SUFFIXES Students who understand how words are formed, by combining, suffixes, tend to have larger vocabularies because they will be able find meaning in words they dont know.
  • 11. ACTIVITY ONE 1.- Complete the following sentences whit the correct suffix: 1.- He was acting in a very way. (child) 2.- He passed his exam. He was for the second time. (succeed) 3.- The team that he supported were able to win the (champion) Ful, Ish, ship Childish successful championship
  • 12. ation, ness , ful 4.- I couldn't find any in his theory. (weak) 5.- There were only a of people at the match. (hand) 6.- You need a of motivation, organization and hard work to realize your dreams.(combine) weakness handful Combination
  • 13. ACTIVITY TWO 2.- Match the following word with their respective suffix. Use -ive Break -er Build -full Create -ing thought -est Short -ful