Questions and Answers
Match the suffixes with their functions or meanings:
-able = Forms an adjective indicating ability or capacity -al = Forms a noun indicating a process or action -ly = Forms an adjective indicating a characteristic or relation -ment = Forms a noun indicating a result or action
Match the suffixes with their functions or meanings:
-ance/-ence = Forms a noun indicating a state or quality -ation = Forms a noun indicating a process or action -ic = Forms an adjective indicating a characteristic or relation -ty = Forms a noun indicating a state or quality
Match the suffixes with their functions or meanings:
-ful = Forms an adjective indicating a characteristic or relation -less = Forms an adjective indicating without something -ify = Forms a verb indicating to make something -ship = Forms a noun indicating a state or condition
Match the suffixes with their functions or meanings:
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Study Notes
Suffixes
Suffixes are word endings that change the meaning or grammatical function of a root word.
Types of Suffixes
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Derivational Suffixes: Change the meaning or grammatical function of a root word.
- Examples: -ful (hopeful), -less (helpless), -ly (friendly)
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Inflectional Suffixes: Indicate grammatical function, such as tense, case, or number.
- Examples: -ed (walked), -ing (running), -s (cats)
Common Suffixes
- -able: Forms an adjective indicating ability or capacity (e.g., readable, capable)
- -al: Forms a noun indicating a process or action (e.g., arrival, proposal)
- -ance/-ence: Forms a noun indicating a state or quality (e.g., resistance, existence)
- -ation: Forms a noun indicating a process or action (e.g., education, nomination)
- -ic: Forms an adjective indicating a characteristic or relation (e.g., logic, graphic)
- -ify: Forms a verb indicating to make something (e.g., simplify, justify)
- -less: Forms an adjective indicating without something (e.g., helpless, useless)
- -ly: Forms an adverb indicating manner or time (e.g., quickly, friendly)
- -ment: Forms a noun indicating a result or action (e.g., government, employment)
- -ness: Forms a noun indicating a state or quality (e.g., happiness, kindness)
- -ship: Forms a noun indicating a state or condition (e.g., friendship, ownership)
- -ty: Forms a noun indicating a state or quality (e.g., liberty, clarity)
Suffixes
- Suffixes are word endings that change the meaning or grammatical function of a root word.
Types of Suffixes
- Derivational suffixes change the meaning or grammatical function of a root word, examples include -ful (hopeful), -less (helpless), and -ly (friendly).
- Inflectional suffixes indicate grammatical function, such as tense, case, or number, examples include -ed (walked), -ing (running), and -s (cats).
Common Suffixes
- -able forms an adjective indicating ability or capacity (e.g., readable, capable).
- -al forms a noun indicating a process or action (e.g., arrival, proposal).
- -ance/-ence forms a noun indicating a state or quality (e.g., resistance, existence).
- -ation forms a noun indicating a process or action (e.g., education, nomination).
- -ic forms an adjective indicating a characteristic or relation (e.g., logic, graphic).
- -ify forms a verb indicating to make something (e.g., simplify, justify).
- -less forms an adjective indicating without something (e.g., helpless, useless).
- -ly forms an adverb indicating manner or time (e.g., quickly, friendly).
- -ment forms a noun indicating a result or action (e.g., government, employment).
- -ness forms a noun indicating a state or quality (e.g., happiness, kindness).
- -ship forms a noun indicating a state or condition (e.g., friendship, ownership).
- -ty forms a noun indicating a state or quality (e.g., liberty, clarity).
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Learn about the different types of suffixes, including derivational and inflectional suffixes, and their roles in changing the meaning and grammatical function of root words.
