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.
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 don’t 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