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What is a suffix?
letters that are fixed to the end of a base word to change its meaning or tense
Name 5 suffixes.
-s, -es, -ing, -ed, -ful, -less, -y, -ly
Which of these is NOT a suffix? ( dge / ful / ly )
dge
Which of these is a suffix? ( ck / ong / ed )
ed
Which of these words does NOT contain a suffix? ( skinny / stick / quickly )
stick
In which of these words is 'y' working as a suffix? ( spiky / duty / cry )
spiky
Which of these words contains a suffix? ( batch / brushes / sang )
brushes
Add a suffix to the word 'stress' to form a word that means 'full of stress'.
stress + ful = stressful
Add a suffix to the word 'juice' to form a word that means 'full of juice'.
juice + y = juicy
Think of 5 words that contain suffix [-y].
many possible answers
Think of 5 words that contain the suffix [-ly].
many possible answers
What is the base word in the word 'curly'?
curl (base word: curl, suffix: y)
What is the suffix in the word 'kindly'?
ly (base word: kind, suffix: ly)
What is the base word in the word 'protecting'?
protect (base word: protect, suffix: ing)
Think of 5 words that contain the suffix [-less].
many possible answers
Think of 5 words that contain the suffix [-ful].
many possible answers
