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Year-1-WC-13.07.20-Suffixes-PowerPoint

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Year-1-WC-13.07.20-Suffixes-PowerPoint

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  1. Suffixes An informative PowerPoint about suffixes Photo courtesy of crdotx(@flickr.com)- granted under creative commons licence - attribution

  2. What is a suffix? A suffix is something that we add to the end of a word that changes its meaning.

  3. -S can be added to nouns as a suffix. This tells us that there is more than one noun. one dog two dogs

  4. -es can be added to nouns as a suffix. You can hear when a suffix is -es and not -s because the -es makes an extra syllable in the word. foxes buses

  5. -ing, -ed and er can be added to verbs as suffixes. For example: pull pulling pulled puller

  6. -er and -est can be added to adjectives as suffixes. These help us to compare. fast faster fastest

  7. Commonly used adjective suffixes

  8. Commonly used adjective suffixes • What are adjective suffixes and how can you use them to make news words? We explain more in this lesson

  9. Commonly used adjective suffixes Here are some examples: • I don't know if the water is suitable for drinking. • The national cabinet met last week. • She gave a very meaningful speech. • Did you listen to it? • I'm an Australian citizen. What about you? – • They are attractive options. Have you considered them? – The tools were useless. - He can be child-like at times even though he is a teenager. - Have you tried his delicious dumplings?

  10. Take note of these general rules when it comes to suffixes: • Adding a suffix usually changes the class of the word • Adding a suffix can mean the class of the word remains the same but the meaning of the new word changes. • Adding a suffix can cause a spelling change.

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