Introducing about Suffixes
A suffix is a group
of letters placed at the end of a word to make a new word.
A suffix can make a new word in one of two ways:
1. inflectional (grammatical):
for example, changing singular to plural (dog > dogs), or changing
present tense to past tense (walk > walked). In this case, the basic
meaning of the word does not change.
2. derivational (the
new word has a new meaning, "derived" from the original word): for
example, teach > teacher or care > careful
Inflectional suffixes
Inflectional suffixes do not change the meaning of the original word. So in "Every day I walk to school" and "Yesterday I walked to school", the words walk and walked have the same basic meaning. In "I have one car" and "I have two cars", the basic meaning of the words car and cars is exactly the same. In these cases, the suffix is added simply for grammatical "correctness". Look at these examples:
Inflectional suffixes
Inflectional suffixes do not change the meaning of the original word. So in "Every day I walk to school" and "Yesterday I walked to school", the words walk and walked have the same basic meaning. In "I have one car" and "I have two cars", the basic meaning of the words car and cars is exactly the same. In these cases, the suffix is added simply for grammatical "correctness". Look at these examples:
Derivational suffixes
With derivational suffixes, the new word has a new meaning, and is usually a different part of speech. But the new meaning is related to the old meaning - it is "derived" from the old meaning.
We can add more than one suffix, as in this example.
With derivational suffixes, the new word has a new meaning, and is usually a different part of speech. But the new meaning is related to the old meaning - it is "derived" from the old meaning.
We can add more than one suffix, as in this example.
derive (verb) + tion = derivation (noun) + al =
derivational (adjective)
There are several hundred derivational suffixes. Here are some of the more common ones:
There are several hundred derivational suffixes. Here are some of the more common ones:
Learning About Suffixes
“er and est”
Here we just study about er and est……
The suffixes er and est are added to adjectives or
describing words to compare things.
Rules
To Remember:
Rule 1 : The suffix er
should be used when you are comparing two
things.
Example:
Susan is shorter than Emily.
Rule 2 : The suffix est
should be used when you are comparing more than two things.
Example: Megan is the shortest girl in our class.
Rule 3: For two-syllable words ending in y
(happy), the y should be dropped and an
I should be added before adding the suffix est.
Example: Rosie is the funniest cat in my
neighborhood.
Rule 4: For one-syllable words (fat), the ending consonant should bedoubled before adding er or est.
Example: That is the fattest bird I have ever seen.
Rule 5: Words ending with
the letter “e” (late), drop the “e” before adding er or est.
Example: Marge arrived at school later than Chrissy.
`Try To Do This Exercise….
PART
A.
Use the rules above to add the suffixes er
and est to the words below. Use the suffix in the ( ) after the word. Write the
new word on the line.
1. thick (er) ____________________________________
2. tall (est) ____________________________________
3. silly (est) ____________________________________
4. long (er) ____________________________________
5. mad (est) ____________________________________
6. friendly(er) ____________________________________
PART B.
Use the rules you have learned to add the
suffixes er and est to the
following words. Use the suffix in the ( )
after the base word. Write the
new word on the line.
1. sleepy(est)
_________________________________________
2. pretty (est)
_________________________________________
3. soft (er)
_________________________________________
4. crazy(est) _________________________________________
5. loud (er)
_________________________________________
6. tough (est)
_________________________________________
7. bright (er)
_________________________________________
8. sad (er)
_________________________________________
9. lucky (est)
_________________________________________
10. nasty (er)
_________________________________________
11. lazy (est)
_________________________________________
12. tiny (er)
_________________________________________
13. scary (est)
_________________________________________
14. dark (er)
_________________________________________
15. strong (est)
_________________________________________
16. weak (er)
_________________________________________
17. jolly (est) _________________________________________
18. fast (er)
_________________________________________
19. lovely (est)
_________________________________________
PART C.
Write the correct form of the adjectives
below on the lines.
Read the sentence carefully.
1. Mark is ____________________________ in math than
Becky is.
Smarter, smartest
2. Addition is ________________________ than
subtraction to me.
Easier, easiest
3. That is the ________________________ snake I have
ever seen.
Longer, longest
4. Shelby’s cat is the ____________________________
I know.
Faster, fastest
5. Brent’s story is ___________________________ than
my story.
Shorter, shortest
It’s a Quiz!
Circle the letter in front of the correct answer.
1. I liked the poem Grant read because it’s the
_____.
a. funniest b. funnier c. funnyest
2. I am the ______ person in my gym class.
a. weaker b. weakiest c. weakest
3. Mark is the _________ runner on the baseball
team.
a. faster b. fastest c. fasterest
4. My blanket is ______ than Ginger’s blanket.
a. softer b. softiest c. softest
5. Who has the __________ grades in your class?
a. higher b. highiest c. highest
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