Add suffixes to verbs to create new words. Common suffixes are 'ion', 'ing', 'ment', 'ed', 'ly' and 'or'

1. Languagelab 21.3
Master Editing of
Parts of Speech

2. Verbs and Parts of Speech
The faster you can pick out Nouns and
Verbs in a sentence, the faster you can
understand a sentence's key idea.
Verbs can change with suffixes.

3. Suffixes
Suffixes are letters you add to the end of
words.
Root Words are the original words.

4. Verbs changes into other
Parts of Speech
Verbs + 'ed' = past tense (jumped, walked).
Verbs + 'is/are ___ing' = continuous (is
running, are jogging).
Verbs + '___ing' = Gerunds (Running,
Jogging)
Verbs + '___er' , + '___or' & + '___ment' =
Nouns (Player, Doctor, Enjoyment)

5. Root Words & Suffixes
Roots and Suffixes are like Lego blocks.
You can join them and make new
words!

6. Benefit – Improve Vocabulary
With suffixes, the Verbs become Nouns or
Adjectives
Your vocabulary has expanded from one
word!

7. New words with new suffixes!
The caterpillar transforms. (V)
- NOT transformation
The butterfly is the transformation. (N)
- NOT transforms
The change is transformational. (Adj)
- NOT transformation

8. Suffixes to change Verbs into Nouns
The Verbs are changed into Nouns with these
suffixes.

9. Suffixes to change Verbs into Adj

10. What suffixes to gain new words?
act (V)– You are a great _____. (N)
act (V) – It was great _____ when you
fought with the big bad wolf. (N)
act (V) – Everyone praised your _____.(N)
entertain (V) – _____ the kids (N)
entertain (V) – This place offers great _____.
(N)

11. Add 'ion', 'or', 'ing' & 'ment'
act (V)– You are a great actor. (N)
act (V) – It was great action when you
fought with the big bad wolf. (N)
act (V) – Everyone praised your acting.(N)
entertain (V) – Entertaining the kids (N)
entertain (V) – This place offers great
entertainment. (N)

12. What suffixes to add to 'sense'?
_____ danger, the reindeer leapt into the
woods.
In a fish spa, you will have a tingling
______ when the Garra Rufa fishes bite
you.
The ______ sounded when the thief tried
to make away with stolen goods from
the shop.

13. Add 'ing', 'ion' & 'or'
Sensing danger, the reindeer leapt into the
woods.
In a fish spa, you will have a tingling
sensation when the Garra Rufa fishes
bite you.
The sensor sounded when the thief tried
to make away with stolen goods from
the shop.

14. Learning Milestone
Name a few suffixes attached to verbs.
What is the benefit of attaching suffixes
to verbs?

15. Learning Milestone Check
Some suffixes are 'or', 'ing', 'ion', 'ment'
'ed' and 'er'.
We expand our vocabulary when we cna
add suffixes to verbs.

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