This document discusses suffixes and their uses. It defines a suffix as a word part added to the end of a word that conditions its meaning or usage. It provides examples of common suffixes that can transform nouns into adjectives (e.g. -ful, -ary) or form adjectives from nouns (e.g. -ic, -ical). Inflectional suffixes are also discussed, which can change verbs or nouns (e.g. -ed, -s). Knowing suffixes helps expand vocabulary by understanding new words. Exercises are provided to practice identifying and applying suffixes. In summary, the document outlines common suffixes, their functions, and the importance of understanding them for vocabulary development.

1. UNIVERSIDADNACIONALDECHIMBORAZO
FACULTADDECIENCIASDELAEDUCACIÓNHUMANASYTECNOLOGÍAS
ENGLISHMAJOR
GRAMMAR V
THEME:
Suffixes
GROUP MEMBER:
Mario Salazar
Shirley Vásquez

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.

4. KNOWING SUFFIXES WILL HELP US MODIFYING OR
EVEN CHANGING THE CLASS OF THE WORD

6. NOUNS +SUFFIXES = ADJECTIVES
NOUNS SUFFIX ADJECTIVES
accident,region,brute,person,
universe
Al Accidental,regional,brutal,personal,
universal
Custom,moment,compliment,
honor,caution,diet
ary Customary,momentary,complimentary,
honorary,cautionary,dietary
Beauty,skill,wonder,succes,awe,
delight
ful Beautiful,skillful,successful,aweful,
delightful
athlete ,photograph, base,
science,history ,rhythm
Ic Athletic,photographic,basic,scientific,
historic, rhythmic
Magic, practice, logic, statistic,
history, alphabet
Ical Magical,practical,logical,statistical,
Historical,alphabetical
fool ,sheep, child,pink,self, girl Ish Foolish,sheepish,childish,pinkish,selfish
Girlish.
Power, use, friend,home,worth,
penny
less Powerless,useless, friendless,homeless
Worthless,penniless

7. Friend,day ,cost
,order,
month,coward.
ly Friendly,daily,costly,orderly,monthly
cowardly
Poison,courtesy –
courteous
danger –
dangerous
mystery –
mysterious
nerve – nervous
victory – victorious
poison – poisonous
courtesy – courteous
danger – dangerous
mystery – mysterious
nerve – nervous
victory – victorious
rain – rainy
mess – messy
fun – funny
dirt – dirty
dirt – dirty
spot – spotty
rain – rainy
mess – messy
fun – funny
dirt – dirty
dirt – dirty
spot – spotty

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