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RYMW: Use the terminology of traditional grammar and locate information in a grammar textbook. Parts of Speech – Suffixes A word can be identified as a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb by its suffix (ending). Examples are given in the tables below. Nouns Suffix ion, sion, tion acy ance; ence hood ar; or ism ist ment ness y ty Word profession; tension; population accuracy sustenance; permanence childhood scholar, tutor socialism soloist government kindness beauty reality Adjectives Suffix al ful ly ic ish like ous y ate able, ible Word natural beautiful friendly chronic selfish childlike generous salty accurate capable; edible Adverbs Suffix ly Copyright 2009 Word happily; beautifully RYMW: Use the terminology of traditional grammar and locate information in a grammar textbook. Verbs Suffix ify ate ise; ize en Word beautify; terrify; signify populate realise widen Word Building Adding suffixes to words can change or add to their meaning, but most importantly they show how a word will be used in a sentence and what part of speech (e.g. noun, verb, adjective) the word belongs to. Creating words banks is one way of helping learners build their vocabulary base. Look at the example below. Using tables: Noun beauty Verb beautify Adjective beautiful Adverb beautifully When students learn a new word they can write it in the table and then add the different suffixes to create the different parts of speech. It is a useful learning resource. Try it with your students! For example: develop (verb) develop-er (noun) develop-ing (verb or adjective) develop-ed (verb or adjective) develop-ment (noun) develop-ment-al (adjective) Research more about suffixes. The BBC website provides fact sheets and quizzes on ‘suffixes’. The link to the website is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/suff ixes/factsheet.shtml Copyright 2009
