“Suffixes “

“Suffixes “

One way to increase your vocabulary is to learn to reoganize and to use suffixes.

A suffix: is one or two more syllables palced  after  a root word to form a new word .

root            suffixes             new word

 appear    +     ance         =    appearance         

 adjust    +     ment        =     adjustment       

 arrange  +    ment       =      arrangement

Friend      +   ship          =    friendship

Noun suffixes Than Mean” One Who Does Something “ 

root         Example              Meaning

 -ant       commandant    one who commands

  

 -eer        auctioneer        one who auctions 

-er        photographer  one who takes photos

-ist        geolgist   one who studies in geology

-ician  magician    one who performs magic

Noun suffixes That Make  Abstract Words  

root            Meaning

 -ance         vigilance

 -ence         independence  

-ation         imagination

-ition          condition

-dom           freedom

-hood          womanhood

-ice               cowardice

Noun suffixes That Make  Abstract Words  

root            Meaning

 -ism           realism

 -ment        encouragement  

-ness           kindness

-ship            friendship

-tude            solitude

- Ty               frailty

-ity               ability

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