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the letters added to the end of a root that change the part of speech of the word.
Suffixes can form verbs:
-en, e.g. strengthen
-efy, e.g. liquefy
-d, e.g. respond
-ate, e.g. liquidate
-ise, e.g. idolise
Suffixes can form nouns:
-ment, e.g. amendment
-ion, e.g. situation
-age, e.g. bondage
-ness, e.g. happiness
-ity, e.g. reality
Suffixes can form adjectives:
-ful, e.g. beautiful
-some, e.g. wholesome
-ive, e.g. responsive
-en, e.g. woollen
-able, e.g. digestible
Suffixes can form adverbs:
-ly, e.g. beautifully
a part of a sentence and should not be presented as if it is complete, e.g. but I donâ??t want...
the Latin word for the mask used by actors in the theatre. It has come to mean the speaking...
a syllable that ends in a vowel (e.g. ba-by, e-ven and pa-per). With open syllables, there are...
a talk or speech to an audience with emphasis on a visual component. A presentation will have an...
a verb that forms its tenses in an irregular way, e.g. I go, I went, I have gone.