Word Study Unit 4 - Suffixes (Not Plural)
In this unit, we will work on adding common suffixes to base words and learn how these suffixes change the meaning of the word. We will also be working on some rules about when to double a consonant before adding a suffix and the idea of changing a final "y" to "i" before adding the suffix.
-er
(comparison of 2 things) short- shorter hairy- hairier round- rounder small- smaller bouncy- bouncier late- later |
-est
(comparison of 3 or more things) tall- tallest crazy- craziest blotchy- blotchiest blue- bluest shy- shyest clean- cleanest |
-th
(ordinal numbers) four- fourth five- fifth six- sixth seven- seventh eight- eighth nine- ninth |
-tion
(creating a state of being or condition from a verb) celebrate - celebration delete - deletion educate - education inspect - inspection complicate - complication affect - affection |
-sion
(creating a state of being or condition from a verb) profess - profession conclude - conclusion express - expression confuse - confusion tense - tension divide - division |
High frequency words: friend, night, wasn't won't