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Adding Suffixes

Rules for Adding Suffixes to Root words

*Notes – not all suffixes can be used with all root words - not a complete list of all suffixes	Suffix begins with a vowel -able/ible; -ance/ence; -ed; -en; -er; -est; -ist; -ion -ise/ize; -ity; -ive	Suffix begins with a consonant -ful; -less; -ly; -ment; -ness; -tion	-ing	-y
Root word ends in a consonant  + “y” eg. -   rely   funny   fancy    try    mercy   marry  merry    noisy ordinary   apply	Change “y” to “i”, then + “suffix” tried   reliable   funnier   fanciest	Change “y” to “i”, then + “suffix” merciless   merriment    noisily	+ ”ing” relying    marrying   trying
Root word ends in a vowel + “y” eg.-   play   toy   key   employ   enjoy   obey portray	+ “suffix” player    keyed   employable	+ “suffix” toyless   enjoyment	+ ”ing” obeying    enjoying   playing
Root word ends in silent “e” eg. - inflate    remove decorate   hope    appreciate   bare   excite   encourage reduce   taste   race	remove “e”,  then + “suffix” inflatable   appreciative   remover  decoration racist	+ “suffix”    hopeful   barely    excitement   reduction   tasteless	remove “e”,  then + “ing” encouraging     hoping    decorating reducing	remove “e”,  then + “y” tasty
Root word ends in 2 consonants eg. - reach    perform  possess    jump   bright  collect   help    soft   test	+ “suffix” performance    possessive  tester collectable   soften brightest    reached	+ “suffix” helpful    softness brightly    helpless	+ ”ing” reaching   jumping   performing	+ ”y” jumpy testy
Root word ends in a short vowel sound + consonant eg.   shop    pin    flat     rim    rot    sad     run   bad   fat   hot sun    mud	double last letter,  then + “suffix” shopped    hotter/hottest     flatten    runner	+ “suffix” badly    rimless    sadness	double last letter, then + ”ing” pinning    running   rotting	double last letter, then + ”y” fatty   runny   sunny muddy
Root word ends in a long vowel sound + consonant eg. keep    fair      clean  cream  cheap boast   soap   seam	+ “suffix” cheapen      fairer/fairest cleaner	+ “suffix” boastful     seamless   fairly	+ ”ing” keeping    cleaning boasting	+ ”y” soapy    creamy

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