Affixes Flashcards
1
Q
Suffixes
noun [ C ] LANGUAGE
US /ˈsʌf.ɪks/
A
FROM Preply:
Suffixes are added to the end of a word and usually change its part of speech.
Verbs can be changed to adjectives or nouns.
root word + suffix
FROM Ox:
B2
a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word:
The suffix “-ness” added to the end of the word “sweet” forms the word “sweetness”, changing an adjective into a noun.
Examples
We all agreed that the first story was believ”able.”
The second one was disappoint”ing”.
The critic claims the book is imagin”ative” and inspira”tional”, and the characters are origin”al” and believ”able”.
He is an inspira”tion” to many people.
Her imagina”tion” is obvious throughout the book.
