Spelling UFLI 99 -s, -es suffixes Flashcards
word part that changes a word’s meaning
morpheme
A morpheme (word part that changes a word’s meaning) that is added to the end of a word
suffix
What do the following suffixes do?
-s
-es
They change a noun from singular to plural
What is the part of speech that can be a person, animal, place, thing, or idea?
e.g.
dog
shirt
box
a noun
What part of speech describes an action or something that is happening?
E.g.
run
sing
bite
a verb
I run.
You run.
We run.
They run.
He runs.
She runs.
It runs.
When pluralising nouns ending in the following, which plural marker do we use?
ch
sh
s
x
z
-es instead of -s
One wish
Many wishes
A fix
Many fixes
A pass
Many passes
wishes
fixes
passes
classes
grows
parts
brushes
shows
dresses
spends
screams
matches
passes
rushes
girls
pushes