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What Are Suffixes?
Definition of "Suffix"
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A suffix is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to alter its meaning or to ensure it fits grammatically into a sentence.Suffixes (added to the back of words) contrast with prefixes(added to the front).
5 examples of suffixes sentences
Suffixes and prefixes are known as affixes.
Table of Contents
- Examples of Suffixes
- The Four Most Common Suffixes
- A List of Common Suffixes
- Why Suffixes Are Important
- Test Time!
Examples of Suffixes
Often, a suffix that alters a word's meaning changes it from one part of speechto another (e.g., from a nounto an adjective).- joyous (This is an example of a suffix that alters a word's meaning. It has changed the noun joy into an adjective.)
- tenderness (Here, the suffix has changed the adjective tender into a noun.)
- She runs a hotel. (This is an example of a suffix that ensures a word fits grammatically in the sentence.
Here, it makes the verb fit because "She run a hotel" would be wrong.)
The Four Most Common Suffixes
The four most common- use suffix in a sentence examples
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