CBTA 18SUFFIXES

ENGLISH VTEAM 4

PALOMA TAMAYOIRLANDA HERRERACRISTINA GARCIA

NORMA ANGELICA NUÑEZBRAYAN CRISTOBAL

What is a suffix?

Suffixes are those particles that are added to a word (after, not before as prefixes), to thereby indicate which grammatical case is, or

change in any way its significance.

Common suffixes:

The most common suffixes are the ones we use to create various tenses ("-ing", "-ed"), plurals ("-s" "-that") and adverbs ("-ly") .

Fuction Suffix Example

verbs

Present tense third person singular S, es, ies She Works (ella trabaja)

Infinitive / participle / geurundioing We are singing (nosotros estamos

cantando)

Past / participle Weathered He talked (el habló)

Casual verb Ify, ize, ate, en Electrify (Electrizar)

Casual verb Er, or, ure Encumber (Cargar)

Nouns

They are indicating various professionsEe, er, eer, ant, ster Carpenter, Mrs. Salomon is an

outstanding teacher. (Carpintero, la señora Salomon es una maestra excepcional)

Indicate belonging to a nation, group, school.

Ese, an, ism, ist Mexican (mexicano)

Constitution, system and institutionShip, cracy, ation, ment, ness Democracy (Democracia)

Goverment (Gobierno)Happiness (Felicidad)

De lugar donde se hace algo o colectividadery Machinery (Maquinaria)

in shortLet, ette, y Ringlet (Rizo)

To indicate femaleess Actress (Actriz)

To indicate pluralS, es, ies Nails (Nails)

Indicates an activity or its result, material made

ing Heating (Heating)

Adjetive

That indicate qualityLal, ical, al, ic, ive, ous, ed, ativce, itive, eous, ous, ose, ious

ActiveExploring space can be Dangerous (Activo Explorar el espacio puede ser Peligroso)

That indicate capacityAble, ible Readable

The plot unbelievable (Legible La trama increíble)

Superlativeest Richest (más rico)

Comparative er Smater (más inteligente)

of activityIng EngineeringAdverb

In a certain way or wayLy, fold Sharply (Bruscamente)

She talked gently (Ella habló suavemente)

In one direction or wayward Forward (Adelante)

In the form of, with respect to wise Clockwise (Agujas del reloj)

Suffixes are attached at the end of a word to create a new word or change the function of the word. For example, verbs can be modified to become adjectives or nouns with the addition of a suffix.

OTHER COMMON SUFFIXESNoun Meaning Example

-acy Status or quality of   privacy privacidad

-al Act or process   proposal propuesta

-ance, -ence Status or quality of   appearance 

apariencia

-dom Place or state of being  freedom libertad

-er, -or Someone who, one who   teacher, actor profesor, actor

-ism Doctrine, belief   nationalism nacionalismo

-ist Someone who, one who  nationalist nacionalista

-ity, -ty quality of   complicity complicidad

-ment condition of   treatment tratamiento

-ness State of being   happiness felicidad

-ship position   relationship relación, parentesco

-sion, -tion State of being   procession, education 

procesión, educación

Verb

-ate To become, to be made, become

  placate aplacar, apaciguar

-en To become, to be made, become

  harden endurecer

-ify, -fy To become, to be made, become

  terrify aterrar, aterrorizar

-ize, -ise To become, to be made, become

  harmonize armonizar

Adjetive-able, -ible able to

  sensible sensato

-ful notable for   beautiful bonita, preciosa, hermosa

-ic, -ical relating to  scientific, magical científica, mágico

-ious, -ous characterized by   obnoxious 

ofensivo, repugnante

-ish Have the quality of   feverish febril

-ive Have the quality of   productive productivo

-less without  hopeless sin esperanza, desesperado

-y characterized by   lazy perezoso, vago