Top Twenty Suffixes

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Top Twenty Suffixes

• Word Endings
• You Can Really Use

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What are the suffixes?

• Suffixes are last syllables like ed and ly
  that have their own meaning.
• Word endings combine with word roots to create
  new meanings.
• Turn ed turned (in the past)
• Quick ly quickly (how it turned)

Which word means the same as speedy?
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Why do we learn suffixes?

• Word endings add meaning to many thousands of
  words.
• If you learn a few common suffixes, you open up
  the meaning of many thousands of words.
• The four most frequent suffixes represent 97 of
  all words with suffixes!

Do students often think that they know more
English than they really do?
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Do you know the common suffixes?

• Which four endings are the most used?
• -ed
• -er
• -ing
• -tion
• -ment
• -ly
• -ful
• -s

To really understand English, do you need to use
the most common word endings?
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Here are the most used ones.

• The four top word endings are
• -ed - past
• -er
• -ing - continuing
• -tion
• -ment
• -ly - having
• -ful
• -s - plural

Does Betty actually comprehend the meaning of
the word natural?
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Lets view the top suffixes.

• -able, ible can be done doable
• -al, ial has property of personal
• -ed past verb turned
• -en made of golden
• -er comparative higher
• -er one who doer, actor
• -est superlative best, biggest

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Can you use the top suffixes?

• Your current vocabulary is question__.
• My car is mine it is my own __ property.
• Yesterday Abdul park__ his Honda there.
• The chairs is those rooms are wood__.
• Gas costs now are high__ than yesterday.
• An act__ in the movie Star Wars is Luke.
• Advanced Writing is the high__ ESL course.

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Lets study the top suffixes.

• 8. ful full of careful, joyful
• 9. ic having property of linguistic
• 10. ing present participle running
• 11. (t)ion act, process action
• 12. (i)ty state of infinity, sanity
• 13. (t)ive adjective motive, votive
• 14. less without fearless, careless

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Can you use the top suffixes?

• Are you care__ when you write papers?
• ESL is the most fantast__ course of all.
• Are you learn__ the top 20 suffixes?
• Wheres he going? Whats his destina__?
• If we overlearn, do we keep our sani__?
• What is Chens mot__ for taking math?
• Dont be too care__ when you write the paragraphs
  for our course.

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Lets learn the top suffixes.

• 15. ly having quickly, quietly
• 16. ment action, process enjoyment
• 17. ness state of kindness
• 18. ous having joyous, religious
• 19. s more than one books
• 20. y having happy, windy
• Use these suffixes correctly, and
• you look and sound pretty smart.

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Which suffix fits in the best?

• Tina took the car since she want__ it.
• Now the car is run__ down the road.
• Tina is in a hurry shes driving quick__.
• Do you think that she has any ticket__?
• Is learning the most used suffixes do__?
• Is your own private property person__?
• Are you smart__ now than last year?
• Are you the smart__ student in class?

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Learn these academic words.

• Use feature, item, economic, distinction, and
  reliance.
• What is your financial or __ situation?
• Is there much __ between me and him?
• What __ do you have on your car?
• Which __ of computers do you like?
• What __ do you bring to school daily?

Have you learned these words yet?