Adding a Suffix to a root word
Class: Basic 4
Subject: Verbal Reasoning
Topic Derivations (contd)
Adding a Suffix to a root word
A Suffix is a word element added to a base or root word at the end to give another word.
Examples of suffixes are:
Ous, able, ant, fy , an, dom , er, ess, ly, est, or,let, ment, ful, ing, ed , tion, sion, ble, net.
For Examples:
Courage_______ courageous
Mystery_______ mysterious
The suffix ous is added to the root or base word courage to become courageous
Also, the suffix ous is added to the root or base word mystery to become mysterious
Evaluation
(1) nerve ___________
(2) number__________
(3) Poison ___________
(4) polygamy _________
(5) ridicule ____________
(6)space ______________
(7) volume ______________
(8) victory ______________
(9)zeal _______________
(10)call _______________