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