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 _______________