Wilson 6.1

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or function.

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What does the suffix 'ment' mean?

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The suffix 'ment' is used to form nouns indicating an action or resulting state, such as in 'retirement'.

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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The prefix 'un-' means 'not' or 'the opposite of', as in 'unable'.

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What is a vowel suffix?

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A vowel suffix is a suffix that begins with a vowel letter, such as 'ing' or 'ed'.

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Give an example of a word with a vowel suffix.

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The word 'running' has the vowel suffix 'ing'.

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What does it mean if a word has both a prefix and a suffix?

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It means the word has letters added to both the beginning and the end, changing its meaning.

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Identify a word with both a prefix and a suffix.

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The word 'indirectly' has the prefix 'in-' and the suffix '-ly'.

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What is the purpose of a suffix in a word?

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A suffix can change the word's meaning, its part of speech, or its tense.

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What is the suffix in the word 'running'?

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The suffix in 'running' is 'ing'.