Suffixes and Their Meanings Week 2

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-s/-es/-ies

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Used to form plurals of nouns (e.g., cats, boxes, babies).

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-er

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Used to form comparative adjectives

(e.g., bigger, faster) .

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-ed

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Used to form the past tense of regular verbs (e.g., walked, jumped).

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-ing

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Used to form verbs that are in action or in process (e.g., running, swimming).

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-est

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Used to form superlative adjectives comparing 3 or more things

(e.g., biggest, fastest).

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-ous

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Used to form adjectives meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by' (e.g., joyous, dangerous).

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-ty/-ity

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Used to form nouns indicating a state of

or quality of (e.g., beauty, activity).

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-ward

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Used to form adverbs or adjectives indicating direction (e.g., forward, backward).