Affixes (Duval County List) Part 1

Affixes Part 1

(Duval County List) Suffixes

Suffixes are parts of words added to the end of a word.

Suffixes alter the meaning of a word.

The suffix -s or -es

• makes a noun plural

• means more than one

• For example:

• A fox is a a wild animal closely related to the wolf.

• Adding the suffix -es make fox plural. Foxes means more than one fox.

• River becomes rivers when you add an -s. This is now a plural noun.

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the plural nouns. The suffix -s or -es makes this noun plural.

• quote

• answers

• wishes

• yes

• fissures

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the plural nouns. The suffix -s or -es makes the noun plural.

• hat

• pigs

• fries

• chives

• dwarves

The suffix -ing

• changes a verb into a present tense of the verb

• means action

• can also mean process

• For example:

• Helping means the act of providing assistance or support.

• Seeing means the process of noticing by using your eyes.

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the verbs with the suffix -ing added.

• outpouring

• swing

• despairing

• clambering

• ring

The suffix -ed

• changes a verb to the past tense

• For example:

• Propel means to push or drive forward.

• Propelled is the past tense. It means pushed or driven forward.

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the verbs with -ed added to make them past tense.

• disturbed

• centered

• conflicted

• cofounded

• tumbleweed

Fill in the Blank

Change the following verb to past tense by adding -ed.

crowd

Fill in the Blank

Change the following verb to past tense by adding -ed:

paint

Fill in the Blank

Change the following verb to past tense by adding -ed:

learn

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The suffix -ed sometimes requires words to be changed before it is added.

• For example

• If the word is spelled with an e at the end, drop the e and then add -ed.

• refine becomes refined

• cake becomes caked

• wedge becomes wedged

Fill in the Blank

Change the following verb to past tense by adding -ed.

dice

Fill in the Blank

change the following verb to past tense by adding -ed

elate