Suffix 6.1

Can stand as a word on its own

• base word

• Mr. Ellis

• morphology

• -ing

roots/base words, prefixes, and suffixes: the smallest unit of meaning

• base word

• Mr. Ellis

• morpheme

• -ing

suffixes that usually don’t change the meaning

• consonant suffix

• Mr. Ellis

• morpheme

• -ing

the study of the formation of words

• consonant suffix

• Mr. Ellis

• morphology

• -ing

suffixes that often change the spelling of the root or base word

• consonant suffix

• Mr. Ellis

• vowel suffix

• -ing

suffix(es) used to make words past tense

• -s, -es

• Mr. Ellis

• -ed

• -ing

suffix(es) used to make words plural

• -s, -es

• Mr. Ellis

• -ed

• -ing

suffix(es) added a verb to indicate something is happening in the present tense

• -s, -es

• Mr. Ellis

• -ed

• -ing

a word part that cannot stand alone and will include a prefix and/or suffix to make a complete word

• -s, -es

• Mr. Ellis

• root word

• -ing