Ous Y Suffixes

A ________ is a word part after the base word.

• prefix

• suffix

• conjunction

• verb

Which of these are suffixes that mean "full of"?

• -ous

• -ful

• -ed

• -less

• -ing

Which of these are vowel suffixes (or suffixes that begin with vowels)?

Hint: the vowels are a, e, i, o and u.

• -ous

• - ed

• -ing

• -ful

• -ly

poison + -ous

hazard + -ous

The yellow spelling rule: If a word ends in "e"

• drop the "e" when adding a vowel suffix

• just add any suffix

• drop the "e" when adding any suffix

fame + -ous

nerve + -ous

adventure + ous

courage + -ous