Exploring Suffixes: Transforming Words with -s, -es, -er, and More

The video tutorial introduces the concept of suffixes, which are letters added to the end of words to change their meaning or grammatical function. It explains two types of suffixes: inflectional, which alter grammatical function without changing the word's original meaning, and derivational, which create new words with new meanings and parts of speech. Examples of inflectional suffixes include 's' for plurals and 'ed' for past tense, while derivational suffixes include 'er' for someone who performs an action and 'less' for without. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to engage with the content.

What is a suffix?

• A letter or string of letters added to the end of a word

• A word that describes an action

• A letter or string of letters added to the beginning of a word

• A word that describes a noun

Which of the following is an inflectional suffix?

• hood

• s

• less

• ful

What does the inflectional suffix 'ed' indicate?

• Present tense

• Future tense

• Progressive tense

• Past tense

Which suffix can change a verb into a noun indicating a person who performs an action?

• er

• ing

• ed

• s

What does the suffix 'ful' mean?

• Having the nature of

• Without

• Full of

• State of being

Which word is formed by adding the suffix 'less' to 'help'?

• Helpless

• Helpful

• Helping

• Helped

What does the suffix 'hood' signify?

• State of being

• Without

• Having the nature of

• Full of

Which word is formed by adding the suffix 'ish' to 'child'?

• Childful

• Childless

• Childish

• Childhood

What is the meaning of the suffix 'ish'?

• Without

• Full of

• Fairly or having the nature of

• State of being

Which of the following words uses a derivational suffix?

• Walking

• Cats

• Jumped

• Teacher