Exploring Suffixes in English Grammar

The video tutorial explains suffixes, which are syllables or word parts added to the end of words to change their meaning. It provides examples like 'teacher', 'playful', and 'homeless', and explains the meanings of common suffixes such as 'able', 'less', 'full', and 'er'. The tutorial also discusses how suffixes can form antonyms, using examples like 'painful' and 'painless'.

Which word demonstrates the use of the suffix '-er'?

• Teacher

• Kindness

• Hopeful

• Useless

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is a suffix?

• A word part added at the beginning of a word

• A standalone word

• A word part added at the end of a word

• A type of punctuation

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the suffix '-able' suggest about a word it modifies?

• Opposite of it

• Full of it

• Capable of it

• Without it

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

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What does the suffix '-less' imply?

• Full of

• Capable of

• Without

• One who does

If 'pain' is modified by '-ful', what is the new word?

• Painful

• Painless

• Painter

• Painkeeper

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CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following words is formed by adding a suffix to 'pain' to indicate absence?

• Painful

• Painless

• Painter

• Painmore

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A