Understanding Suffixes

The video tutorial explains suffixes, which are endings added to words to change their meaning. It covers various types of suffixes, including those that denote action (e.g., teacher, singer), likeness (e.g., friendly, sisterly), fullness (e.g., cheerful, peaceful), absence (e.g., fearless, hopeless), material (e.g., wooden, golden), and ability (e.g., likable, washable). The tutorial emphasizes understanding how suffixes modify the meanings of words.

What does the suffix '-er' signify in a word like 'teacher'?

• A person who receives an action

• A person who performs an action

• A place where an action occurs

• A tool used for an action

Which suffix would you use to describe someone who is like a friend?

• -er

• -ly

• -ful

• -less

If someone is described as 'cheerful', what does the suffix '-ful' indicate?

• Without cheer

• Full of cheer

• Made of cheer

• Like cheer

What does the suffix '-less' mean in the word 'fearless'?

• Made of fear

• Like fear

• Without fear

• Full of fear

Which suffix would you use to describe something that can be washed?

• -able

• -less

• -ly

• -er