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English Language Arts, Grade 2
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Study Guide Suffixes English Language Arts, Grade 2
SUFFIXES
What
is
a
Suffix?
A
suffix
is
a
letter
or
group
of
letters
added
to
the
end
of
a
word
to
change
its
meaning.
To
change
a
word
from
singular
to
plural,
you
add
the
suffix
-s
or
-es.
Examples:
boy
-
boys
box
-
boxes
To
change
from
present
to
past
tense,
you
add
the
suffix
-ed.
Examples:
color
-
colored
To
compare
words,
you
add
the
suffix
-er
or
-est.
Examples:
fast,
faster,
fastest
Here
are
more
suffixes
that
change
the
meaning
of
words:
-ful,
-less,
-ness,
-ly,
-ing
Examples:
help
-
helpful
-
helpless
sad
-
sadness
quick
-
quickly
jump
-
jumping
Try
this!
Add
a
suffix
to
‘girl’
to
make
it
mean
more
than
one
girl.
_______________
Add
a
suffix
to
‘bump’
to
change
it
to
past
tense.
_______________
Add
a
suffix
to
‘care’
to
make
it
mean
without
care.
_______________
Add
a
suffix
to
‘thank’
to
make
it
mean
full
of
thanks.
_______________
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