“-ed” “-en” “-ing” Adjective and Adverb Inflection Suffixes “-er” “-est” Derivational Suffixes Suffixes that Form Nouns “-age” “-al” “-ance” “-dom” “-ence” “-er” Formation of Nouns From Other Nouns “-age” “-(e)ry” “-ist” “-dom” “-(o)logy” Suff...
Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets and Resources Worksheets, games, word cards, PowerPoints and other resources to support teaching and learning about prefixes and suffixes. un- dis- re- mis- ex- anti- de- prefixes -ing -ed -er -er -est ...
Many verb suffixes are used to show the tense of the action. For example, adding -ed designates a past tense, while -ing works to describe something occurring in the present tense. Other additions help explain an action or process.
-ing (action) -ed (past tense) -er (comparative) -est (superlative) -ful (full of) -less (without) -y (characterized by) -ly (characteristic of) -ness (condition or state of) Decoding with Prefixes and Suffixes Prefixes and suffixes come in handy when it comes to decoding words becau...
-er 1:CP (Adj)-- busier, taller -er 2:NP (person who __)-- baker, consumer, teacher -es 1:pl-PT (N; see -s 1)-- candies, dishes, toes -es 2:3ps, PT (see -s 2)-- fixes, washes -est:CP (superlative adj)...