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Post by BostonGo on Aug 10, 2014 7:22:46 GMT -4
A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word. A suffix changes a word's meaning. Sometimes it changes the way the word is used.
English Suffix: -LY Some words that contain the suffix -LY. -LY1. a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives...In a TERRIBLE way... TERRIBLY In a GLAD way... GLADLY In a GRADUAL way... GRADUALLY The SECOND way... SECONDLY 2. a suffix meaning "every," attached to certain nouns denoting units of time...Every WEEK... WEEKLY Every TIME... TIMELY Every HOUR... HOURLY Every DAY... DAILY 3. an adjective suffix meaning "-like". Like a SCHOLAR... SCHOLARLY Like a PROFESSIONAL... PROFESSIONALLY Like a SAINT... SAINTLY Like a COWARD... COWARDLY Creating big words using prefixes and suffixesESTABLISH ESTABLISH + MENT = ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT + TARIAN = ESTABLISHMENTARIAN ESTABLISHMENTARIAN + ISM = ESTABLISHMENTARIANISM DIS + ESTABLISHMENTARIANISM = DISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM ANTI + DISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM = ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM.
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