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Área: ENGLISH Asignatura: ENGLISH Curso: 3rd
Fecha: 15-21 Periodo: II Horas: 12hr Semana: 2
Tema: Suffixes
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The student will be able to define a suffix and use and use a list of suffixes to form new words.
Exploración
What is a suffix?Contextualización
The student knows how to use suffixes to form new words.Conceptualización
Suffix: is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to form a new word the meaning of which is usually
different from that of the original word.
The Most Commonly Suffixes s
es
ies
er en d
t ed ly ing
less
ful
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EMOCIÓN
Parts of a word
EXAMPLE: LOOK AT THESE WORDS:
EAT
EATEN
EATING
THE WORDS EATEN AND EATING COME FROM THE SAME WORD EAT.
EAT- IS THE ROOT WORD/BASE WORD BY ADDING THE LETTERS EN AND ING, AT THE END OF THE ROOT WORD. WE GET TWO DIFFERENT WORDS AND THESE ENDINGS ARE CALLED SUFFIXES.
SUFFIXES MODIFY THE ROOT WORDS TO WHICH THEY ARE ADDED.
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EXAMPLE: THE ROOT WORD EAT.
EAT-VERB/ACTION OF TAKING IN FOOD, HOWEVER THE WORD EATER-REFERS TO THE PERSON OR NOUN WHO EATS.
THE SUFFIX –ER MODIFIES THE ROOT WORD EAT FROM A VERB TO A NOUN.
A: How do we use suffixes?
Using Suffixes.
We use suffixes to form plurals or nouns.
Example:
Suffix-s-es . Sandwich can be change to its plural form by adding the suffixes –es. Sanwiches.-ies. Daisy can be change to its plural form by adding the suffixes –ies( we replaced – y for –ies)-en. Ox can be change to its plural form by adding the suffixes –en. Oxen
We use suffixes to change the tense of a verb.
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Example.Suffixes common suffixes added to the base/word-s paint- paints (present tense)-es teach- teaches(present tense)-d advise- advised( past tense)-ed paint- painted(past tense)-t bend- bent( past tense)-ing paint- painting( present participio)
We can also use suffixes to form an adverb.
Example:Suffix added to an adjective.-ly quick – quickly.
Commonly used SuffixesExample:Painter root word + suffix
Paint + er = painterSing + er= singerHelp + ful= helpfulCare+ less = careless
They have been formed by adding the most commonly used suffixes er, ful, a nd less.
Suffix –er is used at the end of a root word.
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Root word = paint + suffix –er + painter.For root words ending in –er, only –r es added.
Example: make + -r = makerDrive + -r = driver
If the root word ends in –y, the –y is dropped and replaced with –ier. Example:Happy – y = happ + ier = happierLazy – y = laz + ier = lazier.The suffix –ful is used at the end of root word.Example:Help+ ful = helpfulCare + ful = careful
The suffix –less is used at the end of rootword.Example:Help+ less = helplessCare + less = careless
Modelacion
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Producción
Video1: Watch the Videos and Practice.
Taller
Work on your nouns worksheet. (The Teacher gave you at school).
Story Town Teachers Book 1. 3
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