Suffixes Reading standard 1.8 Use knowledge of suffixes to determine the meaning of words.

Suffixes Today we are going to use suffixes to determine the meaning of words. Determine= figure out What are we going to do today? What are we going to determine?

Suffixes My cousin is taller than me. Is your cousin taller than you? Who is the tallest person in your house? Are you a helpful student?

A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word.

A suffix also changes the meaning of a word.

Suffixes We Know Examples -er person or thing that does something -or -doer -er more than (2 things) -est- to the greatest extent -ful- full of something -less without -able, -ible can be farmer actor sweeter sweetest handful useless buildable reversible

WARNING! Non examples Just because a word ends with er, est, ful, or another suffix doesn’t mean it is a suffix. If there is no base word, then it’s not a suffix. Non Examples 1.The panda had a lot of anger towards the fish. If there is no base word, then it’s not a suffix. Ang is not a base word, so er is not a suffix in this case. 2. The police are trained to arrest people. Arr is not a base word, so est is not a suffix in this case. 3.The polluted water looked awful. Aw is not a base word, so ful is not a suffix in this case.

Importance Why is it important to know suffixes?

The pictures will help you determine the meaning of the words.

Suffixes Farmer- the –er changes “farm” to “someone who farms” Actor-the –or changes the word from “act” to “someone who acts”

Suffixes Sweetest- the –est changes the word to mean the most sweet handful- the –ful means full of

Suffixes strongestuseless

Suffixes buildablereversible

Directions Read the sentence. Think: “What is the sentence about?” Look at the prefix definition. Choose and write the best prefix for the sentence.

Practice Choose and write the best suffix that completes the sentence. 1. Is your room_____ than my room? (a)colder (b) coldest (c) coldier 2. That was the ______ story I ever read. (a) funnier (b) funnyest (c) funniest

Practice 3. Becky has a _____ of oranges in her hands. (a)handdful (b)handful ©handfull

Review A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word. A suffix also changes the meaning of a word. REMEMBER! If there is no base word, then it’s not a suffix.