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    Suffixes can be either inflectional or derivational. Inflectional suffixes change the grammatical function of a word without changing its meaning, such as changing a singular noun to plural. Derivational suffixes change the meaning of a word and often its part of speech. Common derivational suffixes include -ation, -ness, -ity, -ful, -ist, -ize, and -ify, which are used to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs from other words. Adding derivational suffixes to a word derives a new word related to the original word's meaning.

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    Suffixes can be either inflectional or derivational. Inflectional suffixes change the grammatical function of a word without changing its meaning, such as changing a singular noun to plural. Derivational suffixes change the meaning of a word and often its part of speech. Common derivational suffixes include -ation, -ness, -ity, -ful, -ist, -ize, and -ify, which are used to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs from other words. Adding derivational suffixes to a word derives a new word related to the original word's meaning.

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    Suffixes can be either inflectional or derivational. Inflectional suffixes change the grammatical function of a word without changing its meaning, such as changing a singular noun to plural. Derivational suffixes change the meaning of a word and often its part of speech. Common derivational suffixes include -ation, -ness, -ity, -ful, -ist, -ize, and -ify, which are used to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs from other words. Adding derivational suffixes to a word derives a new word related to the original word's meaning.

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    Derivational Suffix

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    Suffixes can be either inflectional or derivational. Inflectional suffixes change the grammatical function of a word without changing its meaning, such as changing a singular noun to plural. Derivational suffixes change the meaning of a word and often its part of speech. Common derivational suffixes include -ation, -ness, -ity, -ful, -ist, -ize, and -ify, which are used to form nouns, adjectives, and verbs from other words. Adding derivational suffixes to a word derives a new word related to the original word's meaning.

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    Suffixes

    A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end of a word to make a new word. A suffix can make a new word in one of two ways: 1. Inflectional (grammatical): for example, changing singular to plural (dog>dogs), or changing present tense to past tense (walk>walked). In this case the basic meaning of the word does not change. 2. Derivational (the new word has a new meaning), derived from the original word): for example, teach>teacher or care>careful. Inflectional Suffixes do not change the meaning of the original word. Example: Every day I walk to school. Yesterday I walked to school.
    Suffix -s -en -s -ed Grammatical change Plural Plural (irregular) rd 3 person singular present Past tense/past participle Past participle (irregular) Continuous/progressive comparative Superlative Example of Original Word Dog Ox Like Example of Suffixed Word dogs Oxen He likes

    Work
    Eat Sleep big Big

    He worked/he has worked


    He has eaten He is sleeping bigger biggest

    -en -ing -er -est

    Derivational Suffixes: When a derivational suffix is added to the end of a word, it changes the meaning of the word, and is usually a different part of speech. But the new meaning is related to the old meaningit is derived from the old meaning.
    In some cases, more than one derivational suffix can be added to a word. Example: derive (verb) + tion = derivation (noun) + al = derivational (adjective)
    Derivational Suffix -ation Part of Speech Noun Meaning Used to form nouns from words that end in ate Relating to Relating to, quality, place where Having a certain skill, or art One who, that which Female Action, process, result A person who performs a certain action Indicates state or condition Indicates state, quality, or condition Exemplifying a quality or state Expressing action, a state, or a relationship Inclined to, tend to Capable of Relating to Relating to, quality, place where Full of To make or cause to be Like, manner of Ex: original word Exhilarate Nominate Nature Diction, Brave, dorm Music Magic Teach Bake Act god Hero Alcohol Art Dent Captive Content Amend Sad Persuade Divide Cheer Grouch Tax Accident Imagine Sorrow forget Simple Ample Brother Ex: suffixed word Exhilaration nomination natural Dictionary Bravery dormitory Musician magician Teacher Baker Actress goddess Heroism Alcoholism Artist Dentist captivity Contentment Amendment Sadness Persuasion division Cheery grouchy taxable Accidental Imaginary Sorrowful forgetful Simplify amplify brotherly

    -al -ary, -ery, -ory

    Noun Noun

    -cian -er -ess -ism -ist

    Noun Noun Noun Noun Noun

    -ity -ment -ness -sion

    noun Noun Noun Noun

    -y -able -al -ary -ful -fy -ly

    Noun Adjective Adjective Adjective Adjective Adjective Adjective

    -y

    Adjective

    Inclined to, tend to

    Ease

    easy

    -ly -ify -ate -ize,

    Adverb Verb Verb Verb

    Every or like Intensity Cause, make To render, make

    Helpful Simple Liquid Terror Private

    Helpfully simplify Liquidate Terrorize privatize

    Derivational Suffixes

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