CENTRO DE BACHILLERATO TECNOLOGICO AGROPECUARIO

No.18
Gral. CIPRIANO JAIMES HERNANDEZ
TEAM 4

SUFFIXES

ENGLISH V
TEACHER: JUANA CHAMU MALDONADO.
STUDENTS:GUADALUPE JAIMEZ RIOS, CLARIBEL YAEZ ROBLES,
GABRIELA HERNANDEZ ATRIAN, ANGELES SANTAMARIA COLARTE Y
ROBERTO GOMEZ MENDOZA.
TEC. ACCOUNTING GROUP: U
DATE: 11- NOVEMBER-2016
ALTAMIRANO CITY

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a

word which makes a new word.
Adding suffixes to words can change or add to their
meaning but most important they show how a word will be
used in a sentence and what part of speech.

Suffixes

HOW MAKE A NEW WORD WITH A

SUFFIX.

A word root + suffix = form new words

Example:
Use + less = useless/ intil
Use + full = usefull/ til
End + less = endless/ interminable

Suffix
Able
Suffix that forms adjectives from verbs. It does not apply to nouns. It means
able, ible:
Example:
to drink/drinkable = beber/bebible
to reason/reasonable = razonar/razonable
Ful
Is added to nouns to form nouns and adjectives. It means
ada, ado, ido, oso :
Example:
wonder/wonderful = maravilla/maravilloso
color/colorful = color/colorido

Ess e Ine
These two suffixes allow to change the gender (male / female). Both make a
masculine noun feminine:
Example:
-emperor/empress = emperador/emperatriz
-poet/poetess = poeta/ poetisa
Ment
This suffix is used to convert some verbs into nouns. Making the Spanish
language obtain the extension or, cin, mento
Example:
to enlarge/enlargement = agrandar/agrandamiento
to move/movement = mover/movimiento

Ance
This suffix converts verbs into nouns. If the verbs end in (e) they change the (e)
by (a) so that the suffix remains unchanged. It means ancia, encia, cion.
Example:
to insure/Insurance = asegurar/seguro
to guide/guidance = guiar/gua
Ness
With this suffix we convert qualifying adjectives into nouns. But if the adjective
ends in ( y ) is changed this by the (i) before the suffix is added. It means dad,
eza
Example:
Dark/darkness = oscuro/oscuridad
-Sick/sickness = enfermo/enfermedad

Ly
The suffix ly allows to transform a qualifying adjective or a noun into an adverb, adding the
meaning mente.
The adjectives ending in(le) simply change the (e) by (y); Those ending in (l) and
converting the (y) into (i) and adding (l); To the terminated ones in (ue) they change the (e)
and (ly); To those finished in (ll) add only (y); Those ending in (ue) change the (e) and (ly).
Example:
bad/badly = malo/malamente
-open/openly = abierto/abiertamente
-clear/clearly = claro, claramente

Y
This suffix is used in English for 3 purposes: It is added to nouns to convert into adjectives
and express similarity or to indicate abundance. And in case a noun ends in (e) converts the
simply (e) into (y). It means ado, oso rarely means able; Used to obtain the diminutive,

for the effect if it ends in consonant this is repeated. it means ito, ita.
Example:
noise/noisy = ruido/ruidoso
water/watery = agua/acuoso
anger/angry = enojo/enojado

Cal
This suffix converts nouns. In adjectives. Nouns ending in (c) only add (al). It
means ico, ica.
Example:
-medic/meical = mdico/mdico (a)
-alphabet/alphabetical = alfabeto/alfabtico(ica)

Less
This suffix alters the nouns to obtain adjectives. And it is very useful with
comparatives. It is a negation type suffix and which means sin, in,.
Example:
-hoe/hopeless = esperanza/sin esperanza
-worth/worthless = til/intil

Er
It indicates the person who performs an action, so it is placed after a verb.
Example:
Speak/speaker (el que habla).
Teach/teacher (el que ensea, profesor)

Ee
It serves to indicate to the person who receives, on the contrary, the action of the verb
to which it is added.
Example:
Employ/Employee (empleado)
Ship
Adding this suffix to an adjective we obtain a noun and derive nouns derived from
nouns and verbs. It is used in a very varied way to denote: abstract qualities, art or
dexterity, dignity, office, title, title, duration of action, and usually means cion, a.
Example:
-dictator/dictatorship = dictador/dictadura
-citizen/citizenship = ciudadano/ciudadana