How to Use Suffixes

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Tip 1 - How to Use Suffixes | eHow

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thandy Mokgobu | permalink

Suffixes are added to the end of a word to change its function. They alter the tense of the verb from past to present, as in “call” and “called.” An adjective, "fortune," can become an adverb--"fortunately"--when it takes a suffix. Suffixes can also make a verb a noun as in “benefit” and...

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Tip 2 - Suffixes are used to form new words. Prefix : Suffix

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by bobyjoe | permalink

Suffixes are widely used to form new words which may convey totally different meanings.
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Tip 3 - Suffixes - English Grammar Today - Cambridge Dictionaries Online

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Suffixes - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionaries Online
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