Suffixes- Adjective Formers

A noun is...

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An action word

• A word that describes a thing

• A word that describes a verb

An adjective is...

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes a verb

• An action word

A verb is...

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An action word

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes a verb

An adverb is...

• A word that describes an action (verb)

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that is a person, place, thing, or idea

• An action word

A suffix is an affix that comes at the ________

of a word.

• end

• beginning

• middle

• anywhere

Friend is a noun. If you add the suffix -ly to the end to make the word "friendly" it changes it to....

• A noun because it is a thing.

• An adverb because it describes a verb.

• An adjective because it describes a noun.

• A verb because it is an action.

Quick is a verb (action). If you add the suffix -ly to the word quick to make the word "quickly" it is which part of speech?

• An adverb because it describes the verb.

• An adjective because it describes the noun.

• A verb because it is an action word.

• A noun because it is a thing.

The flowers are so prickly, but also lovely!

The words "prickly" and "lovely" are both...

• Adverbs, because they describe the action of the flowers.

• Verbs, because they are actions.

• Adjectives, because they describe the flowers which are nouns.

• Nouns, because they are parts of the flowers.

The suffix -able (or -ible) means can be done. When I add this to a word, it changes a noun or verb to an ___________.

Ex. Pay + able= Payable

Flex + ible = Flexible

Desire + able = Desirable

• Adverb

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

The suffix -ish means...

Ex. Sluggish, boyish, devilish

• can be done

• having character of

• quality/ relation

• having nature of