4 Most Common Suffixes

The video tutorial covers the four most common suffixes: -ed, -ing, -ly, and -s or -es. It explains how these suffixes modify words, focusing on their roles in changing verb tenses, forming adverbs, and pluralizing nouns. The tutorial provides examples and practice exercises to reinforce understanding of suffix application.

What is a suffix?

• A prefix added to the start of a word

• A word that stands alone

• A type of punctuation mark

• A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word

Which suffix is used to indicate past tense in verbs?

• -ing

• -ly

• -ed

• -s

What sound does the -ed suffix make in the word 'cooked'?

• t

• d

• id

• ed

Which suffix would you add to the verb 'run' to indicate it is happening now?

• -ing

• -ed

• -s

• -ly

What does the suffix -ly typically do to an adjective?

• Turns it into a noun

• Turns it into a conjunction

• Turns it into a verb

• Turns it into an adverb

When do you add -es instead of -s to make a noun plural?

• When the word ends in a vowel

• When the word is a verb

• When the word ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z

• When the word is a proper noun

Which suffix would you add to 'quick' to describe how something is done?

• -s

• -ly

• -ed

• -ing