Suffix “s”

1. Suffix “s” To make a word plural, sometimes you add an “s” Baseword + s = New Word bug + s = bugs cop + s = cops van + s = vans hat + s = hats

2. SUFFIXES Vowel Suffixes ing ed er est en able ish y ive Consonant Suffixes ly ty less ness ful ment

3. The suffixedhas 3 sounds /ĕd//t//d/ nodded hopped dazed rented napped aged

4. A vowel suffix often changes the baseword. A consonant suffix is often added to the baseword without making any changes.

5. Drop the “e” and add the ending only if the suffix is a vowel suffix brave + est = bravest blue + er = bluer wiggle + ing = wiggling desire + able = desirable

6. drop the ending and add the “e” back if the suffix begins with a vowel saving = save + ing mistaken = mistake + en

7. stir bar flat show sleet cope 1-1-1 Words*1 syllable *1vowel*1 consonant after the vowel

8. snobby tipped hotter trapping gutless cupful sixty madly Double the Final Consonant Only When Adding a Vowel Suffix to a 1-1-1

9. Y IN “D” SYLLABLES just add suffix pray + ing = praying pay + ment = payment Y IN OPEN SYLLABLES change y to I, add suffix smelly + er = smellier fry + ed = fried “Y” ENDING AND SUFFIXES