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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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- suffix = something added to the end of a word, which often changes the part of speech
- part of speech = the different “kinds” of words, such as verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs
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- most adverbs are formed by adding -ly to an adjective:
- frequently, quickly, usually, noisily, silently, rarely, generally, commonly, nationally
- some adverbs are “formed” by not changing an adjective:
- fast, hard, early, late, daily, hourly, monthly, weekly, yearly (these are noun+ly adjectives)
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- nouns to other nouns: ship (relationship), hood (neighborhood), ism (racism), ist (racist), an (Brazilian)
- nouns to verbs: ify (classify), ate (assassinate), [no change] (phone, grade, book)
- nouns to adjectives: less (careless), ful (careful), y (snowy), ly (friendly), ous (mysterious), al (national), an (Brazilian)
- verbs to nouns: er/or (teacher, actor), ion (discussion), ment (employment), ee (employee), ing (banking)
- verbs to other verbs: ???
- verbs to adjectives: ive (creative), able/ible (avoidable, responsible), ing (boring), ed/past part. (bored)
- adjectives to nouns: ism (nationalism), ist (nationalist), ness (happiness), ity (individuality)
- adjectives to verbs: ize (globalize), en (blacken)
- adjectives to other adjectives: ???
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- Homework (optional): identify which suffixes change the pronunciation or stress of the base word
- (For example: PERsonal -> personALity)
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