2018-08-27 Pronunciation: suffixes and parts of speech

Greg Malivuk
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Suffixes are morphemes that are added to the end of a word.
Most suffixes in English change the word’s part of speech (especially adjective, verb, noun).
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The most common suffix to make an adverb is -ly on the end of an adjective.
	(seriously, honestly, usually, frequently, quickly, partially, suddenly)
Another somewhat common ending is -ward or -wards (forward, afterwards, northward)
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In a 3x3 table, write all the suffixes you can think of to change from one part of speech to another.
noun -> noun: -ism, -ist, -an, -ese, -hood, -ship, -dom
noun -> verb: [no change], -ize, -ify
noun -> adjective: -al, -less, -ful, -y, -ish, -(t)ic
verb -> noun: [no change], -ion, -er/-or, -ent/-ant, -dom, -ing
verb -> adjective: -ing, -ed, -able, -(t)ive
adjective -> noun: -ity, -dom, -ness, -nt -> -nce
adjective -> verb: -ize, -en
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Some suffixes change the pronunciation of the root word.
In particular, they often change the syllable stress of the root:
	personal -> personality
	creative -> creativity
	Rule: -ity moves the stress to the syllable directly before “ity”
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Homework (optional): find a suffix that changes a verb to another verb or an adjective to another adjective