2018-04-30 Pronunciation; suffixes

Greg Malivuk
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Suffixes - wordparts added to the end of a word (a prefix is added at the beginning)
- Most suffixes change the part of speech of the word (especially nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
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Many adverbs are formed with [adjective]+ly
Some for direction are formed with [adjective]+ward or [noun]+ward, such as “homeward”
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In your group, try to think of examples of suffixes that change words between nouns, verbs, and adjectives
noun -> verb: [no change: drive], strengthen, personify
noun -> adjective: (resonance -> resonant), beautiful, valueless, sentimental, sunny
verb -> noun: teacher, actor, settlement, certificate, education, resident, assistant,
verb -> adjective: tired, tiring, valuable, specific, active
adjective -> noun: activity, specification, [no change: individual]
adjective -> verb: globalize, lessen, simplify
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Another common set of verb and noun/adjective pairs that change pronunciation are the -ate words:
graduate, duplicate, estimate, advocate, moderate
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Some suffixes change the stress of the root word:
pronounce -> pronunciation, educate -> education
specify -> specific
specific -> specificity
photograph -> photography (and photographer)
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Others don’t:
settle -> settlement, allot -> allotment
begin -> beginner, open -> opener
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