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English Basics
Volume 4, Number 26, April 3, 2000
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Suffixes are endings that are added to root words. If the ending begins with a vowel, the spelling of the root word usually changes. For example, if the root word ends with a single vowel-single consonant, the final consonant is usually doubled.
dig + ing = digging
trap + er = trapper
Add the correct suffix to the italicized word in each sentence. The first one is done for you.
1.
The dog beg for another treat.
(ed, er) begged
2.Are
you plan to visit me in Myrtle
Beach? (ed, ing)
3.The
doctor found a stop in Paul's
intestine. (able, age)
4.Morris
is in a crab mood! (al, y)
5.Has
your cream diet made you any thin?
(er, ing)
6.That
bulb gives the room a red glow.
(ish, ist)
7.The
boxer wanted to flat his
opponent. (en, est)
8.Why
are you wearing wool on the hot
day of the year? (est, ist)
9.We
won't give up because the game is still win.
(able, al)
10. Roxanne cram fourteen brownies into her mouth. (ed, est)
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