1.3.1

Vowel Suffixes

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Suffixes Beginning with Vowels

Some common suffixes begin with vowels. We will look at how we add these suffixes to words later. But for now, let's look at some common suffixes.

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-ing

  • Floating.
  • Crying.
  • Swimming.
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-ed

  • Jumped.
  • Leaned.
  • Walked.
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-est

  • Fastest.
  • Strongest.
  • Weakest
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-er

  • Swimmer.
  • Teacher.
  • Walker.

Adding Suffixes Beginning with Vowels

We can add suffixes beginning with vowels to words to change their meanings. Let's look at some examples...

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Garden

  • Garden → gardener (someone who works in gardens).
  • Garden → gardening (the activity of working in a garden).
  • Garden → gardened (the past tense of 'garden').
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Limit

  • Limit → limiting (stopping something from having a lot of choice).
  • Limit → limited (the past tense of 'limit').

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