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Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'

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Suffixes - 'ous'

You have already learnt that adding '-ous' to a noun turns the noun into an adjective. But sometimes you can't just add 'ous' and you need to drop or change a letter. Let's look at what you do if a word ends in 'e'...

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Words ending in 'e'

  • If you want to add 'ous' to a noun ending in 'e', you need to drop the 'e' at the end of the word.
  • Let's walk through 2 examples...

Suffixes - 'ous'

You have already learnt that adding '-ous' to a noun turns it into an adjective. But sometimes, you can't just add 'ous' and you need to drop or change a letter. Let's look at what you do when the word ends in 'y'...

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Words ending in 'y'

  • If you want to add 'ous' to a noun ending in 'y', you need to change the 'y' at the end of the word to an 'i'.
  • Let's walk through 2 examples...

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