JSS2 ENGLISH STUDIES FIRST TERM WEEK NINE
CONTENT
- Structure: Suffixes
- Comprehension: Reading for Speed
- Structure: Types and Usage of Conjunctions
- Composition: Stating the Differences between Formal and Informal Letters
- Literature: Figures of Speech (Apostrophe, Euphemism, Metonymy)
ASPECT: Structure
TOPIC: Suffixes
Meaning of Suffixes
Suffixes are the affixes added after the base forms. It can be used to form noun, verb, adjective, adverbs. It may have more than one meaning. e.g. -ness, -ify, -ize, -en, -ful, -al, -tion, -er, -ship, -ant, -hood, -less, -ish, -wise, etc.
Use of Suffixes to Form Nouns
adjective + -ness ——> happiness (the state of being happy), wickedness, foolishness, sickness, awareness, etc.
Use of Suffixes to Form Verbs
Noun/adjective + -ify ——> beautify (cause to be beautiful), simplify, electrify, etc.
Noun/adjective + -ize ——> synthesize, terrorize, sympathize, practicalize, etc.
Adjective + -en ——> darken (become dark), sharpen, quicken, widen, etc.
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