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Do you have an example of a suffix

A suffix appears at the end of a word. Just like a prefix appears at the beginning. EXAMPLE: fly"ING" where the ING is the suffix in the word

Suffixes are parts of words that

come at the end and modify the meaning of the word root.

Which of the following suffixes does not form an adjective when added to a word

-ate

When the suffix -ate appears in a word such as reiterate what part of speech is it

Words ending in -ATE can be more than one part of speech.

In reiterate it is a verb.

In operate, disseminate, and create, it is a verb.

In literate, it is an adjective.

In consulate and electorate, it is a noun.

In separate and deliberate, it is a verb or an adjective.

In advocate and conglomerate, it can be a verb or a noun.

The suffix -ate is found added to nouns to form group nouns, and added to word roots to form verbs, adjectives, and associated nouns.

Which of the words below is an occupation that was made by adding a suffix to the word root crime

Criminologist

When the suffix ize is added to a noun like general the word becomes

a verb

words with prefixes that mean together , with

prefix COM , CON ..... complacent , companion , complicated , conjecture

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