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Adding the suffix -itis to a root word forms which part of speech?
The suffix -itis forms a noun, indicating inflammation or a medical condition.
What part of speech is created when this suffix is added to a word -ward?
The suffix "-ward" typically turns a noun or adjective into an adverb indicating direction or location. For example, adding "-ward" to the word "north" creates the adverb "northward."
What does adding a suffix to a word mean?
Adding a suffix to a word typically changes its meaning or grammatical function. Suffixes are added to the end of a word and can indicate things like tense, plurality, or part of speech. For example, adding "-ed" to the word "talk" changes it from a present tense verb to a past tense verb ("talked").
What part of speech is -ward?
"-ward" isn't any part of speech. It's a suffix.
What is derivational suffix?
A derivational suffix is an affix added to a base word to create a new word with a different meaning or function. It typically changes the part of speech, meaning, or grammatical properties of the base word. For example, adding the suffix "-ness" to the adjective "happy" creates the noun "happiness".
What part of speech is -able?
A word with the -able suffix is usually an adjective.
When adding ectomy to a root word what part of speech is created?
Adding the suffix -ectomy creates a noun.
It is necessary to pay attention to suffixes because they?
Adding or subtracting a suffix often changes a word's part of speech.
What part of speech must a word be if it can be intensified by adding the suffix -er or -est to it?
It must be an adjective.
Adding the suffix -itis to a root word forms which part of speech?
The suffix -itis forms a noun, indicating inflammation or a medical condition.
Before the suffix is added what part of speech is each word?
acrimonious - adjective complacently - adverb advocate - verb generation - noun
What part of speech is frailness?
"Frailness" is a noun, like any other word formed by adding the suffix -ness to a root word that is an adjective.
What affects a word part of speech?
The suffix affects a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. When you change the suffix, it changes the part of speech. If you change 'happy' into 'happiness' it becomes a noun; when you change it into 'happily' it becomes an adverb.
What is the part of speech for the suffix -y?
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What part of speech is -logy?
It's a suffix.
What part of speech is ING?
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
What often changes a word's part of speech?
A suffix changes a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. But when you add a suffix, which is an ending, it can change the part of speech. Happily is an adverb. Happiness is a noun.
