Jul 2024

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10 suffixes + 50 words & sentences

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA

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Suffixes are added to the ends of words, usually to change their grammatical form:

beauty (noun) - beautiful (adjective)
quick (adjective) - quickly (adverb)
maintain (verb) - maintenance (noun)

Today we're going to look at 10 suffixes with 5 example words each. If you want to see sentences using each of these words, make sure to download the free lesson PDF!

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