FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Question:What suffixes are you familiar with at this time? What are the spelling rules that pertain to suffixes?

Answer: Students may answer any of the suffixes that have been used in the first two chapters. If a suffix begins with a vowel, drop the combining vowel; if the suffix begins with a consonant, keep the combining vowel.

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Question:Which suffixes can be used to make a term into an adjective?

Answer: Suffixes such as -al, -ose, -eal, -ior, and -iac all mean pertaining to. Terms ending with these suffixes are adjectives.