SuffixesSuffixes

Ness,hood,ship

What Are Suffixes?What Are Suffixes?A suffix is a group of letters we add to the end of a word.

Suffixes change the meaning or purpose of the word, e.g.

jump + ed = jumped

The Suffix ‘ness’The Suffix ‘ness’My sister goes running. It is part of her new fitness regime

The Suffix ‘hood’The Suffix ‘hood’There is a castle in my neighbourhood.

The Suffix ‘ship’The Suffix ‘ship’Friendship is very important to us!

Add the suffix ‘ness’ to Add the suffix ‘ness’ to these root words! these root words!

ness

aimless

white

blank

clever

aggressive

bewildered

nessness

nessness

ness

ness

Add the suffix ‘hood’ to Add the suffix ‘hood’ to these root words! these root words!

hood

adult

brother

sister

knight

lady

man

hoodhood

hoodhood

hood

hood

Add the suffix ‘ship’ to Add the suffix ‘ship’ to these root words! these root words!

ship

workmanchairman

war

battle

author

dictator

shipship

shipship

ship

ship

  adjective   noun

BaldCoolDryDarkKindLasyugly

BaldnessCoolnessDrynessDarknessKindnessLasinessugliness

noun

GrandparentNationFatherCousinStatefalse

GrandparenthoodNationhoodFatherhoodCousinhoodStatehoodfalsehood

The US-Mexican War of 1846–48 was sparked by a dispute over Texas (state) -------. Citizenship is about the sense of nation.

'Now imagine a space that weighs a hundred thousand tons lifting off Earth.

Forget is a real problem in my classroom

statehood

nationhood

spaceship

Forgetfulness

Open  is really important for a strong relationship.

Join our brother  and we will show you the aim of life

There is growing discontent with the leader

Mother  is a driving force.

openess

leadership

brotherhood motherhood