LANGUAGE MASTERCLASS
THE SUFFIX
SYSTEM
I'm Lexi!
I'm your Word-Bot. I will show you how to break words down like an English Cheat-Code.
Part 1: -ING
THE ACTION
What is -ING?
- đ Action happening NOW
- đž Action used as a NOUN
- đ An ACTIVITY in general
Formula: Verb + ING
Run → Running
Make → Making
Lie → Lying
Present Continuous
Happening right now at this moment.
"She is studying."
The Gerund
When a verb acts like a Noun.
đ "I like learning English."
After Certain Verbs
Always use -ING after:
Like, Love, Enjoy, Hate, Keep, Stop, Finish
"I enjoy teaching."
Pronunciation Check
Say: "ING" (Not "IN")
The History đ
Comes from Old English -ende. It slowly evolved into -ing over hundreds of years!
-ING in Action (60s)
-ING Cheat Trick
Part 2
-TION / -SION
Turns Activities into Ideas.
Patterns
-ate → -ation (Educate/Education)
-ify → -ification (Identify/Identification)
Pronunciation
It sounds like "SHUN"
Nay-shun | Infor-may-shun
Latin Roots đ️
These endings come from Latin. They are used for Academic and Formal English.
-TION Pronunciation (60s)
-TION Cheat Trick
Part 3
-ED
The Time Traveler.
3 Major Uses
- đ°️ Past Tense (Finished)
- đ Past Participles
- đ Adjectives (Feelings)
Feelings vs Cause
"I am bored."
"This movie is boring."
The 3 Sounds of -ED
/t/
Worked
/d/
Played
/ÉĒd/
Wanted
-ED Cheat Trick
Part 4 & 5
-ST & -TH
Order and the Absolute Top.
-ST: Superlatives
It means Number ONE.
"Big → Biggest"
-TH: Ordinal Order
4th, 6th, 10th...
1st (First) | 2nd (Second) | 3rd (Third)
The 3-Question System
2️⃣ What does the Ending change?
3️⃣ Is it a verb, noun, or adjective now?
Final Memory Cheats
LESSON DONE!
You've mastered the Suffix System.