PART 2: THE EXPANSION
WORD STATES
& ABILITY
-FUL
-LESS
-LY
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Last time we saw Actions. This time, we see how suffixes change the Quality of an object!
The Positive
-FUL
HELP
-FUL
Meaning: Full Of
✨ Beauty + ful = Beautiful
✨ Care + ful = Careful
✨ Joy + ful = Joyful
⚠️ Spelling Tip: "Full" has 2 'L's, but the suffix ONLY has 1!
The Negative
-LESS
HELP
-LESS
Meaning: Without
🚫 Home + less = Homeless
🚫 Fear + less = Fearless
🚫 End + less = Endless
The Power of -FUL and -LESS
The Adverb
-LY
Describes HOW we do things.
Adjective → Adverb
📌 Quick → Quickly
📌 Slow → Slowly
📌 Happy → Happily
📌 Slow → Slowly
📌 Happy → Happily
The Noun-Maker
-MENT
Turns Verbs into Solid Names.
Examples
Enjoy + ment = Enjoyment
Develop + ment = Development
Agree + ment = Agreement
The Possible
-ABLE / -IBLE
Can be done / Ability.
"Fix + able = Fixable"
"Read + able = Readable"
"Read + able = Readable"
Refresher: The System
1️⃣ Root Word (e.g. Joy)
2️⃣ Suffix Added (e.g. -ful)
3️⃣ New Meaning (e.g. Full of Joy)
2️⃣ Suffix Added (e.g. -ful)
3️⃣ New Meaning (e.g. Full of Joy)
PART 2 DONE!
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