WORD LIST (8/20 – 8/24)
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
A person, place, thing, or idea
Replaces a noun
Modifies a noun, telling what kind, which one, or how many
Shows action, states of being, or links ideas together
Modifies a verb telling when, where, why, or how
Shows the relationship between nouns, or locations of objects
Links other word, phrases, or clauses together
WORD LIST (8/27 – 8/31)
ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES
A suffix is a letter, syllable, or word that is added to a root or stem of a word to either form a new word or add
to its meaning. Suffixes are placed at the end of the root word.
VOCABULARY WORD
EXAMPLE
‘-able’, ‘-ible’: means able to be
understand + ‘-able’ = understandable (able to be
understood)
Access + ‘-ible’ = accessible (able to be accessed)
‘-er’: means more
strong + ‘-er’ = stronger (more strong)
‘-est’: means the most and expresses that it is a
: tough + ‘-est’ = toughest (the most tough)
superlative
‘-ive’, ‘-ous, and ‘-y’: signify to have the quality of or act + ‘-ive’ = active (have the quality of acting or
having the nature of
moving)
‘-ful’: means to be full of
care + ‘-ful’ = careful (to be full of care)
‘-less’: means to not have or lack
heart + ‘-less’ = heartless (without a heart)
‘-logy’: means the study of
biology (study of life processes)
Egyptology (study of Egypt)
WORD LIST (9/4 – 9/14)
NOUN SUFFIXES
A suffix is a letter, syllable, or word that is added to a root or stem of a word to either form a new word or add
to its meaning. Suffixes are placed at the end of the root word.
VOCABULARY WORD
EXAMPLE
-ance/ence : signifies a state of being or act
exist + ence = existence (the state of exist)
-ant/ent/ian/er/or: one who does something
assist + ant = assistant (one who assists)
-ion/tion: means the act of, the result of or
operate + ion = operation (the act of operate)
condition of
-ness:shows the quality of being
new + ness = newness (the quality of being new)
-ment : means the act of
commit + ment = commitment (the act of commit)
VERB SUFFIXES
VOCABULARY WORD
-s :is to signify the third person singular in present run + s = runs
tense
-ed: shows the verb is in the past tense
jab + ed = jabbed
-en: shows that it is past participle
soft + en = soften
-ing: signifies the verb is in the present continuous eat + ing = eating
EXAMPLE
-ize/ate/ify: means to make or do
personal + ize = personalize