StrengthEN your English Vocab with a wisER knowledge of SUffixes
As the need for English vocabulary grows, it becomes imperative to make your children learn about how suffixes can help in forming new words. Now, you may ask what exactly is a suffix? It is nothing but a morpheme (the smallest grammatical unit that can’t be further divided) that is added right at the end while spelling the word to derive a special meaning out of it.
So, when Popeye ate spinach he became strongER, which means he became more strong and his muscle popping through the shirt showed that he was the strongEST as he gained most strength.
When the animals in Madagascar crash land in Africa; they find the view by the river beautiFUL, which means the place is full of beauty. Similarly, they find the monkeys quite useFUL in mending the broken plane. Read more →