Noun Suffixes

• Suffix – It is a letter or a group of letters that are added at the end of a word to make a new word.  
• Suffixes usually have a specific meaning.  
• When a suffix is added to a base word, the base word becomes a noun. Then it is called a noun suffix. 

Some Things To Keep In Mind 

• Adding a suffix usually changes the class of the word  

For example, verb to noun 

Example:

Root/Base word: Encourage (verb) 

Suffix: -ment 

New word: Encouragement (noun) 

• Adding a suffix can cause a spelling change. 

Example:

Root/Base word: Instruct  

Suffix: -or 

New word: Instructor  

The teacher explains, with examples 

Friend – root / base word 

Ship – suffix 

The teacher provides examples where noun suffixes changes verbs, nouns and adjectives into nouns. 

• Teach (verb) – Teacher 
• Short (adjective) – Shortness 
• Quest (nouns) – Question 
• Happy (adjective) – Happiness 
• Invent (verb) – Invention 
• Kind (noun) – Kindness 
• Journal (noun) – Journalist 
• Neighbor (noun) – Neighborhood 
• Manage (verb) – Management 
• Art(noun)-Artist 
• Comedy(noun)- Comedian 

In these examples, as you can see, 

• The new words have different spelling. 
• They might have different meaning. 
• They change from one form to another  
• Verb   Noun 
• Adjective  Noun