Adding suffixes beginning with vowels to multisyllabic words
Lesson
Multisyllabic words are words with more than one syllable. A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a base [or root] word.
Examples/Word List
| Multisyllabic base words |
suffixes(beginnng with vowels) |
base words + suffixes |
| decide |
ing > |
deciding |
|
ed > |
decided |
| forget |
ing > |
forgetting |
|
en > |
forgotten |
| subtract |
ing > |
subtracting |
|
ed > |
subtracted |
| follow |
ing > |
following |
|
ed > |
followed |
|
er > |
follower |
| appear |
ing > |
appearing |
|
ed > |
appeared |
|
ance > |
appearance |
| behave |
ing > |
behaving |
|
iour > |
behaviour |
| limit |
ing > |
limiting |
|
ed > |
limited |
|
ation > |
limitation |
| begin |
ing > |
begining |
|
er > |
beginer |
Note: For forget and begin, the last consonants are doubled before adding the suffixes.
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