Suffixes

a word ending
added to a base
word to make a
new word
Base
Word

+
Suffix

=
New
Word
 Vowel
Suffixes
Consonant
Suffixes
-ful -ty -age
-ly -s -ous
-ness -tion -ity
-less -ing -ery
-ment -ish -able
-ship -ed -ible
-sion -ive -ance
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-ence -ace -ic
-ist -ize -y
-ice -ile -ine
-ite -ate -al
-ism -ary -er

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 Rule #1
When a word ends with a short vowel
followed by a single consonant double the
consonant before adding a vowel suffix
(not w, x, or y)

sit à sitting
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Rule #2
When a word ends in a silent e, drop the e
before adding a vowel suffix

wave à waving
 Rule #3
When a word ends in a silent e, keep the e if
you’re adding a consonant suffix.

peace à peaceful
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Rule #4
When a word ends in “ce” or “ge” keep the
e when the vowel suffix starts with an a or o.

courage à courageous
 Rule #5
When a word ends with a consonant
followed by y change the y to i unless the
suffix starts with an i

cry à cries
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Rule #6
When a word ends with a vowel followed by
y, keep the y.

play à playing
 Rule #1
Suffix Spelling
Rule #2
Rules

Rule #3

Rule #4

Rule #5

Rule #6
!"#$%&'"()*++,"#-..,'/
 Rule #1
When a word ends with a short vowel
followed by a single consonant, double the
consonant before adding a vowel suffix
(don’t double w, x, or y)

Rule #2
When a word ends in a silent e, drop the e
before adding a vowel suffix

Rule #3
When a word ends in a silent e, keep the e
if you’re adding a consonant suffix.

Rule #4
When a word ends in “ce” or “ge” keep
the e when the vowel suffix starts with an a
or o.

Rule #5
When a word ends with a consonant
followed by y change the y to i unless the
suffix starts with an i
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Rule #6
When a word ends with a vowel followed
by y, keep the y.
 Suffix
Spelling Rules

Base Word + Suffix

= New Word © Grade School Giggles
 Rule #1
When a word ends with a short vowel
followed by a single consonant double the
consonant before adding a vowel suffix
(don’t double w, x, or y)

sit + ing =sitting

!"#$%&'"()*++,"#-..,'/
 Rule #2
When a word ends in a silent e, drop the e
before adding a vowel suffix

wave + ing = waving !"#$%&'"()*++,"#-..,'/

 Rule #3
When a word ends in a silent e, keep the e if
you’re adding a consonant suffix.

peace + ful = peaceful

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 Rule #4
When a word ends in “ce” or “ge” keep the
e when the vowel suffix starts with an a or o.

courage + ous = courageous

!"#$%&'"()*++,"#-..,'/
 Rule #5
When a word ends with a consonant
followed by y change the y to i unless the
suffix starts with an i

cry + es = cries !"#$%&'"()*++,"#-..,'/

 Rule #6
When a word ends with a vowel followed by
y, keep the y.

play + ing = playing

!"#$%&'"()*++,"#-..,'/
 run + ing outrage + ous
hop + ed trace + able
skip + ing grace + ous
sad + est advantage +ous
bake + ing try + ed
hate + ed fly +es
fine + ery happy +ly
white + ish silly + er
spite + ful play + er
grace + ful grey + ish
skate +s say + ing
fate + ful repay + ment
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