Vocabulary Building - Some Commonly Used Suffixes - Part 1 - Matching

SUFFIX = a group of letters added to the end of a root word to make a new word with a different meaning.
(e.g. -ful / -less / -ly, etc)

Research indicates that knowledge of only 20 prefix groups and 14 roots can help learners discover the meanings of more than 100,000 words! Many words are made up of prefixes, roots and suffixes, so knowing which ones are most commonly used will significantly increase the size of your vocabulary, making you a better reader, writer and speaker of English!