- Prefixing: Adding a prefix (a group of letters at the beginning) to a base word changes its meaning. For example, adding un- to happy makes unhappy (not happy).
- Suffixing: Adding a suffix (letters at the end) can change the word’s form or part of speech. For instance, teach becomes teacher by adding -er, meaning someone who teaches.
- Compounding: Combining two words to make a new one, like sun + flower = sunflower.
- Conversion: Changing a word’s part of speech without adding endings, such as the noun email becoming the verb to email.
- Blending: Joining parts of two words to create a new one, like breakfast + lunch = brunch.
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Table of Contents
- Suffixes
Suffixes in English are word endings added to base words to change their meaning or grammatical function, helping you create new words and use them correctly.
- Prefixes
Prefixes in English include common examples, rules for forming new words, and tips for using them to change meaning and create opposites.
- Diminutives and Augmentatives (little, -let, etc.)
Diminutives and augmentatives in English, including how to use suffixes (like -let) and words (like little) to talk about things as smaller or bigger.
- Plurals and Gender
Plurals and gender explain how English words change to show more than one and how some words have meanings based on gender.
- Gerunds and Participles (present, past)
Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing that function as nouns, while present participles (also ending in -ing) describe ongoing actions, and past participles (usually ending in -ed, -en, etc.) describe completed actions or form perfect tenses. Learn how to use these forms correctly.
- Passive Voice
Passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject receives the action of the verb, allowing the focus to be on the action or the receiver rather than the doer.
- Cleft Sentences (It is/was … that …, What … is …)
- Agreement Rules
English rules for making words agree with each other, covering subjects, verbs, pronouns, and modifiers. Subjects, verbs, pronouns, and modifiers must agree in number, person, and gender to ensure clear and grammatically correct sentences.
Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025
