Structure, Writing, Vocabulary Development, Words for the Week 6 – SS2 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

What is affixation?

Affixation is the addition of prefixes, suffixes and infixes to words to form new words, meanings and word classes. This lesson deals with suffixes, which are added to the end of a word. Suffixes such as -ment, -ion, -er, -ness and -ity change verbs and adjectives into new words, usually nouns.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• explain what affixation is;
• form new words from verbs by adding suffixes such as -ment, -ion, -ation, -age, -ist, -er/-or and -ee;
• form new words from adjectives by adding suffixes such as -ness, -ity, -hood, -ance/-ence and -ancy/-ency;
• use the ten words for the week correctly.

Which suffixes are added to verbs?

Which suffixes are added to adjectives?

Words for the week

• Consigned
• Repentant
• Sagacity
• Wrath
• Patent
• Paragon
• Rancid
• Sedentary
• Verdant
• Councillor

Evaluation

1. What is affixation?
2. Add a suitable suffix to each word to form a noun: employ, debate, drain, useful, efficient.
3. Name the suffix in each of these words: management, marriage, typist, falsehood.
4. Give the noun formed from the adjective “responsive”.

Assignment

Write six nominalisations (nouns formed from verbs or adjectives) using two suffixes from this lesson.