Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Preguntas de Confirmación y Posibilidades
Contenido del curso
Formación de Verbos con Sufijos en Inglés
According to the Cambridge Dictionary:
“A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word”.
Different from prefixes, which usually do not change the class of the base word, suffixes usually change the class of the word (e.g., from noun to verb). In this class, you will learn how to form verbs by adding suffixes to nouns and adjectives.
| SUFFIX | MEANING | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|---|
| -en | to become | awaken, darken, widen, shorten, strengthen, soften |
| -ise/-ize* | to make or become | sympathise, empathise, symbolize, characterize |
| -ate | to become | activate, liquidate, collaborate, create, fabricate |
| -ify, -fy | to make or become | justify, purify, amplify, satisfy, specify, classify |
| *Both forms are correct. It is more common to use -ise in American English and -ize in British English. |
Choose five words from the list and write in the comments section sentences using them.
