If you were a suffix by Marcie Aboff
If you were a suffix, you would come last!
~You could be joyful and playful!
If you were a suffix, you would be a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word. By adding a suffix, the meaning of the word changes.
~The hopeless hippo became hopeful after he won the lottery.
~The careless cat became a careful cat after he used up his eighth life.
If you were the suffix “er,” you would be the one who does something.
~The teacher taught the banker how to count.
~Then the banker taught the baker, the baker taught the farmer, and the farmer taught the trainer.
If you were the suffix “s” or “es,” you would make things plural.
~The bear and fox ran toward the bush. Other bears and foxes hid behind the bushes.
~One horse jumped over a fence. Three horses jumped over many fences.
If you were the suffix “ful,” you would mean “full of.”
~The clumsy waiter spilled a cupful of coffee all over the king.
~To make matters worse, it happened in front of a roomful of people.
If you were the suffix “less,” you would mean “without.”
~The fearless eagle soared into the endless sky.
~The careless elephant almost stepped on the harmless mouse.
~The tasteless zebra thought the pretty dress was useless.
If you were the suffix “est,” you would state the size of something. You would always be the extreme.
~The tallest giraffe and the shortest monkey were best friends.
~The biggest rhino and the smallest bird were best friends, too.
~The four friends crossed over the widest river.
If you were the suffix “d” or “ed,” you would change a word from present tense to past tense.
~The frog likes to hop and jump. The frog hopped on the stones and jumped into the water.
~Mama pig can oink loudly. She oinked at the piglets until they returned to the pigpen.
If you were a suffix, you could change the spelling of the root word.
~The dogs sat by the pool. They liked sitting by the pool.
If you were a suffix, you might drop a letter and add a new letter. The letter “y” is often replaced by the letter “i.”
~There were plenty of poppies in the field. The poppies were plentiful.
~Peacocks have feathers of great beauty. Their feathers are beautiful.
You would be the perfect ending, if you were a suffix.
