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Suf fixes -ship, -able, -ous, -hood, -ty
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kinship
remarkable
envious
brotherhood
frailty
leadership
profitable
joyous
neighborhood
royalty
A SUFFIX IS A WORD PART THAT IS ADDED TO THE END OF A WORD.
A SUFFIX CHANGES THE MEANING OF THE WORD.
-ship and -ty mean “condition of being”
-able means “that can be”
-ous means “full of”
-hood means “a state of being”
Royalty means
Kinship means “related by blood.”
“being royal.”
Someone who is a good leader shows leadership.
Remarkable means “special.”
If something is profitable, you make money on it.
If you are envious, you want what someone else has.
When you are happy, you are joyous. / Brotherhood means “fellowship.”
A neighborhood is an area in a community. / Frailty is weakness.
A. Read the vocabulary word. Find and underline two other words in
the row that mean almost the same thing.
1. remarkable
2. envious
3. kinship
4. frailty
5. profitable
6. joyous
7. royalty
8. brotherhood
extraordinary
desiring
relation
favor
money-making
journalist
kingliness
friendship
uncommon
generous
family
feebleness
loss
glad
monarchy
enemy
regular
jealous
kindling
fragility
prosperous
cheerful
citizen
fellowship
B. Underline the suffix in each word.
1. leadership
2. neighborhood
240 Vocabulary Words 4th Grade Kids Need to Know © Linda Ward Beech, Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources