Multi-Syllable Words: Suffixes

Once basic phonics sounds are mastered, it’s time to start building new words by adding suffixes to root/base words!

Learning word parts (prefixes, roots/bases, and suffixes) is incredibly useful for several reasons:
✨ Vocabulary Building: Suffixes can change a word’s meaning, indicate its part of speech (noun, adjective, verb, etc.), or show tense and number.
For example, the suffix -s/-es is added to nouns to make them plural (cats, boxes) or to verbs to show present tense (she runs, he chases).

✨ Improved Reading and Writing Skills: Understanding suffixes helps students recognize word meanings, improve spelling, and express themselves more clearly in writing.

Each week, we will explore a new suffix and learn words that use it. The goal is to help students expand their working vocabulary, strengthen reading comprehension, and improve writing fluency!

Summer List focus: (subject to change)
week of June 2: -s, -es
week of June 9: -ed
week of June 16: -ing
week of June 23: -er, -est
NO CLASS week of June 30

week of July 7: -y
week of July 14: -ly
week of July 21: -ful
NO CLASS week of July 28

week of Aug 4: -less
week of Aug 11: -ion
week of Aug 18: -able, -ible
week of Aug 25: -ment

FALL 2025 (subject to change):
week of Sept 8: -s, -es
week of Sept 15: -ed
week of Sept 22: -ing
week of Sept 29: -er, -est

week of Oct 6: -ly
week of Oct 13: -ness
week of Oct 20: -ion
week of Oct 28: -ment

week of Nov 3: -ity
week of Nov 10: -ure
week of Nov 17: -ance, -ence
NO CLASS week of Nov 24

week of Dec 1: -age
week of Dec 8: -dom
NO CLASS weeks of Dec 15, Dec 22, or Dec 29

2026:
week of Jan 5: -hood
week of Jan 12: -en
week of Jan 19: -ify
week of Jan 26: -ate

week of Feb 2: -y
week of Feb 9: -ful
week of Feb 16: -less
week of Feb 23: -ous

week of March 2: -able, -ible
week of March 9: -al, -ial
NO CLASS week of March 16 (my spring break!)
week of March 23:  -ile
week of March 30: -ic

week of April 6: -ive
week of April 13: -ish
week of April 20: -ist
week of April 27: -ee