One way to increase your vocabulary is to learn to reoganize and to use suffixes.
A suffix: is one or two more syllables palced after a root word to form a new word .
root suffixes new word
appear + ance = appearance
adjust + ment = adjustment
arrange + ment = arrangement
Friend + ship = friendship
Noun suffixes Than Mean” One Who Does Something “
root Example Meaning
-ant commandant one who commands
-eer auctioneer one who auctions
-er photographer one who takes photos
-ist geolgist one who studies in geology
-ician magician one who performs magic
Noun suffixes That Make Abstract Words
root Meaning
-ance vigilance
-ence independence
-ation imagination
-ition condition
-dom freedom
-hood womanhood
-ice cowardice
Noun suffixes That Make Abstract Words
root Meaning
-ism realism
-ment encouragement
-ness kindness
-ship friendship
-tude solitude
- Ty frailty
-ity ability
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