Suffixes hold a lot of power in a word. They can result in accent shifts (reside/resident), clarification of a schwa (fatal/fatality), and can change the sounds of letters (critic/criticism). Our focus this evening will not be on the ending rules. We will be focusing on the morphological and phonological impacts of suffixes. We’ll present a…

Welcome to the melting pot that we know as the English language. There are hundreds of roots along with their derivatives, that come from many languages. Understanding the role of etymology and strategies for accessing useful information will help your higher-level students navigate through multisyllabic words while developing a deeper vocabulary.