ABSTRACT
A meaningful letter or letters placed at the end of a root word with the purpose of changing the root word’s meaning.
sub-‘under, secondary to’ + -fix ‘fasten’
Once again, as in the chapter on prefixes, we are assuming that the basic concept of affixes is known to pupils. These lessons, then, are about the grammatical function of suffixes. Knowledge of the parts of speech is essential for this lesson.
