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Rules For Adding Suffixes

Consider the following points when adding suffixes to words.

1. Double the last letter of the root word before adding a suffix if the word ends with a vowel
sound followed by a constant. For example, slip becomes slipped, and swim becomes swimming.

2. Double the last letter of the root word before adding a suffix if the word ends in “l”. For
example, natural becomes naturally, and control becomes controlled.

3. The rule of doubling the last letter of the word does not imply “w, x and y”.

4. Drop the silent “e” at the end of the root verb before adding a suffix. For example, drive
becomes driving, become becomes becoming and strive becomes striving. Few words like
likeable are exempted from this rule.

5. Let the final e stay if the root form of words ends in “ce” or “ge” and the suffix that has to be
added begins with “a” or “o”. For example, advantage becomes advantageous, advance
becomes advancement and manage becomes manager.

6. Let the final word “e” stay if the root words are ending in “ee” and “ye”. For example, decree
becomes decreeing and forsee becomes foreseeing.

7. The “e” at the end of the base word also stays if the suffixes added are “ly” and “ful”. For
example, surely, careful and lovely.

8. The “y” at the end of the base word will stay if the suffix added begins with “ing”. For example,
carrying and worrying.

9. Let the “y’ stay if a base word ends with it and the letter before it is a vowel. For example,
staying and worrying.

10. The “y” at the end of the base word will change into an “i” if the letter before it is a consonant.
For example, happiness changes into happiness. However, there are certain words that are
exempted from this rule. For example, cry becomes crying.

11. The “ie” in the base form of a verb changes into “y” before adding the suffix “ing” to it. For
example, lie becomes lying and tie becomes a tying.

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