Word Wise: Suffixes

Series: Vocabulary Skills Series

Duration: 0:13:00

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Bailey Film Associates | BFA Educational Media | Norman Bean Films | Norman Bean

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents thirteen suffixes and shows the basic rules for affixing suffixes to words. Uses a mystery story set in the Hawaiian Islands to carry the story line. , Viewers discover what a suffix is, to give a word a new meaning or changes the way it is used in a sentence. Basic rules for affixing suffixes to words are shown and are presented orally and visually throughout the video.

Complete Record: , Explores the function of suffixes and their importance in the English language through an imaginary tale of the Great Suffix Mystery. Defines the use of suffixes and presents, orally and visually, 13 of those most commonly used suffixes and the basic rules for affixing them to words. Illustrates the role suffixes play in language and the difficulty that would be experienced in trying to communicate meaningfully without suffixes., Presents thirteen suffixes and shows the basic rules for affixing suffixes to words. Uses a mystery story set in the Hawaiian Islands to carry the story line., Viewers discover what a suffix is, to give a word a new meaning or changes the way it is used in a sentence. Basic rules for affixing suffixes to words are shown and are presented orally and visually throughout the video.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.