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Suffixes 03

Suffixes add meaning to words. Learn how -hood and -ship show status, role, and relationships, improving clarity in KS3 English writing.

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Fascinating Fact:

Suffix hood and ship mark status or group, childhood ends, friendship grows over 3 years.

In KS3 English, you learn how suffixes create precise nouns. -hood often names a state or period, like childhood or adulthood. -ship often shows role, skill, or relationship, like leadership, workmanship, and friendship. Selecting the right ending makes meaning clear in essays and reports.

Key Terms

Suffix: Letters added to the end of a word that change its meaning or class, for example -hood and -ship.
Abstract noun: A noun that names an idea or state, such as friendship or neighbourhood.
Root word: The base form before endings are added, for example friend in friendship.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What does the suffix -hood mean in English?

The suffix -hood usually names a state, period, or group, as in childhood, parenthood, and neighbourhood.

When should I use -ship instead of -hood?

Use -ship for roles, skills, or relationships, such as leadership, workmanship, and friendship. Use -hood for states or stages, like adulthood.

Are there spelling changes with -hood or -ship?

Usually the root stays the same. Examples include friend → friendship, leader → leadership, neighbour → neighbourhood.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Depend.......

.......able

.......ful

.......ible

.......ly

Adding -able/-ible creates an adjective

2 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Compat.......

.......age

.......able

.......ful

.......ible

"Compatible" means that something is able to join, work, suit or agree with something else

3 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Avoid.......

.......able

.......dom

.......ful

.......ly

"Avoidable" means "able to be avoided"

4 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Consider.......

.......able

.......ful

.......ible

.......ment

"Considerable" means "worthy of consideration"

5 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Adapt.......

.......able

.......age

.......ible

.......ness

"Adaptable" means "able to adapt"

6 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Cred.......

.......able

.......ful

.......ible

.......ly

"Credible" means "able to be believed", but watch out for the i in the spelling!

7 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Advance.......

.......able

.......ible

.......ly

.......ment

"Advancement" is a noun

8 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Inflamm.......

.......able

.......age

.......ence

.......ible

"Inflammable" means "able to be set on fire", which has an identical meaning to "flammable"! You can remember this by thinking of "inflammable" as "in flame". The in- prefix here is NOT the same as the in- of "inconsistent" (which means "not consistent", of course)

9 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Accept.......

.......able

.......age

.......ible

.......ship

"Acceptable" means "able to be accepted"

10 .

Select the correct suffix for the following word.
Vis.......

.......able

.......ful

.......ible