The suffixes listed below are the most commonly used of the verb-forming suffixes. A word root is the main part of some words. It has a special meaning but it is not a complete word. Suffixes added to word roots change the meaning of word roots and create new words. The following common word roots take on new meanings when affixed with prefixes and suffixes.
Word roots are incomplete words.
They are used as the roots of new words by affixing prefixes and suffixes. The affixes change the meanings of the word roots and sometimes alter the spellings. A word root is a group of letters that has a special meaning. It is not a complete word. It takes on a new meaning when it is affixed with either a prefix, a suffix, or both.