NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Adding Prefixes and Suffixes, Continued
Adding
When a
Is added to a
Then...
Examples
suffixes,
suffix...
word...
continued
beginning
double the
ending in a
forget + ing = forgetting
with a
consonant at the
single vowel and
prefer + ed = preferred
vowel
end of the root
a consonant
occur + ed = occurred
word before
accented on the
adding the
last syllable
suffix.
beginning
do not change
ending in a
profit + ed = profited
with a
the root word
single vowel and
cancel + ing = canceling
vowel
before adding the
a consonant
final consonant.
not accented on
the last syllable
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Writing Mechanics and Composition
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