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McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

by Alexander H. McGuffey

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Lesson 136 Of Affixes

Many words are formed by adding something to the end of another word. The added part is called an affix; as ly, added to man, forms manly. In this, and the following seventeen lessons, the more common affixes are indicated.

Plurals formed by adding s to the Singular.

roofs so’los ty’ros al bi’nos hoofs ha’los jun’tos me men’tos scarfs las’sos can’tos oc ta’vos truths ze’ros quar’tos si roc’cos

Plurals formed by adding es to the Singular.

ech’oes to ma’toes po ta’toes car’goes mu lat’toes bra va’does mot’toes vol ca’noes por’ti coes grot’toes mos qui’toes vi ra’goes

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