In old English the addition of the suffix-yan to an adjective would change the word into a c______ verb, just as the Modern English suffix -en added to adjectives to form such verbs as blacken, whiten, redden and awaken.
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- The affix “en” can serve as both a prefix to forms verbs such as “encourage” and “enlarge”, and as a suffix to form verbs or adjectives such as “soften” and “wooden”.
- The suffix “-hood” may change the word “likely” from an adjective into a _____. A: adjective B: noun C: verb D: adverb
- The suffix can combine with verbs to form adjectives, for example, dependent.
- If [blick] were a new word in English to which the suffix [-er] can be added, which statements listed below would apply to this word:
- The suffix “-less” is often added to nouns in order to form ______ that indicate that someone or something does not have the thing that the noun refers to.( ) A: verbs B: adverbs C: nouns D: adjectives