Suffixes ic, -ism, -ive

secret + ive + ?

secretive- having the nature or characteristic of being secretive. Otto was very secretive about where he was after school yesterday.

tour + ism = ?

tourism- the act or process of going on tours. This summer, tourism was popular in San Antonio. (People came to San Antonio to tour the city they had never been to before)

When you add -ic or -ive to a word that ends in e, what do you do with the e?

Drop the e

-ic

Used to form: adjectives (describe nouns) and nouns (person/place/thing or idea) Meaning: has the characteristic of the root it is added to, or related to.

-ive

Used to form: adjectives (describe nouns) and nouns (person/place/thing or idea) Meaning: having the nature or characteristics of

-ism

Used to form: noun (person/place/thing or idea) Meaning: an act or process of

suffix

What is a word part added to the end of a word or word part. (They change the meaning or part of speech of a word.)

artist + ic = ?

artistic- Someone who is artistic has the characteristics of an artist, they are good at art.

athlete (a person who exercises a lot) + -ic = ?

athletic-has the characteristic of being an athlete- the characteristic of exercising a lot (being in shape) adjective Example: If I am an athlete, I should be athletic

hero + -ic = ?

heroic A person who is an hero is someone who is heroic.

hero (a person who is admire for being brave and noble person) + -ism = ?

heroism- the act or process of being a hero Example: He showed heroism when he saved the cat who was stuck in the tree. (noun)

narrate (to tell a story) + -ive= ?

narrative- has the characteristics of a story that is told. Example: A narrative is a written or spoken story.