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6 Part 1 Dictionary Skills and Context CluesSuffixes that form adjectives-able, -ible wash, reverse washable, reversible-al season seasonal-ful watch watchful-ic angel angelic-ous, -ious fame, space famous, spacious-ive react reactive-y stick stickySuffixes that form verbs-ate valid validate-ify simple simplify-ize idol idolizeSuffix that forms adverbs-ly rapid rapidlySome suffixes change the syllable of the word that we stress inspeech. A dark accent mark () shows which syllable of a word receivesthe main stress. A light accent mark () shows that another syllable is alsostressed, but not as strongly as the syllable with the darker accent mark.These examples show pronunciation changes in words when suffixes areadded. The accent marks are placed after the stressed syllables.When -ic or -tic is added to a word, the stress moves to the syllablebefore the suffix. The stress remains on the syllable before the -ic or -tic,even if another suffix is added.cha os cha ot ic cha ot i cal lydip lo mat dip lo mat ic dip lo mat i cal lyWhen -ion or -tion is added to a word, the main stress falls on thesyllable before the suffix. Sometimes an a is added before the -ion or -tion.pro hib it pro hi bi tioncon demn con dem na tion (Note the added a.)When -ity is added to a word, the main stress falls on the syllablebefore the suffix.gul li ble gul li bil i tyam i ca ble am i ca bil i tyWhen you learn a new word, you will often be able to form a numberof related words simply by adding suffixes. In The World of Words, theserelated words are listed with many of the words you will be studying.As you work through this book, refer to the table of suffixes and theexplanation of pronunciation changes in this introduction when you meetwords ending in -ic, -ion (-tion), and -ity.Visit the Student Companion Website at www.cengage.com/devenglish/richek8eto access a large list of suffixes with examples, grouped by part of speech.Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.