How do you turn a boat into a boatload in Spanish? Or change bread into a baker?* It isn't magic, it's suffixes. When attached to base terms, they have the ability to change meanings to indicate quantity, profession, gender, size, status, relationship, style, and much more. Mastering these word endings will enable you to increase your vocabulary greatly.
Practice Makes Perfect: SpanishVocabulary Building with Suffixes presents 150 commonly used suffixes accompanied by their meanings, English equivalent when applicable, part of speech, and gender. Grouped by difficulty level, each suffix is fully explained and followed by a list of terms using thespecific word ending.
Like all Practice Makes Perfect workbooks, you will get plenty of practice, practice, practice using your newly acquired vocabulary. And for convenient study on the go, download the free companion app that features hundreds of words in a flashcard format. Whether you are learning on your own or taking an advanced beginning or intermediate Spanish class, Practice Makes Perfect: SpanishVocabulary Building with Suffixes will help build your confidence in using your new language.
*el barco (boat) becomes la barcada (boatload);el pan (bread) becomes el panadero (baker)
This workbook helps you:
- Learn how to use suffixes to expand your Spanishvocabulary
- Determine the meanings of unfamiliar terms byunderstanding their word endings
- Become more comfortable communicating in Spanish
