7. Word parts: -ize and -ization

Growing your vocabulary

Another way to significantly grow your vocabulary is to notice prefixes and suffixes.

Do you know what a prefix is?
Do you know what a suffix is?

A prefix is...

A suffix is...

Look at the suffixes below. Talk about the part of speech (p.o.s.) of the root word without the suffix, and the root word with the suffix.

ROOT	p.o.s.	ROOT + SUFFIX	p.o.s.	ROOT + SUFFIX	p.o.s.
special	Part of speech?	specialize	Part of speech?	specialization	Part of speech?
memory	Part of speech?	memorize	Part of speech?	memorization	Part of speech?
private	Part of speech?	privatize	Part of speech?	privatization	Part of speech?

What does it mean?

Suffixes often change the part of speech.

What part of speech are words ending in -ize?

What part of speech are words ending in -ization?

What do the suffixes mean? Check out these entries from the Merriam-Webster online Dictionary:

source; source

Here is a list of some common -ize/-ization words. Do you know them?

Open the Exercise below and use the suffixes -ize/-ization to choose the correct word for each sentence. Pay attention to which part of speech is needed.

Exercise

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