-ship and hood

This is the -ship and -hood suffixes

A suffix is a group of letters that go at the end of a word to give it meaning

When we add -ship or -hood to a base word, it changes the meaning of the word and gives us a clue as to what the word is about

Synthetic Inquiry: What is the meaning of "ship" and "hood"? How does this new knowledge help you to understand a new word that ends with the suffix -ship or -hood? Use examples to explain your reasoning

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