: In 2nd grade, students often learn suffixes that add "diminutive" or "affectionate" meanings, such as -ok- , -ik- , -oshk- , or -yushk- . How to Find a Suffix in a Word

: Change the form of the word (e.g., change singular to plural).

: Certain suffixes are specific to parts of speech. For example, nouns often use suffixes like -tel- (учитель), -ik- (домик), or -nik- (лесник).

: Suffixes change the meaning of a word or create a new word entirely (e.g., from sad (garden) to sadik (little garden)).

To correctly identify a suffix, students follow a specific algorithm:

: Select related (cognate) words to see which part stays the same.