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Learn to use suffixes -le -al -el with the Singing Nun | Educational song

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Suffixes, or "word tails," can go at the end of the word to help change its meaning. In this video, learn all about these "word tails:" -le, -al, -el.

Suffixes are important kinds of endings for words. Understanding when to use specific "word tails" can help you more quickly and easily craft a story that you are writing or recognize the meaning of a word that you are writing. This quick recognition can help you save your brain energy to tackle trickier words you may need to sound out or define in your reading and writing.

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