Suffixes are attached to the end of a word using a few spelling rules, with some exceptions. Learn how to use the right suffix with BBC Bitesize KS3 English.

In politics, it takes little to turn a minor dust-up into a scandal. And thanks to the Nixon administration, American English now has a handy little suffix at the ready for the muckrakers: -gate.

Suffixes are attached to the end of a word using a few spelling rules, with some exceptions. Learn how to use the right suffix with BBC Bitesize 3rd level English.