SCHOLASTIC 100 WORD BY 5TH GRDADE KID--Word Repair A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word to build a new word. For example, amuse + -ment= amusement. Fix these sentences by adding one of these suffixes to each highlighted word: -ly (characteristic of); -ment (act of); -ous (possessing the qualities of); -ance (state of being) 1. The mosquito buzzing in her ear was an annoy. _..