Suffix Review

Suffix Review

Let's end it with endings...

-y & -ly

• The suffix -y means “full of” and can be added to some nouns.  

• chill (“cold”) → a chilly night (Ex: a cold night)

• The suffix -ly means “in a certain way” and can be added to some adjectives.

• happy → happily

-ment & -ive

• The suffix -ive can be added to some verbs and nouns and means “inclined to” or “likely to.

• defend (“to protect”) → defensive (“likely to to protect”)

• The suffix -ment turns a verb into a noun

• pay (“to give what is owed”) → payment (“the action of paying”) 

Multiple Choice

The concert was great _______ .

• entertain

• entertainment

• entertainive

Multiple Choice

The story had a very __________ plot.

• createment

• create

• creative

-ful & -less

• The suffix -ful can be added to some nouns and verbs and means “full of.”

• sorrow (“sadness”) → sorrowful (“full of sadness”)

• The suffix -less can be added to some nouns and means “without” or “lacking.”

• worth → worthless

-able & -ity

• The suffix -able can be added to verbs or nouns and means “can be.”

• avoid (“to stay away from”) → avoidable (“able to be avoided”)

• The suffix -ity can be added to some adjectives and means “state of being.” 

• absurd (“foolish”) → absurdity (“the state of being very foolish”)

Multiple Choice

Animals at the zoo are kept in ___________, but they are treated well.

• remarkable

• captivity

Multiple Choice

The company had a very _________ year.

• profitable

• curiosity

-ness & -er

• The suffix -ness can be added to some adjectives and means “state of being.” 

• dark (“having no light”) → darkness (“the state of having no light”)

• The suffix -er can be added to some verbs and means “someone or something who” does something.

• lead (“to guide”) → leader (“one who helps to guide other people”)