Suffixes

Suffixes :

Noun (ist, ic)

Adjective (-al)

Verb (ize- ise)

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Nouns:(-ist,- ic)

-ist: is a suffix that means "one who"

Ex: biologist is the one who studies biology.

Chemist: is the one who studies chemistry.

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Suffix -ic: can be adjectives and nouns

meaning: Having property of

noun: civic, academic, clinic

adjectives: economic, dramatic, scientific

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What does the suffix "-ic"  mean?

• comparative

• act, process

• having property of

• more than 1

Multiple Choice

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

10. There is tight security at the airport and other public places in order to prevent a (TERROR)_____ attack.

• ER

• OR

• IAN

• IST

Multiple Choice

Change the words in the brackets into people by adding suffixes

12. She started her career as a (GUITAR)______, but then played the saxophone in a band.

• ER

• OR

• IAN

• IST

Adjective (-al): geographical, analytical, symmetrical

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What does educational mean?

• all about school

• relating to education

• able to educate

• full of education

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Earthquakes and floods are ____________ disasters.

• historical

• natural

• logical

• educational

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My family watched the _____________ debate to help us decide who to vote for.

• presidential

• logical

• tutorial

• residential

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The speaker became so _____________ that he started to cry.

• festival

• global

• natural

• emotional

Verb (ize- ise): utilize, sanitize, apologize, visualize

-ise: advertise, advise, exercise

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to make or become

• ize, ise

• ical

• ing

• ism

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The study of the mind is called

• psychment

• psychology

• psychify

• psychical

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Suffixes (-ise/ize, -ate, -fy, -ten) that are used to form verbs with the meaning "cause to be".

• characterise

• liquidate

• justify

• shorten

Multiple Choice

Suffixes -al, -ist, -acy, -ment are added to form nouns.

Which suffix means one who?

• punishment

• plagiarist

• fallacy

• recital

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The Egyptians had to __________ various tools to build the pyramids.

• utilize

• scandalize

• miniaturize

• urbanize

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Scientists ____ living things into different families and classes.

• categorize

• harmonize

• summarize

• dramatize

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In Social Studies we had to ____ the names of all 50 states.

• memorize

• dramatize

• popularize

• categorize

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Out of 20,000 people who tried out for the show, Ann was one of the last three on the stage. What was she?

• dentist

• finalist

• journalist

• pessimist

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When Amber hurt her eye, she was sent to an ophthalmologist named Dr. Patel. He's an expert at eye care. What is he?

• specialist

• naturalist

• finalist

• optimist

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This kind of doctor takes care of your teeth. What title does the doctor have?

• dentist

• naturalist

• optimist

• pessimist