Suffix -ment

​Suffix -ment

The suffix -ment means.... act of, state of, or result of an action.

When -ment gets added to a word it most often becomes a NOUN

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If you add the suffix -ment to a base word, it turns the word into a...

• verb

• noun

• adjective

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Which one is NOT a meaning of the suffix -ment?

• "act of"

• "result of an action"

• "full of"

• "state of"

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Where would you find a suffix?

• At the end of a base word

• It is the base word

• In front of the base word

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What is one of the meanings of the suffix -ment?

• opposite meaning
• plural form
• past tense
• state of, result of an action, act of

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The result of hard work

• retirement

• achievement

• treatment

• agreement

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The act of giving money for something.

• achievement

• payment

• agreement

• advertisement

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What does argument mean?

• Full of arguing

• The act of arguing

• Arguing wrongly

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The result of agreeing on something means you are in

• gratefulness

• improvement

• agreement

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What is something shown to the public to

help sell a product?

• advertisement

• payment

• pavement

Match

Match the following

kindness

government

fitness

entertainment

• kindness

• government

• fitness

• entertainment

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What about the base word judge changed when adding the suffix -ment. (judgment)

• drop the e

• change y to i

• no change

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What about the base word merry changed when adding the suffix -ment. (merriment)

• drop the e

• change y to i

• no change

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What about the base word enlarge changed when adding the suffix -ment. (enlargement)

• drop the e

• change y to i

• no change

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What does the word improvement mean?

• Condition of being improved

• Full of improvement

• Made no improvement

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What does replacement mean?

• Full of replacing

• Product of being replaced

• Replaced badly

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The way one thinks or acts toward someone

or something.

• employment

• treatment

• achievement

• payment