Prefixes and Suffixes

7th Grade Suffixes

By Katherine Davis

​Like the moon and stars signify the end of the day, suffixes fall at the end of words.

​For example:​

-ant one who servant, assistant

Knowing -ant means "one who" helps me understand that a servant is one who serves someone's needs (cooking, cleaning)​

​

-ent one who ​ parent, student, independent

Knowing -ent means "one who" helps me understand that a student is one who actively participates in their learning achievements.​

​Review the following suffixes - end of words:

-dom dignity, realm kingdom, freedom

-hood character, time childhood

-ess female princess, lioness

-ism system, condition pacifism, terrorism

-ist who, that which scientist, socialist​

Multiple Choice

Suffixes fall at the...

• end of words.

• beginning of words.

• middle of words.

• after the vowels.

Multiple Choice

Knowing the suffix -dom means dignity, helps me understand that wisdom means...

• knowing how to be a king or queen.

• honoring a brave soldier.

• having respect for learning and understanding difficult things.

• having respect for a famous person.

Multiple Choice

Knowing the suffix hood, helps me understand that brotherhood looks like...

• serving your family.

• the greasers bond of friendship during their youth.

• a neighborhood coming together to celebrate.

• something that competes with sisterhood.

Multiple Choice

Knowing the suffix -ant helps me understand that an assistant is...

• a basketball player who feeds the shooting guard the ball.

• a bossy person who orders others around.

• an underpaid employee.

• one who helps another person do something well.

Multiple Choice

When you see the suffix -ess as in hostess, you know that it has to do with...

• having a party at your house.

• serving others.

• cupcakes.

• being female.

Multiple Choice

Knowing the suffix -ism means system, helps me understand that communism is...

• a system of government.

• something that happens in other countries.

• a system of gathering together.

• having something in common with another person.

Multiple Choice

Knowing the meaning of the suffix -ist helps me understand that a cryptologist is...

• an expert in figuring out freaky phenomenon.

• one who is an expert in the study of coding.

• a system of coding used to identify cave hieroglyphics.

• a new kind of bank currency.