4A - Suffixes

What is a suffix?

• something added to the end of a word to change/add to the meaning of the word
• something at the beginning of a word to change/add to the meaning of the word
• something added to the end of a word to fix the spelling of the word
• something added to the beginning of a word to make it easier to say

Which word is an example of a word that uses a suffix?

• preheat
• elegantly
• interact
• average

When you add the suffix -ito [-ita, -itos, -itas] to a word what are the possible changes/meanings. 

• mean small / little or show affection
• mean big / large or show anger
• tell when something happened
• tell who it belongs to

Which is the correct way to add -ito to hermano?

• hermaneito
• hermanoito
• hermanito
• itohermano

Primita means ...

• second cousin
• big cousin
• older cousin
• little cousin

Abuelita means...

• big grandmother
• old grandmother
• dear or beloved grandma
• younger grandma

Which is the correct way to add -ito to chico?

• chicito
• chicuito
• chiqito
• chiquito

When you add the suffix -ísimo [-ísima;-ísimos;-ísimas] to a word, what does it add to the meaning?

• very; extremely
• big; large
• small; little
• not very much; not at all

What is the correct way to add -ísimo to mucho?

• muchoísimo
• muchísimo
• isimomucho
• muchísisimo

 What is the correct way to add -ísimo to grande?

• grandeísimo
• grandísimo
• grande-ísimo
• granísimo