Suffixes

What does the suffix -OUS mean in words like MYSTERIOUS or adventurous?

• Tending toward an action

• To make

• Full of

• The same

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The suffix -IVE, -ITIVE, OR -ATIVE in words like TALKATIVE or ACTIVE means what?

• Tending toward an action

• Full of

• Relating to

• To make

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

ENERGETIC and HISTORIC both end with the suffix -IC, which means...

• Full of

• Result of an action/collection

• To make

• Relating to/characterized by

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following suffixes means “to make”?

• -IZE

• -OUS

• -SOME

• -IC

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix -IFY mean at the end of a word like MAGNIFY or SATISFY?

• The opposite of

• Full of

• Characterized by

• To make

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Sometimes this suffix means “result of an action”; sometimes it means “collection.”

• -ITIVE

• -IC

• -IFY

• -AGE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The suffix -SOME, which is used in LONESOME or TROUBLESOME, means what?

• Characterized by a quality, condition, or action

• To make

• The result of an action/collection

• A small amount of something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A