Greek and Latin Suffixes

Which suffix means having to do with?

• -ive

• -ist

• -al

• -ous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does communicative mean?

• having to do with talking

• likely to talk

• one who deals with talking

• able to talk

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

A nutritionist is...

• having to do with nutrition

• full of nutrition

• the act of nutrition

• one who deals with nutrition

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Civility means...

• state of being polite

• the act of civility

• able to be civil

• one who deals with civil people

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

-ist means...

• tending to or being likely to

• marked by or full of

• the act of or that which is

• one who deals with

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

-ity means...

• state or quality of

• able to or capable of

• one who deals with

• marked by or full of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Dangerous means...

• one who deals with danger

• having to do with danger

• marked by danger

• state of danger

Accusation means...

• able to accuse

• one who deals with blaming

• marked by accusing

• the act of accusing or blaming

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Communication means...

• state of communicating

• able to communicate

• the act of communicating

• one who deals with communication

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Expandable means...

• the act of expanding

• state of expanding

• able to or capable of expanding or getting bigger

• one who deals with expanding

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A