Noun Suffixes

What does the suffix -ation mean?

• state, quality, or condition of

• lower, opposite

• one who does or one who makes something

-ion, -tion, -ation, and -ition are common suffixes that mean act or process. What word means the act of watching or listening carefully?

• hospitalization

• information

• instrumentation

• observation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

-ity and -ty are suffixes that mean a state of. What word means a set of qualities and ways of behaving that makes one person different from another?

• captivity

• hostility

• personality

• possibility

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What suffix means a state of?

• -ion

• -ity

• -less

• -ly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is the definition of -ity, -ty?

• Full of

• Made of

• State of

• More

What is the definition of -ment

• Full of

• More than one

• Act of

• State of being

What is the definition of -ness

• Full of

• State of

• Condition of

• Made of

What is a suffix? 

• a letter or a group of letters attached to the end of a word
• a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word
• the middle of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A teacher is someone who teaches, what does -er and -or mean?

• how to 
• what
• one who
• full of

My teacher was full of _________, he always told me how good I could do if I tried. 

• encourageless
• encouraging
• encouragement