Suffix -ous

He was ____________ for making hit movies based on real events.

• fame

• famous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.4A

Nate found the ____________ in a bad situation when he discovered his dog had somehow locked him out of the house.

• humor

• humorous

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

I was ____________ that I accidentally knocked over my grandmother’s green vase and broke it.

• fury

• furious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

It remains a ____________ as to who left the flowers on our door step.

• mystery

• mysterious

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Not all snakes have ____________ venom; some don’t have any venom at all.

• poison

• poisonous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

Some people think it is ____________ to jump off rocks into a lake if you don’t know how deep the water is.

• danger

• dangerous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.3.4A

She shouted with____________ when she found out she had passed the bar exam to become a lawyer.

• joy

• joyous

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

When I looked out the window of the airplane, I could see we were crossing over very ____________ terrain.

• mountain

• mountainous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G