Suffix (ious,eous,ous) quiz

what does the suffix ious mean?

• more of

• less than

• full of, having or quality

The lady came in the room and the dress she wore was hideous. What is the meaning of “hideous?”

• gorgeous

• raggedy

• ugly/disgusting

• colorful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The crowd was furious because the referee made a bad call during the game. Furious meaning is:

• full of happiness

• full of guilt

• full of fury

The word infectious would most like mean:

• full of/the quality of being infected

• the quality of being imperfect

• full of sorrow

• the quality of being unclean

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Choose the best answer choice that uses the word obvious correctly in the sentence.

• The basketball was obvious and everyone knew it.

• The guy in the back of the class was sleep and it was very obvious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

Adventerous probably means:

• to be spontaneous

• full of curiosity

• the quality of being uneventful

• the quality of taking risks

The teacher was very generous when she brought snacks for the class. Generous would more than likely mean:

• the quality of showing kindness

• full of grief

• the quality of being stingy

• full of generousness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

Religious means full of religion or the quality of believing in something.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

There were various rides at the carnival. Various means:

• full of huge rides

• the quality of being fast

• the quality of having a few

• the quality of having several

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

To be humorous means the quality of being mean and ungrateful.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6