Suffixes -ic -ism -ive

What does the suffix -ic mean?

• act or process

• of or pertaining to

• doing or tending to do something

• the action of doing something

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which is the correct word: My sister is so _______.

• dramatism

• drama

• dramatic

• dramative

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Athlete + -ic = ?

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

What does the suffix -ism mean?

• of or pertaining to

• noun

• act or process

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Capital + -ism = ?

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the root word of heroism?

• ism

• hero

• heroism

• heroic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Patriot + -ism = ?

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What does the suffix -ive mean?

• doing or tending to do something specified

• act or process

• of or pertaining to

• full of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Support + -ive = ?

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Suffixes come at the beginning of a base word. True or false?

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A