ELD: (U1/Lesson 4) Using Suffixes to Explore Vocabulary

We add a suffix to the ______________ of a word and make it mean something slightly different.

• beginning

• end

What does the common suffix "less" mean:

• it happened in the past

• without

• it is happening now

What does the common suffix "ed" mean:

• without

• it is happening now

• it happened in the past

What does the common suffix "ing" mean:

• it is happening now

• it happened in the past

• without

Identify the word with the suffix in this phrase, "then signed their names" . . . .

• then

• their

• signed

Identify the word with the suffix in this phrase, "In crafting the Mayflower Compact, the Pilgrims set America . . . . "

• pilgrims

• America

• crafting

What is the suffix pair in this phrase: . . . . they all agreed that a compact, or agreement, was necessary to maintain order and preserve a civil society.

• agreed, compact

• agreed, agreement

• agreement, society

What suffix do we add to the word "teach" to turn it into a noun?

• ing

• less

• er

What suffix do we add to the word "fast" to make it a comparison?

• less

• full

• er

Identify the suffix used in this sentence that means without: The man was homeless, he had lost his job and his home.

• homeless

• job

• lost