Suffixes - (Week 4 Vocabulary)

What is a suffix?

• A part of a word

• The ending part of the word that tells you something about the meaning

• The beginning part of a word that tells you something about the meaning

• The definition of a word

What does the suffix -tion mean?

• something that is happening

• something that happened already

• the act or process of something

• more than one

What does the suffix -less mean?

• having characteristics of

• having the qualities of

• state of

• without

What does the suffix -ity mean?

• having characteristics of

• having the qualities of

• state or condition of

• without

What does the suffix -ment do?

• changes noun to adjective

• Changes verb to noun

• action or process

• without

Which suffix(es) means "that can be" or "can be done"?

• -able, -ible

• -er

• -est

• -ful

Which suffix means "full of"?

• -able, -ible

• -er

• -est

• -ful

What does the suffix -al do?

• Changes a noun to a verb

• Changes a verb to an adjective

• Changes a noun to an adjective

• Changes an adjective to a noun

What does the suffix -ance mean?

• pertaining to

• State of

• act of

• full of

What does suffix -ish mean?

• state of

• that can be

• pertaining to

• is like