Noun Suffixes -er, -or, -ist, -ian

Noun Suffixes -er, -or, -ist, -ian

4th - 6th Grade

14 Qs

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Noun Suffixes -er, -or, -ist, -ian

Noun Suffixes -er, -or, -ist, -ian

Assessment

Quiz

English

4th - 6th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.2.4B, L.3.4C, L.1.6

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Lakeisha Boyd

Used 213+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A suffix is added to the _____ of a base word.

beginning

end

middle

edge

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What suffix would you add to change the verb "teach" to a noun for someone who teaches?

-or

-er

-ian

-ist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Give an explanation of the word "musician".

base word= muse (noun)

suffix= -ian

a person (noun) who does magic tricks

this word has no base word with the suffix -ian

base word= music (verb)

noun suffix= -ian

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What noun suffix would you add to the verb "direct" to make it a noun for a person who directs?

-or

-er

-ian

-ist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What noun suffix would you add to the word "Science" to make a noun for a person who studies Science?

-er

-or

-ist

-ian

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What noun suffix would you add to the base word to identify a person who works in a library?

-er

-or

-ist

-ian

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the base word in "stylist"?

stylist

style

sty

stay

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

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