Vocabulary Surge Lesson 9

The suffix -dom means _______.

• place, state of being, rank

• condition or quality

• young, small, inferior

• having the quality of, pertaining to

The suffix -ish means _______.

• place, state of being, rank

• condition or quality

• young, small, inferior

• having the quality of, pertaining to

The suffix -ling means _______.

• place, state of being, rank

• condition or quality

• young, small, inferior

• having the quality of, pertaining to

The suffix -ity means _______.

• place, state of being, rank

• condition or quality

• young, small, inferior

• having the quality of, pertaining to

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct suffix.

I took a small____ piece of cake because I was too full to eat a larger piece

• -ling

• -dom

• -ish

• -ity

 Fill in the blank by choosing the correct suffix.

The coach explained the grav_____ of staying safe to the football players, insisting they wear helmets to avoid serious injuries.

• -dom

• -ling

• -ish

• -ity

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct suffix.

We saw a tiny yellow duck_____ running after a mother duck.

• -ling

• -ity

• -dom

• -ish

 

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct suffix.

To beat the bore_____ of a rainy afternoon, we went to the library to find something interesting to read.

• -dom

• -ish

• ity

• -ling

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct suffix.

The baby rabbits were very jump___, hopping all over the yard.

• -ity

• -ish

• -y

• -dom

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct suffix.

The boy in the front was much fast_____ than the others

• -ling

• -er

• -dom

• -ity