Unit 5 Practice - Building Vocabulary Level 6

A word part that establishes the main idea of the word is called the ______.

• base

• prefix

• suffix

A word part added before the base to change the meaning of the word is called a _____.

• base

• prefix

• suffix

A word part added after the base to change the meaning of the word is called a _____.

• base

• prefix

• suffix

The suffixes -ize and -ization both mean...

• making something or the result of making something

• belief, practice

• one who believes or practices

• tending to or inclined to do something

The suffix -ism means...

• making something or the result of making something

• belief, practice

• one who believes or practices

• tending to or inclined to do something

The suffix -ist means...

• making something or the result of making something

• belief, practice

• a person who believes or practices

• tending to or inclined to do something

The suffix -ive means...

• making something or the result of making something

• a person who believes or practices

• tending to or inclined to do something

• state or action

The suffix -ion means...

• making something or the result of making something

• a person who believes or practices

• tending to or inclined to do something

• state or action

If you know that the base word leg the means law,

then the word legalize probably means...

• to make an activity lawful (people are allowed to do it)

• a person who practices law

• a person who believes in the law

If you know that the base word alpha means having to do with the alphabet, the the word alphabetization probably means...

• things that have been put in alphabetical order

• a person who puts things in alphabetical order

• a library