Greek & Latin Suffixes

Which Latin or Greek ROOT expresses (not define) how you feel today?

• Canto

• Spiritus

• Nihil

• Scio

• Phobos

Why would students learn Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes?

• So students can speak Latin or Greek

• Learning these makes learning new words or the context of a word easier

• Learning these makes learning Spanish or French easier

• So students can understand Greek and Roman mythology

What is the meaning of the suffixes -able and -ible? As in the word washable.

• the state or quality of; to do

• able to

• in the style of

• one who does or one who believes

• to make, to cause, or to become

What is the meaning of the suffixes -or, -er, and -ist? As in inventor, baker and violinist.

• the state or quality of; to do

• able to

• in the style of

• one who does or one who believes

• to make, to cause, or to become

Which is the best definition of a suffix?

• Word added to the beginning of a phrase

• Word ending that modifies a root

• Word that ends in "-ing"

• Word in the middle of the root word

Which suffix means without?

• -ful

• -ity/-ness

• -ize

• -less

Which suffix means full of?

• -less

• -ful

• -y/-ous

• -able/-ible

Which suffix means like/similar to?

• -ity/-ness

• -able/-ible

• -ic/-ish

• -ity/ness

The suffixes "-ity / -ty" mean what in words like "activity" or "society?"

• full of

• more than one

• state of

• something written

Define the suffixes -ion / -tion / -ation / -ition

• characteristic of

• without

• verb form/present participle

• act, process