Adjective suffixes

The criminal chose the most --- way to travel – by bus. (economy)

• economic

• economical

• economicalable

• economicly

 The food was disappointing: overpriced and --- (taste)

• tasteless

• taste

• tasteful

• tasteable

The witness said the suspect had --- eyes: a mixture of brown and green. (brown)

• brownic

• browny

• brownish

• brownly

It was --- that James wasn’t carrying anything valuable when he was mugged. He only lost a cheap watch. (luck)

• lucky

• luckish

• luckious

• luckable

The police are pleased when burglars are --- and leave fingerprints behind. (care)

• careful

• carious

• carelike

• careless

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

They noticed the contrast between the --- setting and the terrible crime. (peace)

• peaceless

• peaceful

• peacelike

• peacive

The mugging victim was --- that the police hadn’t arrested anyone. (fury)

• furyary

• furyive

• furious

• furiable

The lawyer didn’t want to use him as a witness because he wasn’t very --- his version of what happened kept changing. (rely)

• relious

• reliable

• relish

• relile

It's --- to walk around on your own late at night. (danger)

• dangerish

• dangeran

• dangerous

• dangerian

The receptionist was very --- and suggested lots of good restaurants near the hotel. (help)

• helpless

• helpful

• helpish

• helpant