Suffix Quiz

What is a suffix?

• A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.

• A suffix is a word part that is added to a sentence to change its grammatical structure.

• A suffix is a word part that is added to the middle of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.

• A suffix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word with a different meaning.

What does the suffix -able mean?

• capable of or worthy of being

• capable

• unable to

• able to

What does the suffix -ize do?

• forms verbs from nouns and adjectives

• form nouns

• forms interjections

• forms sentences

The suffix graph means...

• develop

• climbing stairs

• forming words

• to write

What is the meaning of the word prefix?

• A group of letters put before a root word which changes its meaning

• A group of letters put after a root word which changes its meaning

• A stand alone word

If you take the suffix away from unbreakable the root word is breakable.

• True

• False

to write

• therm

• graph

• auto

• bio

death

• astro

• graph

• mort

• ject

to say

• astro

• logy

• mort

• dict

Which root means to speak?

• duct

• liber

• mob

• dict