Suffix -ous -ious -eous

Which word contains the suffix -ous?

• Happiness

• Joyous

• Cheerful

• Exciting

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What does the suffix -ous in the word "dangerous" suggest about the word's meaning?

• Without danger

• Full of danger

• Beyond danger

• Before danger

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Identify the word that correctly employs the suffix -ious.

• Victorious

• Gloryious

• Strongious

• Winnerious

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What does the suffix -eous mean in the word "courageous"?

• Without courage

• Full of courage

• Beyond courage

• Before courage

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Identify the suffix in the word "mysterious".

• -myster

• -ious

• -ster

• -myste

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Identify the word that differs in its suffix from the others:

• Marvelous

• Jealous

• Previous

• Continuous

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What does the suffix -ious in the word "ambitious" imply about the word's meaning?

• Without ambition

• Full of ambition

• Beyond ambition

• Before ambition

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Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix -eous.

• Stoneous

• Gracious

• Cloudious

• Rockeous

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The suffixes -ous, -ious, and -eous mean:

• to make

• full of/characterized by

• inclined/tending toward an action

• result of an action/collection