What is a suffix?

Exploring Suffixes: Fun Learning for Kids

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Jackson Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A middle part of a word
A standalone word
An ending part of a word
A beginning part of a word
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a correct use of a suffix?
Happinessly
Thankful
Kindness
Fearless
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the base word in 'thankful'?
Thanked
Thanks
Thank
Thanking
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the suffix 'ness' do to a word?
None of the above
Changes it into an adjective
Makes it a verb
Turns it into a noun
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which suffix turns adjectives into nouns?
Less
Ness
Ish
Ful
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word correctly uses the suffix 'ful'?
Fearful
Wonderful
All of the above
Painful
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What transformation does 'ful' imply when added to a word?
Before
Without
Beyond
Full of
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the suffix 'ful' typically mean?
Containing
Without
Lacking
Full of
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the suffix 'less' indicate?
Full of something
Lacking something
Opposite of something
Similar to something
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the word that correctly uses the suffix 'less'.
Tasteless
Hopeless
Careless
All of the above
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