Suffixes, modal verbs, and the passive

Which suffix would you add to "care" to indicate someone who pays attention to details?

• -ly

• -ing

• -ful

• -ness

What suffix changes the word "nation" into an adjective meaning "relating to a nation"?

• -ed

• -al

• -ly

• -ness

To create a noun from the verb "employ," which suffix would you add?

• -ment

• -ness

• -al

• -able

What suffix changes the adjective "hopeful" into a noun meaning the state of being hopeful?

• -ful

• -ness

• -able

• -ly

To form an adjective that means "able to be believed," which suffix should be added to "believe"?

• -ment

• -able

• -ous

• -ed

What suffix would change "happy" into a noun describing the state of being happy?

• -ment

• -tion

• -ed

• -ness

Which suffix can be added to "create" to form a noun that means the act of creating something?

• -ment

• -ness

• -tion

• -ed

Which suffix would you add to "friend" to create a noun meaning the relationship between friends?

• -ness

• -ship

• -ing

• -ful

Which suffix changes the adjective "possible" into a noun meaning "the state of being possible"?

• -ness

• -ly

• -ity

• ful

Which suffix can be added to "child" to create a noun meaning "the state or period of being a child"?

• -able

• -ment

• -hood

• -ful