Suffixes and Their Functions Quiz

Which suffix means "become"?

• -ate

• -ify

• -ness

• -ment

Adding which suffix to a noun or adjective creates a verb?

• -al

• -ify

• -ful

• -ent

What does the suffix -ise / -ize mean?

• Result of

• Become

• State of being

• Make

Which example uses the verb-creating suffix -ate?

• Darkness

• Pollinate

• Frequency

• Justify

Which word includes the suffix -en, meaning "become"?

• Moisten

• Imaginable

• Careless

• Expansion

What does the suffix -ment indicate?

• State of being

• Condition

• Action or process

• Quality of

Which suffix means "state of being" or "condition"?

• -cy

• -ent

• -less

• -ward

Which word uses the suffix -ship, meaning "position held"?

• Leadership

• Darkness

• Development

• Dependent

The suffix -tion / -sion means:

• Quality of

• Condition or state of

• Agent of action

• Tending toward

Which suffix is used to describe a "state or quality"?

• -ence / -ance

• -age

• -ful

• -ize