Er Or Ist

Quiz
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English
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4th - 6th Grade
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Hard
+13
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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14 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A suffix is added to the _____ of a base word.
beginning
end
middle
edge
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4B
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.RF.3.3A
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What suffix would you add to change the verb "teach" to a noun for someone who teaches?
-or
-er
-ian
-ist
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.2.4C
CCSS.L.3.2E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Give an explanation of the word "musician".
base word= muse (noun)
suffix= -ian
a person (noun) who does magic tricks
this word has no base word with the suffix -ian
base word= music (verb)
noun suffix= -ian
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.2.4C
CCSS.L.3.2E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What noun suffix would you add to the verb "direct" to make it a noun for a person who directs?
-or
-er
-ian
-ist
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.2.4C
CCSS.L.3.2E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What noun suffix would you add to the word "Science" to make a noun for a person who studies Science?
-er
-or
-ist
-ian
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.2.4C
CCSS.L.3.2E
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What noun suffix would you add to the base word to identify a person who works in a library?
-er
-or
-ist
-ian
Tags
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.2.4C
CCSS.L.3.2E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the base word in "stylist"?
stylist
style
sty
stay
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4B
CCSS.L.9-10.4B
CCSS.L.K.4B
CCSS.RF.1.3F
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