Suffix -ity

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English
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4th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
what is the suffix of SIMPLE
simplicity
simpliciable
simplicitation
Answer explanation
The suffix of 'SIMPLE' is 'simplicity', which is derived from the root word. The other options, 'simpliciable' and 'simplicitation', are not standard derivatives of 'SIMPLE'.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.L.3.4B
CCSS.L.3.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the suffix of DIFFICULT
difficulty
difficultive
difficultation
Answer explanation
The suffix of 'DIFFICULT' is 'difficulty', which is derived from the base word. The other options, 'difficultive' and 'difficultation', are not standard suffixes related to 'DIFFICULT'.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.L.3.4B
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A suffix comes at the ___________ of a base word.
beginning
end
middle
under
Answer explanation
A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a base word to change its meaning or grammatical function. Therefore, the correct answer is 'end', as suffixes always come at the end of words.
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.RF.3.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the suffix -ity and -ty mean?
not
being scared
the state of
being without
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.3.4B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the suffix of ABLE?
ability
ablety
ablity
abletion
Tags
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.L.3.4B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which word uses the suffix -ity correctly?
Happity
Happility
Happinessity
Happiness
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2E
CCSS.L.2.4C
CCSS.L.2.4B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the suffix -ity indicate in the word 'purity'?
The act of being pure
The state of being pure
The process of purifying
The ability to purify
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2E
CCSS.L.2.4B
CCSS.L.2.4C
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