Latin and Greek Suffixes

What does the Latin suffix "-ment" mean?

• the act or process of

• a person who does something

• capable of

• in the middle of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the Latin suffix "-able" mean?

• the act or process of

• capable of

• a person who does something

• at the beginning of

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does the Greek suffix "-ist" mean?

• the act or process of

• capable of

• one who has a profession

• something is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

If the suffix "-ity" means "state or quality of being," what does similarity mean?

• things are exactly the same

• things are alike in some way

• things are not anything alike

• things are different in some way

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What Latin suffix is in the following words?

illustrate

investigate

punctuate

motivate

• te

• gate

• ate

• uate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

What does the suffix -ist means?

• belief in something

• capable of, able to

• one who is or does

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix -ible means?

• belief in something

• capable of, able to

• one who is or does

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What Latin suffix is in the following words?

• tion

• ation

• ate

• ration

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

-ment

• suffix meaning "the act of"

• suffix meaning "able to be"

• prefix meaning "able to be"

• suffix meaning "being"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What Latin suffix is in the following words?

illustration

graduation

motivation

punctuation

• tion

• ation

• ate

• ration

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A