Root Words and Suffixes

Which word has a root word that means to shape?

• transform

• suspend

• suburban

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

What is the meaning of the suffix - er? 

• most

• many

• more

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the meaning of the suffix -ful? 
beauty becomes beautiful

• having a quality

• full of

• without

• many

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the meaning of the suffix -less? 

• having a quality

• full of

• without

• after

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Adding the suffix "ness" to the root word "thick" creates

• thickess

• nessthick

• thickness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

The suffix "in the manner of" is ____.

• al

• ale

• ate

• ly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

I am thinking of a suffix, it means "one who".

• -ology

• -ity

• -ist

• -ic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Adding the suffix "ing" to the root word "mix" creates

• mixing

• mixer

• mixes

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Adding the suffix "ing" to the root word "laugh" creates

• laughy

• laugher

• laughing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Adding the suffix "ly" to the root word "near" creates -

• nearby

• nearly

• nearing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E