Suffixes and Parts of Speech Quiz

The noun “teach” becomes “teacher” with –er. What part of speech is “teacher”?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

The adjective “happy” becomes “happiness” with –ness. What job does “happiness” do?

• Describes a noun

• Shows action

• Names a quality

• Modifies a verb

Which suffix makes “move” into the noun “movement”?

• –ly

• –ment

• –ful

• –able

The noun “child” becomes “childish” with –ish. What part of speech is “childish”?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

“Quick” becomes “quickly” with –ly. What role does “quickly” play in “She runs quickly”?

• Names a thing

• Describes how she runs

• Is the action

• Is the subject

The noun “care” + –ful → “careful”. What part of speech is “careful”?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Add –ness to “kind” to get “kindness”. What part of speech is “kindness”?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

“Dark” + –ness → “darkness.” What does “darkness” name?

• An action

• A quality

• A process

• A person

Which suffix turns “act” into “action” (a thing done)?

• –ion

• –or

• –ing

• –er

The adjective “safe” becomes “safely” with –ly. What part of speech is “safely”?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb