Exploring Suffixes: -ty and -ity

What is the primary function of the suffixes TY and ITY?

• To pluralize nouns

• To create adverbs

• To change adjectives into nouns

• To form verbs from nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which type of words are transformed using the suffixes TY and ITY?

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Nouns

• Verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word correctly shows the transformation of 'novel' using suffix TY?

• Novelate

• Novelity

• Novely

• Novelty

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the noun form of 'royal' when the suffix TY is added?

• Royalism

• Royalty

• Royalness

• Royalship

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which suffix would you add to 'casual' to make it a noun?

• ITY

• TY

• FUL

• LY

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What happens to the word 'active' when the suffix ITY is added?

• Activeity

• Activety

• Activeness

• Activity

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

How does the spelling change when adding the suffix TY to 'special'?

• Specialty

• Speciaty

• Speciality

• Specalty

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What must be done to the word 'sensitive' before adding the suffix ITY?

• Change 's' to 'z'

• Add an extra 'e'

• No change needed

• Remove the 'e'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the correct noun form of 'festive' using the suffix ITY?

• Festiveness

• Festiveity

• Festivity

• Festivety

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

After adding ITY to 'tranquil', what is the correct noun form?

• Tranquility

• Tranquility

• Tranquilness

• Tranquilism

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E