Exploring Suffixes: -ous and -y

Exploring Suffixes: -ous and -y

Assessment

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English

1st - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a suffix in the context of English grammar?

A word part added at the beginning of a word

A word part added at the end of a word

A type of punctuation

A standalone word

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which suffix means 'to be full of'?

us

full

ly

ish

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words correctly uses the suffix 'ly'?

Happily

Runly

Smilely

Eatly

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the suffix 'ish' generally imply when added to a word?

To be full of

To belong to

Having the quality of

Past tense of a verb

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the base word when adding the suffix 'us' if it ends in 'e'?

Drop 'e' and add 'ous'

No change to the base word

Replace 'e' with 'us'

Add 'us' directly after 'e'

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the word is 'danger', what would be the adjective form using the suffix 'us'?

Dangere

Dangerly

Dangerous

Dangerish

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the suffix 'e' imply when added to a noun?

To make it plural

To shorten the word

To turn it into an adjective

To make it a verb

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