Exploring Noun Suffixes: -tion, -ty, -sion, -ness, -ment

The video tutorial focuses on noun suffixes such as -tion, -ty, -ness, and -ment, explaining how they alter the meanings of base words. It provides examples like admiration, honesty, decision, eagerness, and argument, illustrating the transformation from verbs or adjectives to nouns. The tutorial also covers applying suffixes to base words like civilize, clever, and confuse, and uses context clues to understand complex words like consternation. The aim is to enhance vocabulary and comprehension skills by understanding the role of suffixes in language.

What does the suffix 'shun' typically indicate in a word?

• A state or quality

• A past tense action

• A future event

• A plural form

Which suffix when added to 'admire' forms a noun describing a feeling?

• ness

• ty

• ment

• shun

How does the suffix 'ty' alter the word 'honest'?

• Turns it into an adjective

• Makes it a verb

• Changes it into a noun describing a state

• None of the above

What is the noun form of 'safe' with a suffix?

• Safes

• Safeness

• Safely

• Safety

What transformation does the suffix 'ness' apply to the word 'clever'?

• None of the above

• Future tense

• State or quality

• Action oriented

Which word describes the quality of being truthful?

• Honestness

• Honest

• Honestful

• Honesty

Which suffix could be added to 'civilize' to form a noun?

• ty

• shun

• ment

• ness

What does 'arrangement' refer to?

• A future plan

• None of the above

• The action of arguing

• The state of being arranged

What does the word 'consternation' signify?

• A method of construction

• A type of celebration

• A form of conservation

• A state of confusion and fear

What is the effect of the suffix 'ment' on the word 'arrange'?

• Creates an adjective

• Forms a plural

• Describes a state or result

• Indicates a past action