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Vocabulary Week 5: Suffixes -ful, -able/-ible, -ous/-ious, -ologist, -ward

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which suffix means "full of"?

a)

-able, -ible

b)

-er

c)

-est

d)

-ful

2.

What is the meaning of the word excusable?

a)

Able to be excused

b)

Able to be managed

c)

Able to be depended on

d)

Able to be remembered

3.
We have a lot to be _____________ for.
a)
thank
b)
thankly
c)
thankness
d)
thankful
4.
Mr. Jones was ______________ that Maria was actually going to make an A in English since she never turned in her assignments.
a)
forgetful
b)
doubtful
c)
harmful
d)
successful
5.

The crowd was furious because the referee made a bad call during the game. Furious means:

a)

full of/possessing happiness

b)

full of/possessing guilt

c)

full of/possessing outraged

d)

full of/possessing fury

6.

Although the movie was _____, it was still terrifying!

a)

fictitious

b)

joyful

c)

grateful

d)

furious

7.

You should be ______ when someone is kind enough to give you a gift.

a)

wasteful

b)

doubtful

c)

grateful

d)

fearful

8.

What do the suffixes "-able/-ible" mean?

a)

ruled by

b)

able to

c)

write/written

d)

state of

9.
What does the suffix "-ous" mean?
a)

Posessing or full of

b)
Without
c)

Direction

d)

Someone who

10.

A person who studies ancient things like mummies and artificats is called an

a)

Musicologist

b)

Zoologist

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Gemologist

11.

If a zoologist got a job at Walt Disney World they might work:

a)

In Animal Kingdom

b)

At the Haunted Mansion

c)

As a princess

d)

At the Mexico pavilion in EPCOT

12.

-ward

a)

full of

b)

towards

c)

having the quality of

d)

to make

13.

What is the suffix in the word breakable?

a)

-ful

b)

-able

c)

-er

d)

-less

14.

Which word below includes the suffix "-ward"?

a)

warden

b)

password

c)

backward

d)

wordy

15.

Able to be received or accepted the way it is; worthy; satisfactory

a)

acceptable

b)

repairable

c)

detachable

d)

refundable

16.

What does the word joyous mean?

a)

without joy

b)

full of joy

c)

happy

d)

sad

17.

The house faced seaward so that the family could enjoy beautiful views of the water.

Seaward means:

a)

Towards the forest

b)

Towards the sea

c)

Towards the road

d)

Away from the sea

18.

This image represents the word:

a)

forward

b)

backward

c)

seaward

d)

awkward

19.

The prefix geo- means "Earth." What does a geologist study?

a)

One who studies the stars

b)

One who studies the planets

c)

One who studies the Earth

d)

One who studies animals

20.

What does the suffix -ologist mean?

a)

person who studies

b)

life

c)

fear of

d)

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