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Suffixes

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix -logy mean?

a)

study of

b)

location of

c)

beginning of

d)

none of the above

2.

What does the suffix in the word chronic mean?

a)

study of

b)

dealing with

c)

answer to

d)

color of

3.

-ive

a)

I have

b)

study of or location of

c)

to deal with

d)

action of or character of

4.

When a word has the suffix, -ative added to it, what does it add to the meaning?

a)

Having the character or form of

b)

action of the character

c)

no action is taken

d)

the study of the character in a story

5.

What suffix means equal to?

a)

-ly

b)

-logy

c)

-itive

d)

-ee

6.

In an instance, the guard was gone. What does the suffix, -ance mean?

a)

quality or state of one

b)

two or more things

c)

an instance of

d)

equal to

7.

-ence means.......

a)

equal to

b)

quality of

c)

instance of

d)

problem for

8.

what is the difference between -ance and -ence?

a)

Nothing, they mean the exact same thing

b)

one means quality of and one means instance of

c)

One means equal to or because of

d)

None of the above

9.

If the word, employee, what is the suffix?

a)

-oy

b)

-oyee

c)

-em

d)

-ee

10.

What does the suffix, -ee stand for?

a)

A person described as or concerned with.

b)

An animal that is described

c)

One or more items in a list

d)

all of the above

11.

The word capable, has the suffix, -able, which means.....

a)

one or more

b)

two or more

c)

to be

d)

not to be

12.

-ible

a)

not able to be

b)

able to be

c)

wanting to be

d)

not wanting to be

13.

-al is a suffix that means.....

a)

to be

b)

able to be

c)

moment

d)

relating to

14.

-ial means......

a)

to be

b)

related to

c)

not to be

d)

able to be

15.

The word, best, has what suffix in it and what does it mean?

a)

is/the most

b)

doing too much

c)

doing the least

d)

the worst

16.

-tion is a suffix that means....?

a)

result of an act

b)

is/the most

c)

state or associated meaning

d)

none of the above

17.

-ion

a)

result of an act

b)

type of science term

c)

full of

d)

the most

18.

-ful

a)

is/the most

b)

state of

c)

full of

d)

none of the above

19.

The word careless means.....

a)

caring too much

b)

nothing

c)

lacking care

d)

all of the above

20.

Spacious has the suffix, -ous, so what does the word mean?

a)

No room in a space

b)

time and space

c)

Having to do with space

d)

Having to do with time

21.

The suffix, -eous, means....

a)

full of

b)

lack of

c)

Having nothing to do with

d)

Having to do with

22.

-ious

a)

lack of feeling

b)

full of or characterized by

c)

lack of or characterized by

d)

resembling your dog

23.

-ian

a)

one

b)

two

c)

pertaining from

d)

pertaining to

24.

A scientist is....

a)

one who makes science

b)

many people who make science

c)

a person doing an action

d)

a person not doing anything

25.

-er means....

a)

long time

b)

no time

c)

man who has to be with

d)

longing for

26.

A mentor has the suffix, -or, so the word means....

a)

Someone who builds something

b)

A person who helps out

c)

A person who doesn't work

d)

none of the above

27.

-hood means....

a)

The top of a car, covering an engine

b)

quality of something

c)

state or condition of being

d)

result of an action

28.

-ity

a)

small being

b)

large person

c)

result of an action

d)

showing a degree of quality

29.

Numbers such as fifty, forty, have the suffix, -ty, which means....

a)

numbers that we learn in kindergarten

b)

denoting groups of ten

c)

result of an action

d)

a tax term that means money

30.

The suffix, -ment, means....

a)

A plant used in recipes

b)

A flavor of ice cream

c)

smell of

d)

result of

31.

-ness

a)

an action

b)

a state

c)

a meaning

d)

a time

32.

What two suffixes mean a state of....

a)

-ly and -ness

b)

-ness and -age

c)

-ant and -age

d)

-ness and -ant

33.

The suffix, -ent means....

a)

a state or condition

b)

an occurrence of action

c)

The result of an action

d)

The end of an event

34.

-age

a)

time

b)

The result of time

c)

The product of an action

d)

none of the above