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WorksheetsWord Families (POS)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
Do NOT use a dictionary for this quiz!
The suffix "ly" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "tion" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "full" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "ness" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "ify" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "ally" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffixes "er" or "or" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "ize" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "ment" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
The suffix "ive" usually means a word is a _____.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
What is the noun form of penniless?
(a)
What is the adjective form of poverty?
(a)
What is the adverb form of deep?
(a)
What is the verb form of reflection?
(a)
What is the noun form of develop?
(a)
What is the adverb form of loving?
(a)
What is the adjective form of suspiciously?
(a)
Look at the word: unhappiness
What do we call the "un" part of this word
the root
the suffix
the prefix
I don't know
Look at the word: reflectively
What do we call the "flect" part of this word
the root
the suffix
the prefix
I don't know
Think about word endings or word families. Can you figure out (understand) what kind of word "sophisticatedly" is?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
I don't know
Which word best completes the sentence?
Babies will ____ the sounds and facial expressions of their parents.
confusion
confuse
imitate
imitation
Which word best completes the sentence?
After the storm, we ____ the cause of the flood in our basement: a leaky window.
determined
imitation
imitated
determination
Which word best completes the sentence?
The soccer team showed a lot of _____, but their persistence was not enough to win the championship
determine
development
determination
develop
Which word best completes the sentence?
The couple were tired and hungry from their long trip, so they _____ during the last hour of the drive home.
persuaded
reflected
quarreled
suspected
Which word best completes the sentence?
The new science teacher was not an instant favourite at the school, but the students ____ learned to like him over time.
deeply
lovingly
gradually
suspiciously
