WorksheetsCommon Suffixes
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
The meaning of the suffix -able, -ible is (a)
What is the meaning of the suffix -al, -ial?
Having characteristics of
Comparative
One who
State of, condition of
What is the suffix -ed used to create?
Adverbs
Adjectives
Past tense verbs
Future tense verbs
What is the meaning of the suffix -en?
Act, process
Made of
Without
One who
What can the suffix -er do to a word?
Makes it plural
Makes it a past tense verb
Make it a present participle form of the verb
Makes it comparative
What is the meaning of the suffix -er, -or?
One who
More than one
State of, condition of
Made of
What can the suffix -est do to a word?
Make it a past tense verb
Make it plural
Make it comparative
Make it an adverb
The suffix -ful means (a)
The meaning of the suffix -ic is (a)
What does the suffix -ing do to a word?
Make it plural
Create the present participle form of a verb
Create the past tense form of a verb
Create an adverb
What is the meaning of the suffix -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition?
Act, process
One who
Without
Can be done
What is the meaning of the suffix -ity, -ty?
Full of
Having characteristics of
Made of
State of
The suffix -ive, -ative, -itive can (a) .
What is the meaning of the suffix -less?
Made of
More than one
Without
Having characteristics of
What is the meaning of the suffix -ly?
Possessing the qualities of
Full of
Characteristic of
Act, process
What is the meaning of the suffix -ment?
Action, process
Full of
More than one
Made of
What is the meaning of the suffix -ness?
Without
Can be done
One who
State of, condition of
Match the following suffixes with their meanings:
-ous
Having characteristics of
-eous
Possessing the qualities of
-ious
More than one
Match the following suffixes with their meanings:
-s, -es
More than one
-able
Can be done
-ful
Full of
-ous
Possessing the qualities of
What is the meaning of the suffix -y?
Characterized by
Act, process
Possessing the qualities of
Made of
What does the suffix -ate mean?
One who does
Full of
Can be done
To have a certain quality
What does the suffix -fy mean?
Make or do
Full of
Made of
Act, Process
What does the suffix -ist mean?
Characterized by
State of
More than one
One who does
