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Suffix Endings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-ion, -tion, -ation, and -ition are common suffixes that mean act or process. What word means the act of watching or listening carefully?

a)

hospitalization

b)

information

c)

instrumentation

d)

observation

2.

What suffix means an act or process?

a)

-ity

b)

-ive

c)

-less

d)

-tion

3.

-ity and -ty are suffixes that mean a state of. What word means a set of qualities and ways of behaving that makes one person different from another?

a)

captivity

b)

hostility

c)

personality

d)

possibility

4.

What suffix means a state of?

a)

-ion

b)

-ity

c)

-less

d)

-ly

5.

-ive, -ative, and -itve are suffixes that turn nouns into adjectives. What word means willing and able to talk to people?

a)

communicative

b)

informative

c)

innovative

d)

negative

6.

What suffix can turn a noun into an adjective?

a)

-ative

b)

-less

c)

-ly

d)

-ment

7.

-less is a suffix that means without. What word means not showing concern for the needs and feelings of others?

a)

fearless

b)

humorless

c)

needless

d)

thoughtless

8.

What suffix means without?

a)

-ity

b)

-less

c)

-ment

d)

-ous

9.

-ly is a suffix that means characteristic of. What word means having hope about the future or expecting good things to happen?

a)

carefully

b)

mindfully

c)

narrowly

d)

optimistically

10.

What suffix means characteristic of?

a)

-iv

b)

-ly

c)

-ness

d)

-ous

11.

-ment is a suffix that means action or process. What word means amusement or pleasure that comes from watching a performer, playing a game, etc.?

a)

attainment

b)

entertainment

c)

government

d)

repayment

12.

What suffix means action or process?

a)

-ity

b)

-ly

c)

-ment

d)

-y

13.

-ness is a suffix that means state or condition of. What word means very fierce or violent?

a)

cleverness

b)

ferociousness

c)

leanness

d)

meanness

14.

What suffix means state of, condition of?

a)

-less

b)

-ly

c)

-ment

d)

-ness

15.

-our, -eous, and -ious are suffixes that mean possessing the qualities of. What word means having or deserving fame or honor?

a)

furious

b)

glorious

c)

tedious

d)

vicious

16.

What suffix means possessing the qualities of?

a)

-ious

b)

-ity

c)

-less

d)

-y

17.

-s and -es are suffixes that mean more than one. What word means more than one small animal related to a dog?

a)

boxes

b)

foxes

c)

prefixes

d)

taxes

18.

What suffix means more than 1?

a)

-ly

b)

-ment

c)

-ness

d)

-s

19.

-y is a suffix that means characterized by. What word means the quality or thing that makes one person or thing different from all others?

a)

continuity

b)

individuality

c)

similarity

d)

vocabulary

20.

What suffix means characterized by?

a)

-es

b)

-ious

c)

-ous

d)

-y