Week #6 Etymology - Suffixes

Which suffix means "can be done"?

• -able, -ible

• -er

• -est

• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which suffixes mean "comparing"?

• -able, -ible

• -er

• -est

• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which suffix means "full of"?

• -able, -ible

• -er

• -est

• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which suffix means "having characteristics of"?

• -able, -ible

• -er

• -est

• -ic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix -er mean?

• made up of

• someone who

• comparing

• full of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which suffixes have similar meanings?

• -ful

• -ly

• -ness

• -ic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which pair of suffixes have similar meanings?

• -er and -est

• -er and -ly

• -est and -ing

• -ic and -er

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which suffixes are most commonly used for adjectives?

• -ic and -ly

• -er and -ly

• -est and -ing

• -er and -est

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which suffix is NOT commonly used for adjectives?

• -ic

• -ly

• -est

• -er

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

Which word uses a prefix that means "under" and a suffix that means "having the characteristics of"?

• subsonic

• comfortabler

• mistrustful

• substandard

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A