Suffix Quiz Review

Match the following

• to make or

  to cause

• phobia

• fear of

• en, ify, ize

• a place where

• arium

• in the direction of

• ly

• in the manner of

• ward/wise

the result of

• ness

• ment

• ology

• ian

a person who

• er, or, ian, ist

• ance/ence

• ness

• ment

condition of

• ly

• arium

• ance/ence

• ate/ify

When you add -en to the end of a word that word is which part of speech?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

when you add -ness to a word what part of speech is that word

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

when you add -ology to a word, what part of speech is that new word

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

when you add -ify /-ate to a word what part of speech is that word

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

when you add -wise /-ward to a word, what part of speech is that word

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Match the following

• leeward

• on or toward the side sheltered from wind

• graphology

• the study of handwriting

• hemophobe

• a person who is afraid of blood

• xenophobia

• a person who looks on the positive side

• optomist

• a fear of strangers