The -ity Affix Quiz

What does the -ity affix mean?

• quality or state of

• without

• in a specified manner

• lack of

What is the meaning of the word 'flexibility'?

• Ability to bend or adapt easily without breaking or losing strength.

• Ability to stretch and move easily

• Ability to withstand pressure without breaking

• Ability to change shape without losing strength

Which of the following words is formed by adding the -ity affix to the base word 'popular'?

• popularity

• populace

• populism

• popularize

What is the meaning of the word 'creativity'?

• Ability to generate new ideas

• Inability to think outside the box

• Lack of imagination

• Ability to copy existing ideas

Which of the following words is formed by adding the -ity affix to the base word 'sincere'?

• sincerity

• sincerityness

• sincereness

• sinrity

True or False: The -ity affix can be added to verbs to form nouns.

• False

• True

What is the meaning of the word 'generosity'?

• The meaning of the word 'generosity' is the quality of being stingy and unwilling to share.

• The meaning of the word 'generosity' is the quality of being selfish and only caring about oneself.

• The meaning of the word 'generosity' is the quality of being kind, understanding, and giving to others without expecting anything in return.

• The meaning of the word 'generosity' is the quality of being rude and disrespectful to others.

Based on your understanding of the suffix -ity, what is the best definition

of the word density?

• less dense

• partly dense

• similar to being dense

• the quality of being dense

Based on your understanding of the suffix -ity, what is the best definition

of the word conformity?

• the state of being the same

• the state of being different

• the state of lethargy

• the state of being comfortable

Based on your understanding of the suffix -ity, what is the best definition

of the word flexibility?

• the quality of being rigid

• the quality of being opposite

• the quality of being different

• the quality of being able to bend