Understanding Suffixes: -ize, -ance, -ence, -ist

What does the suffix "-ize" generally mean?

• To make or become

• A person who does something

• A state or quality

• A place or location

Which suffix is used to describe a person who practices or is concerned with something?

• -ize

• -ance

• -ence

• -ist

What does the suffix "-ance" generally mean?

• To make or become

• Act, process, or state of

• A person who does something

• A place or location

Which of the following words uses the suffix "-ize"?

• Artist

• Performance

• Realize

• Difference

What does the suffix "-ence" generally mean?

• To make or become

• Act, process, or state of

• A person who does something

• A place or location

Which suffixes have the same meaning?

• -ize and -ist

• -ance and -ence

• -ize and -ance

• -ist and -ence

Which of the following words uses the suffix "-ist"?

• Finalist

• Performance

• Realize

• Difference

What does the suffix "-ist" generally mean?

• To make or become

• A state or quality

• A person who does something

• A place or location

Which of the following words uses the suffix "-ance"?

• Finalist

• Performance

• Realize

• Artist

Which of the following words uses the suffix "-ence"?

• Finalist

• Performance

• Realize

• Difference