Davis Vocabulary

Adding –ive to a word usually forms which part of speech?

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• adverb

The suffix -ive means

• tending to or having 
• full of 
• in a certain way 
• more 

Which word contains a suffix that means "tending to"

• agreeable
• notorious
• competitive
• passion

What does the word “preventive” mean in the following sentence?
I went on a preventive visit to the dentist so that she could clean my teeth and stop me from getting any cavities.

• without preventing 
• someone who prevents
• able to be prevented
• tending to prevent

A detective...

• investigates crime

• uses a metal detector

• looks for gold

People may become defensive if they feel...

• threatened

• untrusted

• all of the above

Another word for "alternative" is...

• car battery

• requirement

• option

The new puppy was _____________ to the furniture.

• destructive

• inactive

• collaberative

The album was not a solo(one person) effort; it was a ________ project.

• destructive

• collaborative

• effective

Devon was ___________ after his knee surgery.

• inactive

• distructive

• effective