Y as a Suffix

What is a suffix?

• A group of letters placed at the end of a word to change or modify its meaning

• A group of letters placed at the beginning of a word to change or modify its meaning

• A group of letters or word placed at the end of a word to change or modify its meaning

• A group of letters or word placed at the beginning of a word to change or modify its meaning

When adding the suffix -ness to an adjective ending with “y”, what is the usual rule that we have to follow for most cases?

• Leave the “y” as it is

• Remove the “y”

• Replace the “y” with an “i”

• You cannot add the suffix -ness to that word.

What does the suffix 'y' typically indicate when added to a noun?

• A quality or condition

• A place or location

• A person or occupation

• A time or period

Which of the following words uses 'y' as a suffix correctly?

• Happily

• Sunny

• Quickly

• Joyful

In the word 'cloudy', what role does the suffix 'y' play?

• Indicates a diminutive form

• Turns the noun into an adjective

• Changes the tense of the verb

• Forms a plural noun

What is the effect of adding the suffix 'y' to the word 'ease'?

• It becomes a verb

• It becomes an adjective

• It becomes a noun

• It becomes an adverb

Which sentence uses a word with the suffix 'y' correctly?

• The sun was shiney today.

• The cake was tastyy.

• The weather is quite windy.

• The room was very dustyy.

Identify the word with the suffix 'y' in the following sentence: 'The sky was cloudy and gray.'

• Sky

• Cloudy

• Gray

• Was

What is the grammatical function of the suffix 'y' in the word 'noisy'?

• To form a verb

• To form an adjective

• To form a noun

• To form an adverb

Which of the following words does not correctly use the suffix 'y'?

• Rainy

• Snowy

• Happyy

• Windy