Exploring the ive Suffix

The video tutorial explains the use of 'ive' as a suffix, which can be part of a word or a suffix itself. It describes how 'ive' is a vowel suffix and is used to form adjectives that describe someone or something. Examples like 'active', 'inventive', and 'disruptive' are used to illustrate how adding 'ive' changes the meaning of words, turning verbs into adjectives that describe characteristics or actions.

What is the primary function of the 'ive' suffix?

• To form adverbs

• To change the tense of a verb

• To make words plural

• To describe something or someone

What does the word 'active' mean when 'ive' is added to 'act'?

• A state of being in action

• A tool used for acting

• A person who acts

• A place where actions happen

Is 'ive' a vowel or consonant suffix?

• Consonant suffix

• Vowel suffix

• Neither

• Both

What is the base word in 'inventive'?

• Invent

• Inventive

• Inventing

• Invented

What does 'inventive' describe?

• A person who invents

• A tool used for inventing

• A process of inventing

• A place where inventions are made

What does the word 'disrupt' mean?

• To create something new

• To take attention away or cause commotion

• To build something

• To describe someone

What does 'disruptive' describe?

• A person who creates

• A person who disrupts

• A place of disruption

• A tool for disruption

Which of the following words can be transformed by adding 'ive' to describe someone?

• Run

• Create

• Disrupt

• Play

What is the effect of adding 'ive' to a verb?

• It makes the verb past tense

• It describes a person related to the verb

• It makes the verb future tense

• It turns the verb into a noun