Understanding Latin Suffixes

The video tutorial covers Latin suffixes, focusing on how they change the parts of speech in words. It explains the suffixes 'able', 'ible', and 'ation', providing examples and spelling exercises. The tutorial also includes high-frequency words and emphasizes the importance of understanding suffixes for third-grade literacy.

What is the primary focus of this week's lesson?

• English grammar

• Greek roots

• Latin suffixes

• Latin prefixes

Which suffix is used when the root word can stand alone?

• -ion

• -able

• -ation

• -ible

What does the suffix -ation typically do to a verb?

• Turns it into an adjective

• Turns it into a noun

• Turns it into an adverb

• Turns it into a pronoun

Which of the following words uses the suffix -ation?

• Flexible

• Creation

• Dependable

• Visible

What is the root word of 'civilization'?

• Civil

• Civilize

• Civic

• Civility

Which word means 'able to be converted'?

• Convertible

• Visible

• Dependable

• Terrible

What does the suffix -ible indicate in a word?

• The word is a verb

• The word is a noun

• The word is an adverb

• The word is an adjective

Which word is spelled correctly with the suffix -able?

• Movable

• Movabel

• Movible

• Movible

Which of the following words does not have a Latin suffix?

• Language

• Usable

• Flexible

• Terrible

What is the correct spelling of the word that means 'easy to like'?

• Likable

• Likeible

• Likeable

• Likible