Understanding Suffixes and Their Meanings

The video tutorial explains suffixes, which are word parts added to the end of root words to modify their meaning. It covers various suffixes used in professions, common suffixes like -ed, -ing, -tion, and -ous, and how they indicate actions, qualities, or states. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding suffixes for building a strong vocabulary foundation.

What is a suffix?

• A type of verb

• A root word

• A word part added to the end of a word

• A prefix added to the start of a word

Which suffix is commonly used to indicate a profession?

• tion

• ous

• er

• ing

What is the main word in 'painter'?

• painter

• painted

• paint

• er

Which suffix is used to indicate past actions?

• ous

• tion

• ed

• ing

What does the suffix 'tion' typically indicate?

• A state of being

• An action or process

• A type of person

• A place

What does the suffix 'ous' mean?

• Without

• More than

• Less than

• Full of

Which word uses the suffix 'ful' correctly?

• Powerful

• Powerless

• Powering

• Powerfuly

What does the suffix 'ly' typically describe?

• A verb

• A noun

• An adjective

• The manner of an action

Which suffix would you use to describe something that can be erased?

• able

• ly

• ful

• ous

What quality does the suffix 'ness' indicate?

• An action

• A profession

• A quality or state

• A process