Suffixes: Adding Meaning to Words

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Questions and Answers

Which suffix means 'full of'?

  • -ed
  • -ful (correct)
  • -ly
  • -less

Which word in the text has a suffix meaning 'without'?

  • walked
  • countless (correct)
  • quickly
  • largest

Which suffix indicates actions in the past?

  • -ed (correct)
  • -less
  • -ful
  • -ly

Which suffix means 'to have characteristics of'?

<p>-ly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words does not have a suffix?

<p>teeth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a suffix?

<p>A word part that's added to the end of a root word (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-er' mean?

<p>One who (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-able' mean?

<p>Can be done (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-est' mean?

<p>The most (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the root word ends with a 'y' before adding a suffix like '-er'?

<p>The 'y' is changed to an 'i' before adding the suffix (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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