Suffixes Quiz 1

Define the suffix: -y

Use the suffix to define the word: adulthood

What part of speech is "hopeless?"

What part of speech is "neatest?"

Define the suffix: -er

What part of speech is "prideful?"

Use the suffix to define the word: healthy

What part of speech is "lonesome?"

Define the suffix: -ful

Use the suffix to define the word: traveler

What part of speech is "silently?"

What part of speech is "manageable?"

Describes a noun

Suffix definition: characterized by

Suffix definition: tells how a verb/action is done

Use the suffix to define the word: truthful

Of all the yards on my street, mine is the (greener/greenest).

Suffix definition: without

Define the suffix: -est

Tell how the verb/action is done

Our hall is the (wider/widest) of the two.

What part of speech is "sisterhood?"

What part of speech is "dreamy?"

Use the suffix to define the word: prettiest

Person, place, thing, or idea

Use the suffix to define the word: painless

Suffix definition: condition, state, or quality

Define the suffix: -able, -ible

Use the suffix to define the word: considerable

What part of speech is "kinder?"

Action/doing word

Use the suffix to define the word: awesome