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This is a word part added to the end of a base word or root to change its meaning.
What is a suffix?
A person trained to practice medicine; a physician.
Who is a doctor?
To stay healthy, an adult pet pot-bellied pig should not weigh more than this many pounds.
What is 150 pounds?
In "Why Ants Bite Legs at Picnics," the boys Jeremy and James used this dangerous item to blow up anthills.
What is dynamite?
This famous inventor, mentioned in the vocabulary section, developed the lightbulb.
Who was Thomas Edison?
This suffix means "without."
What is -less?
This word describes someone who is noteworthy, outstanding, or very special.
What is remarkable?
This specific breed is known as the shortest type of herding dog.
What is the Welsh corgi?
This character was known throughout the jungle as a prankster who played tricks on other animals.
Who is Beetle Boy?
This scientist developed more than 300 different uses for the peanut.
Who was George Washington Carver?
This suffix means "able to" or "can be."
What is -able?
This word means "not cautious," "reckless," or "sloppy."
What is careless?
This is the specific name for meat that comes from sheep.
What is mutton?
Beetle Boy hid inside this object to trick Pinky the parrot into thinking it could talk.
What is a coconut?
This Revolutionary Sea Captain was born in this country before joining the American fleet.
What is Scotland?
These two suffixes both mean "one who" does something, such as a teacher or an inventor.
What are -er and -or?
This noun describes trouble, misfortune, or difficulty.
What is hardship?
Goats prefer to live in groups because they are this type of animal.
What is a herd animal?
As punishment for his tricks, the King of the Jungle ordered Beetle Boy to work for the rest of his life for this amount of pay.
What is no pay (or free)?
George Eastman was the inventor of this first-of-its-kind handheld device.
What is the handheld camera?
This suffix refers to the "state or quality of" something, like penmanship.
What is -ship?
This term refers to the skill, style, or manner of a person’s handwriting.
What is penmanship?
Besides meat and wool, sheep fat can be used to make these two household items.
What are candles and soap?
In the story about the ants, the ants specifically attacked this part of the boys' bodies.
What are their legs?
This Revolutionary Sea Captain was the only naval officer to be awarded this specific honor by Congress.
What is a gold medal?