Lesson 1 Affixes
Which suffixes mean a person (noun) or describe a person (adj)?
HINT: from or related to America, from or related to Egypt, from or related to Japan, one who works with electricity
-ian, -an, -cian, -ese
Which suffixes make a NOUN that means a person or thing and also an ADJECTIVE that means a state or quality.
Hint: a person who is studying, a person who needs or depends on someone else for help, the state or quality of hesitating.
-ent, -ant
Which suffix makes NOUNS and mean condition, state, or quality of.
HINT: a state of feeling grateful, a state or condition of being exact
-tude
Which suffix makes VERBS and means to cause or make.
HINT: to make a guess especially one about time or numbers.
-ate
Write a word that is a VERB that means to explain or decorate with pictures or drawings.
illustrate
Which adjective or noun suffixes mean relating to, quality, or place where.
HINT: a place where eggs are hatched, related to summing something up, related to your senses.
-ery, -ary, -ory
Which suffixes make a NOUN that means person or thing OR an ADJECTIVE that means relating to, suited for, capable of
HINT: capable of moving, relating to cats, a main female character in story, capable of breaking easily
-ile, -ine
Which suffixes make NOUNS and mean state of, process, or function.
HINT: the state of failing, the process of blending or mixing different things, the state of pressing or being pressed.
-ure, -ture
Which prefix means away from, down and is often attached to verbs?
Hint: to take away fog, to get bugs or viruses away from
de-
Write a word that is a NOUN that means a place where things are made.
factory
Which adjective suffixes mean possessing, full of, having?
HINT: full of mystery, having grace, possessing fame, full of caution
-ious, -cious, -ous, -tious
Which suffixes make NOUNS that mean the state or quality of something.
HINT: the state of being confident, the quality of being dependent on someone, the state of requiring speedy attention, the quality of being fluent.
-ance,-ence,-ancy,-ency
Which prefix means forward, earlier, before, prior to?
HINT: to take action before, to cause something to continue longer
pro-
Which suffix makes ADJECTIVES that mean causing or making?
HINT: causing to create, causing action, causing you to pay attention
-ive
Write a word that is a NOUN that means a piece of jewelry that hangs on a chain.
pendant
Write a word that's a noun that means related to the past using the suffix -ory.
history
Which suffixes make NOUNS and mean person or thing; one who is associated with or participates in.
HINT: one who participates in a gang, a person who is young.
-ster
Which prefixes mean under, beneath, or below?
HINT: To sink below a surface especially water.
sub-, suc-, sus-, sug-, sup-, suf-
Which suffixes makes VERBS and means become, change, or make?
HINT: make so you remember, to make soil fertile
-ize
Write a word that is a NOUN that means a person who plays tricks.
trickster
Write a word that's an adjective that means full of jealousy with the suffix -ious.
envious
To change the noun extravagance to an adjective to complete this phrase “the ___________ party”
extravagant
Write a word that is a NOUN that means the rough floor beneath a finished, nice floor.
subfloor
Write a word that is a VERB that means to say something out loud or make it verbal.
verbalize
Write a word that is a VERB that means to keep or press something down or under.
suppress