Suffixes -ic, -sm, -ive
Which part of heroic is the suffix?
A. her
B. ic
C. o
D. ro
ic
The root chron means time. Which word also has this root?
A. chronic
B. geometry
C. biology
D. photon
A. Chronic
Which word has the same vowel team sound as typhoon?
A. moon
B. flood
C. book
D. good
A. moon
Which part of noticeable is the suffix?
A. able
B. ce
C. not
D. ice
A. able
Which part of provoke shows the VCe syllable?
A. pro
B. vo
C. oke
D. oke (silent e)
D. oke (silent e)
The suffix in artistic means:
A. one who
B. related to
C. full of
D. against
B. related to
In meteorology, the suffix -logy means:
A. study of
B. measure
C. star
D. sky
A. Study of
The double vowel team ee in committee makes what sound?
A. /a/
B. /i/
C. /ee/
D. /o/
C. /ee/
Which part of admissible is the suffix?
A. miss
B. ible
C. ad
D. mis
B. ible
Which syllable in evacuate has the VCe pattern?
A. ev
B. ac
C. uate
D. cu
C. uate
The suffix -ism in federalism means:
A. belief or practice
B. person who does
C. related to
D. group
A. Belief or practice
The root geo in geology means:
A. air
B. earth
C. life
D. star
B. earth
The vowel team oi in embroider makes the same sound as in:
A. moon
B. boil
C. boat
D. bread
B. boil
Which word also has the suffix -able like justifiable?
A. edible
B. credible
C. workable
D. heroism
C. workable
Which word also has the VCe pattern like elevate?
A. appetite
B. remote
C. schedule
D. prosecute
B. remote
Which word also uses the suffix -ive like narrative?
A. defensive
B. heroism
C. realism
D. comic
A. defensive
The root meter in odometer means:
A. number
B. measure
C. shape
D. speed
B. measure
The letters eu in leukemia make the sound:
A. /oo/ like 'moon'
B. /you/ like 'unicorn'
C. /ow/ like 'cow'
D. /ee/ like 'tree'
B. /you/ like 'unicorn'
The suffix -able in perishable tells us the word means:
A. able to last forever
B. able to be spoiled/destroyed
C. able to grow
D. able to change shape
B. able to be spoiled/destroyed
Which word shares the same VCe syllable type as excavate?
A. negotiate
B. devastate
C. centigrade
D. delete
B. devastate
What does the suffix -ive usually mean?
A. capable of
B. related to
C. one who
D. having the nature of
D. having the nature of
The root photo in photogenic means:
A. sound
B. earth
C. light
D. measure
C. light
The vowel team au in gauntlet makes the same sound as in:
A. fault
B. late
C. put
D. rain
A. fault
The suffix -ible in digestible means:
A. able to be
B. one who does
C. full of
D. relating to
A. able to be
The VCe syllable in intervene is:
A. in
B. ter
C. vene
D. ven
C. vene