Nine
Suffixes
Name That Rule
Characters
Parts of Speech
100

It's the ninth month of the year, and the only month that has the same number of letters in its name as the number month it is.

September

100

This ending has 3 different sounds and means that something happened in the past.

-ed

100

At the end of a word, this rule lets a vowel make another vowel say its name.

Silent E/Final E/Magic E

100

This character is really a zombie, although she has many human friends.

Ghoulia

100

What part of speech is "happy" in Happy Birthday?

Adjective

200

The phrase "on cloud nine" means this.

To be extra happy

200

Adding these suffixes to the end of a word means that there is more than one of that thing.

-s and -es

200

When two vowels go walking, this happens...

The first one says its name

200

This evil teacher loves to turn children into apples.

Mrs. Gorf

200

Snitch, Hogwarts, and Hermione Granger are all examples of this part of speech. 

Noun

300

Cats are said to have nine of these.

Lives

300

It sounds like a /sh/ but the spelling of this ending really starts with two different letters.

-tion

300

In the doubling rule, 1-1-1 refers to this.

1 syllable, 1 short vowel, 1 final consonant

300

These children love solving mysteries, including finding out the identity of their wealthy grandfather.

Henry, Jesse, Violet, Benny

300

This type of word can end in -ed, -ing, or have no suffix at all!

verb

400

It's the place where you can catch a ride on the Hogwarts Express.

Platform 9 3/4

400

This suffix can be added to the end of a word to show that there is the most of something.

-est

400

These four letters may be doubled at the end of a single syllable with a short vowel sound.

F, L, S, Z

400

These best friends couldn't be more different, whether they're planting a garden, decorating their cave home, or trying to feel better when they're sick.

Kitty and Dragon

400

It's the part of speech at the end of, "Emily ate her birthday cake QUICKLY."

adverb

500

There's nine squares to fill-in in this easy game.

Tic-Tac-Toe

500

This suffix is usually found at the end of an adverb.

-ly

500

It's what we call two vowels that make a new sound, like in the words launch, crown, and Boyd.

diphthong
500

These monkeys love playing tricks on their rotten owners.

Muggle-Wumps

500

Name all the different parts of speech for the word "unwrap"

unwrap, unwrapped, unwrapping