QUIZ 1, 2 AND 3 OF SUFFIXES

QUIZ 1

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1: A suffix is a group of letters that you add to the start of a root word.
You said: false
Well done! The statement is false because a suffix is a group of letters that you add to the end of a root word.
2: Which one of the following is a suffix?
You said: ing
Good choice! You have recognised the suffix 'ing' which you can add to the end of a word, e.g. 'walking'.
3: Which one of the following is not a suffix?
You said: ex
Good choice. 'Ex' is a prefix and means 'former'. You can add this to the start of a word such as 'ex' + 'husband' = 'ex-husband'.
4: Which one of the following is a suffix?
You said: less
Good choice! The suffix is 'less' which you can add to the end of a root word, e.g. 'help' + 'less' = 'helpless'. All of the other choices are prefixes which you can add to the start of a root word.
5: Which of the following is not a suffix?
You said: shun
Well done! Although 'shun' sounds like the other suffixes, it isn't a suffix because you can't add it to the end of a root word to make a new word.
6: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'cook' to make a new word?
You said: ing
Great answer! Adding the suffix 'ing' to 'cook' makes the word 'cooking'.
7: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'friend' to make a new word?
You said: ly
Good choice! Adding the suffix 'ly' to 'friend' makes the word 'friendly'.
8: Some words have a prefix (letters added to the beginning) and a suffix.
You said: true
Brilliant! The statement is true because words like 'unemployment' have both a prefix ('un') and a suffix ('ment') added to the root word 'employ'.
9: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'hope' to make a new word?
You said: less
Excellent! Adding the suffix 'less' to the root word 'hope' makes the word 'hopeless'.
10: When you add a suffix to a root word, does the root word always stay the same?
You said: no
Excellent! No is correct because sometimes the root word changes when you add a suffix. For example, when you add 'ing' to 'love', the 'e' gets dropped from the end of love to make the new word 'loving'.


QUIZ 2


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1: Which suffix can you not add to the root word 'love' to make a new word?
You said: ful
Great answer! The suffix 'ful' is the odd one out because 'loveful' isn't a proper word, but 'lovely', 'lover' and 'loving' are.
2: Which suffix can you not add to the root word 'confuse' to make a new word?
You said: sion
No sorry, that's not right. The right answer is 'tion'. 'Confution' isn't a proper word, but 'confusing', 'confusion' and 'confused' are.
3: Which suffix can you not add to the root word 'employ' to make a new word?
You said: less
Great answer! The suffix 'less' is the odd one out because 'employless' isn't a proper word, but 'employing', 'employment' and 'employer' are.
4: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'electric' to make a new word?
You said: cian
Good choice! The suffix 'cian' can be added to the root word 'electric' to make the word 'electrician'. The suffix 'cian' is often used for jobs and hobbys and shows that someone is skilled at something. If there is a 'c' at the end of the root word just add 'ian': 'electric' + 'cian' = 'electrician'.
5: Which suffix can you add to the root word 'beauty' to make a new word?
You said: ful
Good choice! When you add the suffix 'ful' to the word 'beauty' you need to drop the 'y' and add and 'i': 'beauty' + 'ful' = 'beautiful'.
6: Which suffix can you add to the word 'sincere' to make a new word?
You said: ness
Sorry, that's wrong. The correct answer is the suffix 'ly': 'sincere' + 'ly' = 'sincerely'.
7: If you add the suffix 'ing' to the root word 'like', what is the correct spelling of the new word?
You said: liking
Excellent! You remembered that when you add a suffix which starts with a vowel like 'ing' to a root word with a silent 'e' such as 'like' you have to drop the 'e'.
8: If you add the suffix 'ly' to the root word 'like', what is the correct spelling of the new word?
You said: likely
Great answer! 'Likely' is the correct spelling. You don't have to drop the 'e' when you add the suffix 'ly' because it doesn't start with a vowel.
9: If you add the suffix 'ing' to the root word 'climb', what is the correct spelling for the new word?
You said: climbing
Good answer! 'Climbing' is correct. The spelling of the root word and the suffix stay the same when you add the suffix 'ing' to 'climb'.
10: If you add the suffix 'ed' to the root word 'state', what is the right spelling for the new word?
You said: stated
Good choice! The correct answer is 'stated'. When you add 'ed' which is a suffix beginning with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) to a word that ends in a silent 'e', one of the 'e's is dropped.


QUIZ 3


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1: Some words can have more than one suffix.
You said: true
Well done! This statement is true. A word like 'friendliness' has 2 suffixes, 'ly' and 'ness': 'friend' + 'ly' + 'ness' = 'friendliness'.
2: When the suffix 'y' is added to the word 'run', what is the correct spelling?
You said: runny
Excellent answer! The correct spelling is 'runny'. When you add 'y' to a word with one syllable and one vowel before the final consonant, you need to double the consonant.
3: When the suffix 'y' is added to the word 'noise', what is the correct spelling?
You said: noisy
Well done! When you add 'y' to 'noise', the 'e' is dropped so 'noisy' is correct.
4: When the suffix 'ness' is added to the word 'happy', what is the correct spelling?
You said: happiness
Good choice! When you add 'ness' to a word ending in 'y', the 'y' changes to 'i': 'happy' + 'ness' = 'happiness'.
5: When the suffix 'er' is added to the word 'happy', what is the correct spelling?
You said: happier
Great answer! When you add 'er' to a word ending in 'y', the 'y' changes to 'i': 'happy' + 'er' = 'happier'.
6: The 'shun' sound needs to be added to the word 'pollute'. Which is the right spelling?
You said: pollution
Well done! The correct spelling is 'pollution'. The suffix 'tion' is used with the root word 'pollute'.
7: The 'shun' sound needs to be added to the word 'beauty'. What is the right spelling?
You said: beautician
Well done, 'beautician' is correct! The 'y' changes to 'i' and 'cian' is the suffix which is often used for people's jobs.
8: If you add the suffix 'ing' to the word 'fit', what is the correct spelling?
You said: fiting
No sorry, that's incorrect. The right answer is 'fitting'. When you add 'ing' to a word with one syllable, and one vowel before the final consonant, you double the consonant: 'fit' + 'ing' = 'fitting'.
9: When you add the suffix 'est' to the word 'ugly', what is the correct spelling?
You said: ugliest
Brilliant! When you add 'est' to a word ending in 'y', the 'y' changes to an 'i' so 'ugly' + 'est' = 'ugliest'.
10: How many suffixes does the word 'peaceful' have?
You said: 1
Well done! The only suffix in the word 'peaceful' is 'ful'.