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Flashcard 1: What does the Latin suffix "-ful" mean in a word (example: "helpful")?
Answer: Full of; having. Forms adjectives meaning containing or characterized by something.
Flashcard 2: What does the Latin suffix "-ness" mean in a word (example: "kindness")?
Answer: A state or quality. Turns adjectives into nouns naming the quality itself.
Flashcard 3: What does the Latin suffix "-ity" mean in a word (example: "clarity")?
Answer: A state, quality, or condition. Forms abstract nouns from adjectives to name qualities.
Flashcard 4: What does the Latin suffix "-ly" mean in a word (example: "quickly")?
Answer: In a way that; how something is done. Turns adjectives into adverbs describing manner or method.
Flashcard 5: What does the Latin suffix "-sion" mean in a word (example: "decision")?
Answer: The act, process, or result of doing something. Like -tion, it forms nouns from verbs to name actions or results.
Flashcard 6: What does the Latin suffix "-able" mean in a word (example: "washable")?
Answer: Able to be; can be done. Creates adjectives meaning something can have that action done to it.
Flashcard 7: What does the Latin suffix "-ible" mean in a word (example: "visible")?
Answer: Able to be; capable of. Like -able, forms adjectives showing possibility or capability.
Flashcard 8: What does the Latin suffix "-less" mean in a word (example: "hopeless")?
Answer: Without; lacking. Creates adjectives showing the absence of something.
Flashcard 9: Which suffix in the word "musician" tells you the word means "a person"?
Answer: "-ian". This suffix correctly identifies a person connected with music.
Flashcard 10: Which suffix in the word "readable" shows the meaning "able to be read"?
Answer: "-able". The suffix correctly shows something "can be" read.
Flashcard 11: Which suffix in the word "happiness" shows the word names a state or quality?
Answer: "-ness". This suffix correctly shows "happiness" names a state of being happy.
Flashcard 12: Which suffix in the word "careless" shows the meaning "without"?
Answer: "-less". The suffix meaning "without" is correctly identified in "careless."
Flashcard 13: What does the Latin suffix "-al" mean in a word (example: "national")?
Answer: Related to; having the nature of. Forms adjectives showing connection or relationship to something.
Flashcard 14: What does the Latin suffix "-ous" mean in a word (example: "famous")?
Answer: Full of; having the quality of. Creates adjectives meaning characterized by or full of something.
Flashcard 15: What does the Latin suffix "-er" mean when added to a verb (example: "teacher")?
Answer: "One who" does the action; a person who does something. This suffix turns verbs into nouns naming the person who performs the action.
Flashcard 16: What does the Latin suffix "-or" mean when added to a verb (example: "actor")?
Answer: "One who" does the action; a person who does something. Like -er, this suffix creates nouns for people who perform actions.
Flashcard 17: What does the Latin suffix "-ist" mean in a word (example: "artist")?
Answer: A person who practices or is skilled in something. This suffix forms nouns for people who specialize in a field or activity.
Flashcard 18: What does the Latin suffix "-ian" mean in a word (example: "musician")?
Answer: A person connected with or skilled in something. Creates nouns for people associated with a particular field or place.
Flashcard 19: What does the Latin suffix "-ment" mean in a word (example: "payment")?
Answer: The act or result of an action; a thing or process. Turns verbs into nouns that name the action or its result.
Flashcard 20: What does the Latin suffix "-tion" mean in a word (example: "action")?
Answer: The act, process, or result of doing something. Changes verbs into nouns naming the action or process.
Flashcard 21: What does the Latin suffix "-al" usually mean in a word?
Answer: Related to; having to do with. Creates adjectives showing connection or relationship.
Flashcard 22: What does the Latin suffix "-ible" mean when added to a word?
Answer: Able to be; can be. Like -able, it shows possibility or capability.
Flashcard 23: Which suffix in the word "teacher" tells you it is a person who does something?
Answer: -er. This suffix shows the word names someone who teaches.
Flashcard 24: What does the Latin suffix "-or" mean in words such as "actor"?
Answer: A person who does something. Like -er, it creates nouns for people who do actions.
Flashcard 25: What does the Latin suffix "-er" mean in words such as "teacher"?
Answer: A person who does something. Forms nouns for people who perform an action.
Flashcard 26: What does the Latin suffix "-ible" mean in words such as "visible"?
Answer: Able to; can be. Like -able, it forms adjectives showing possibility.
Flashcard 27: What does the Latin suffix "-able" mean in words such as "readable"?
Answer: Able to; can be. This suffix makes adjectives meaning something can be done to it.
Flashcard 28: Which suffix in the word "dangerous" means "full of" or "having"?
Answer: -ous. This suffix creates an adjective meaning full of danger.
Flashcard 29: What does the Latin suffix "-ion" mean in words such as "action"?
Answer: An act, process, or result. Forms nouns showing the result of an action.
Flashcard 30: What does the Latin suffix "-tion" mean in words such as "station"?
Answer: An act, process, or state. Creates nouns from verbs to show actions or states.