Adjectival Suffixes Assignment 2

Question 1

-vorous

Answer 1

eating

ie. Carniorous (meat-eating)

Question 2

-ular

Answer 2

pertaining to

ie. scapular (pertaining to the scapula)

Question 3

-plasty

Answer 3

formation, plastic repair of

ie. otoplasty (plastic surgery of the ear)

Question 4

-plast

Answer 4

cell, living substance

ie. chloroplast (the photosynthetic unit of a plant cell)

Question 5

-ous

Answer 5

characteristics of

ie. cartilaginous (consisting of or characteristic of cartilage)

Question 6

-oid

Answer 6

resembling

ie. sinusoid (resembling a sinus)

Question 7

-ine

Answer 7

pertaining to

ie. equine (pertaining to, characteristic of, or derived from the horse)

Question 8

-ic, -ical

Answer 8

pertaining to

ie. nephric (pertaining to the kidneys)

Question 9

-iatric

Answer 9

medical treatment

ie. pediatric (treatment and care of children)

Question 10

-ella

Answer 10

small

ie. patella (kneecap)

Question 11

-ary

Answer 11

pertaining to

ie. pulmonary (pertaining to lungs)

Question 12

-ar

Answer 12

pertaining to

ie. ventricular (pertaining to ventricles of heart or brain)

Question 13

-al, -eal, -ial

Answer 13

pertaining to

ie. neonatal (pertaining to the first week after birth)

Question 14

-ac,-iac

Answer 14

pertaining to

ie. iliac (pertaining to ilium)