Latin Suffixes Quiz Two

Question 1

-al , (-ial, -eal)

Answer 1

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Question 2

-ane , -(e)an , -ian , [-ain]

Answer 2

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Question 3

-ar

Answer 3

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Question 4

-ose , (-iose)

Answer 4

full of

comatose, grandiose

Question 5

-ous , (-ious , -eous)

Answer 5

full of, having the character of, like

Question 6

-(u)lent , -(o)lent

Answer 6

full of, disposed to

Question 7

-ic, -tic

Answer 7

pertaining to, like

Question 8

-ary , -ari-

Answer 8

pertaining to, connected with, having the character of

Question 9

-ile, -il

Answer 9

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Question 10

-ine

Answer 10

pertaining to, like, of

Question 11

-ate, -it(e)

Answer 11

possessing, being, etc

often equivalent to the English ending -ed

Question 12

-ant, -ent, (-ient)

Answer 12

equivalent to -ing

Question 13

-able, -ible

Answer 13

able to be, able to, tending to

Question 14

-ile

agile

Answer 14

able to be, able to, tending to

Question 15

-acious

Answer 15

tending to, inclined to

Question 16

-ititous

Answer 16

having the nature of, tending to, characterized by

Question 17

-id

Answer 17

tending to, inclined to

Question 18

-ulous

Answer 18

tending to, inclined to

Question 19

-ive

Answer 19

tending to, inclined to, using, by reason of, having to do with

Question 20

-uous

Answer 20

tending to, inclined to

Question 21

-ory

Answer 21

tending to, serving for