Suffixes & word endings Flashcards
1
Q
-ick
A
Words with only 1 syllable end with -ick brick trick stick chick lick
2
Q
-er
A
s
3
Q
-or
A
- is used when the base word ends in -ate, -ct, -it
4
Q
-ation
A
demonstration
5
Q
-ate
A
dictate
6
Q
-ly
A
slowly happily normally separately positively especially
7
Q
-ect
A
bisect
8
Q
-ic
A
Words with more than 1 syllable end with - ic mimic Titanic comic tragic logic traffic horrific Arctic tragic
9
Q
Where the base word ends in -ce or -ge
A
keep the silent e before -able and -ous enforce + able = enforceable notice + able = noticeable service + able = serviceable courage + ous = courageous outrage + ous = outrageous
10
Q
for silent e words
A
When adding a consonant suffix: keep the silent e
When adding a vowel suffix: drop the silent e
blame+less = blameless but blame+ing = blaming
11
Q
A suffix is
A
an ending that's added to a base word to form a new word. Base word + Suffix = New Word interest-ing noise -y breath-less popular-ity drop-let
12
Q
A suffix can begin with …
A
a vowel or a consonant consonant suffixes -ful, -less, -ly, -ment, -ness vowel suffixes -er, -or, -en, -ish, -ation, -ing
13
Q
-able & -ible
A
a
14
Q
-ical, -icle & -acle
A
a
