Unit 3 Suffixes

Question 1

-an

Answer 1

Chemical name ending

Question 2

-ase

Answer 2

Chemical name ending for enzyme (protein that promotes breaking or building of chemical bonds)

Question 3

-ate

Answer 3

Chemical name ending

Question 4

-cule

Answer 4

Describes a smaller version of the word in front of it

Question 5

-ein

Answer 5

Chemical name ending

Question 6

-elle

Answer 6

Diminutive suffix

Question 7

-er

Answer 7

Word ending that turns a verb into a noun

Question 8

-ism

Answer 8

Belief, process word ending

Question 9

-ose

Answer 9

Chemical name ending for a sugar

Question 10

-ote

Answer 10

Word ending indicating membership in a group

Question 11

-ous

Answer 11

Turns a noun into an adjective

Question 12

-penia

Answer 12

Low levels of, scarcity

Question 13

-sion

Answer 13

Turns a verb into a noun

Question 14

-tic

Answer 14

Pertaining to

Question 15

-type

Answer 15

Impression made by

Question 16

-ula
-ule

Answer 16

Diminutive suffix

Question 17

-um

Answer 17

Anatomical structure word ending

Question 18

-ase

Answer 18

Name for an enzyme, a protein or RNA molecule which promotes the forming or breaking of chemical bonds

Question 19

-in

Answer 19

Name for a protein, a large molecule made up of many amino acids

Question 20

-ol

Answer 20

Name for an alcohol

Question 21

-ose

Answer 21

Name for a sugar