Monday, March 3, 2014

Suffix Practice #2 for B7



3. Suffixes

Suffix Practice
Fill in the blanks under meaning with the correct meaning for each of these suffixes.
Try it first without your study guide or chart, then check and correct (if needed ) your answers.
Word Part (suffixes)
Meaning
Sample Words
Write at least two.
1. -ing
present participle (verb)
running, playing, eating, cooking, washing, camping, jumping, dunking, killing, flying, sleeping 
2. -ed
past tense (verb)
created, kicked, crippled, jumped, 
3. -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition
act or process (noun)
action, transportation, automation, migration, realization, destruction, reaction, manipulation, creation, definition, precipitation, evaporation
cooperation, 
4.  -ment
action or process (noun)
settlement, argument, entertainment, (basement), government
5. -s, -es
more than one (noun)
oranges, cows, meanings, hippos, tomatoes, foxes, churches, wolves, cherries

Word Bank to use to fill in the blanks in the first column:
-s, -es
-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition
-ing
-en
-ed
-ment