3. Suffixes
Suffix Practice
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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.
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Word Part (suffixes)
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Meaning
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Sample Words
Write at least two.
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1. -ing
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present participle (verb)
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running, playing, eating, cooking, washing, camping, jumping, dunking, killing, flying, sleeping
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2. -ed
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past tense (verb)
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created, kicked, crippled, jumped,
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3. -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition
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act or process (noun)
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action, transportation, automation, migration, realization, destruction, reaction, manipulation, creation, definition, precipitation, evaporation
cooperation, |
4. -ment
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action or process (noun)
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settlement, argument, entertainment, (basement), government
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5. -s, -es
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more than one (noun)
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oranges, cows, meanings, hippos, tomatoes, foxes, churches, wolves, cherries
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Word Bank to use to fill in the blanks in the first column:
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-s, -es
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-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition
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-ing
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-en
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-ed
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-ment
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