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.
Answers will vary. |
1. -ing
|
present participle (verb)
|
sewing, running
|
2. -ed
|
past tense (verb)
|
kicked, jumped,
|
3. -ion, -tion. . . .
|
act or process (noun)
|
transportation, (dimension),
education, citation, (question)
|
4. -ment
|
action or process (noun)
|
environment, government, monument, merriment
|
5. -s, -es
|
more than one (noun)
|
roses, foxes, classes, boys,
|
Word Bank to use to fill in the blanks in the first column:
| ||
-s, -es
|
-ion, -tion, -ation, -ition
|
-ing
|
-en
|
-ed
|
-ment
|
