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Grammar - Suffixes Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved

Many of us that attended government school were not taught that suffixes orword endings will frequently give a clue as to what part of speech a word maybelong (e.g., noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Yet, this is a relatively simple way

in which to easily recognize what part of speech a word may belong.

Week #2

Briefly review, via flashcards, noun/verb definitions, noun/verb tests, and suffixesfrom Week #1.

AdjectivesDefinition: Explain to your young scholar(s) that an adjective is a word thatdescribes a noun (i.e., person, place, thing, or idea). You may want to lookunder Adjectives on the Simple Grammar Games to begin to introduce this newconcept.

Adjective Test: Sound like a siren while saying, "Red Alert ! Red Alert ! Red Alert!" The Adjective Test is very simple. It is a fill-in-the-blank sentence. Fill in theblank with a word and makes sense. The Adjective Red Alert ! Test is ...

Adjective Test: Very ________________You are very _______________________.It is very __________________________.

Examples: Very attractive. Very popular. Very happy.Very clever. Very careful. Very sentimental. Very interesting.

Examples: You are very pretty. You are very smart. You are very energetic.You are very flexible. You are very strong. You are very talented.

Examples: It is very cloudy. It is very rainy. It is very windy.It is very snowy. It is very beautiful. It is very annoying.


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- able

adjective suffix

e.g., breakable, acceptable, excusable, endurable, lovable, reliable, enjoy-able, laughable

- less

adjective suffix

e.g., painless, merciless, faithless, careless, hairless, lawless, thoughtless,needless, comfortless

- ful

adjective suffix

e.g., painful, powerful, useful, pitiful, merciful, grateful, faithful, joyful, meaningful, resentful

- ity

noun suffix

e.g., actuality, reality, individuality, eventuality, electricity, publicity,potentality, gravity, assurity

Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved


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Need a Quick Review ?

Adjective Game

Anytime that your child pulls out paint or crayons / color pencils to color, look atthe child conspiratorially. Hunch over and in a LOUD whisper state,"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... don't tell anybody that I told you, but didyou know that colors are adjectives !?! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... if anybodyfinds out I told you, they will get mad ! Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

In the same fashion, anytime your child plays with numbers, whether it be a toyclock, skip counting, etc. look at the child conspiratorially. Hunch over and in aLOUD whisper state, "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... don't tell anybody thatI told you, but did you know that numbers are adject ives !?!Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... if anybody finds out I told you, they will get mad!Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

Do the above two adjective reminders a LOT as children learn from the repetitive,fun nature of things (if they did not, Nintendo, sports teams/companies, andentertainers would have been out of business a long time ago!)



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Flashcards: Cut on the solid lines and fold on the dotted line.

Front Back


Adjective(Definition)

a word that describes a noun(i.e., person, place, thing, or idea)

Adjective Test

Very _____; You are very ______;It is very ___________.

e.g., Very attractive; Very popular;Very happy; You are very energetic.

You are very flexible. You are verystrong. It is very cloudy. It is very rainy. Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002

Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002


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Flashcards: Cut on the solid lines and fold on the dotted line.

Front Back


- able

Adjective Suffix

e.g., break able , accept able ,excus able , endur able , lov able ,reli able , enjoy able , laugh able

- less

Adjective Suffix

e.g., pain less , merci less , faith less ,care less , hair less , law less ,

thought less , need less , comfort less

- ful

Adjective Suffix

e.g., pain ful , power ful , use ful , piti ful ,merci ful , grate ful , faith ful ,

joy ful , meaning ful , resent ful

- ity

noun suffix

e.g., actual ity , real ity , individual ity ,eventual ity , electric ity, public ity ,

potental ity , grav ity ,assur ity






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Week #2 - Suffix Test Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved

Directions : Circle the correct part of speech

1. break able

noun verb adjective adverb

2. pain less


3. pain ful


4. actual ity


5. accept able


6. merci less


7. power ful


8. real ity


9. excus able


10. faith less


11. use ful


12. individual ity


13. endur able


14. care less


15. piti ful


16. eventual ity


17. lov able


18. hair less


19. merci ful


20. electric ity



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Week #2 - Suffix Test Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved

Answers1. adjective2. adjective

3. adjective4. noun5. adjective6. adjective7. adjective8. noun9. adjective10. adjective11. adjective12. noun13. adjective

14. adjective15. adjective16. noun17. adjective18. adjective19. adjective20. noun


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Week #2 - Suffix Cumulative Test Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved

Directions : Circle the correct part of speech

1. delu sion


2. involve ment


3. selfish ness


4. neglect ed


5. reli able


6. law less


7. grate ful


8. public ity


9. humilia tion


10. argu ment


11. covetous ness


12. neglect ed


13. enjoy able


14. thought less


15. faith ful


16. explo sion


17. fulfill ment


18. serious ness


19. irritat ed

noun verb adjective adverb20. inspira tion



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Week #2 - Suffix Cumulative Test Answers Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved

Answers1. noun

2. noun3. noun4. verb5. adjective6. adjective7. adjective8. noun9. noun10. noun11. noun12. verb13. adjective14. adjective15. adjective16. noun17. noun18. noun19. verb20. noun

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