What Do These Suffixes Mean?

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Are you a self-proclaimed suffix expert? Take this quiz to find out how knowledgeable you really are when it comes to these word endings.

Questions and Answers

1.

What does the suffix 'ism' mean?
- A.
  
  Belief or doctrine
- B.
  
  The act of
- C.
  
  Quality of
- D.
  
  Pertaining to
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2.

What doe the suffix 'ship' mean?
- A.
  
  Condition of
- B.
  
  Position held
- C.
  
  Relating to
- D.
  
  Without
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3.

What does the suffix 'ist' mean?
- A.
  
  A thing
- B.
  
  Condition
- C.
  
  Process of action
- D.
  
  One who does or behaves
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4.

What does the suffix 'or' mean?
- A.
  
  Past tense
- B.
  
  Has qualities of
- C.
  
  Repeated action
- D.
  
  Someone who does
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5.

What does the suffix 'ness' mean?
- A.
  
  Location of
- B.
  
  State of
- C.
  
  Made of
- D.
  
  Full of
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6.

What does the suffix 'ous' mean?
- A.
  
  Characterized by
- B.
  
  Full of
- C.
  
  Without
- D.
  
  Condition
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7.

What does the suffix 'fy' mean?
- A.
  
  To make
- B.
  
  Act of
- C.
  
  Can be done
- D.
  
  One who
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8.

What does the suffix 'logy' mean?
- A.
  
  Study of
- B.
  
  Act of
- C.
  
  Resembling
- D.
  
  More than one
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9.

What does the suffix 'ory' mean?
- A.
  
  Concerned with
- B.
  
  Quality of being
- C.
  
  In a certain way
- D.
  
  A place for
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