Suffixes Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what you learned on our Suffixes page. 1. We add a suffix to the _______ of a word. start middle end a) start b) middle c) end 2. Inflectional suffixes never change the _______ of the original word. basic meaning plurality tense a) basic meaning b) plurality c) tense 3. The word "accidental" is inflected corrected derived a) inflected b) corrected c) derived 4. We use the suffix "-ed" to make _______ forms. regular past tense present participle superlative a) regular past tense b) present participle c) superlative 5. Which word has an inflectional suffix? teachers jealousy imaginary a) teachers b) jealousy c) imaginary 6. The affix _______ is NOT a common derivational suffix. -ly -ing -ful a) -ly b) -ing c) -ful 7. We often make _______ with the suffix "-ly". nouns adverbs verbs a) nouns b) adverbs c) verbs 8. Which is a suffixed word "derived" from the word "god"? gods goddess demigod a) gods b) goddess c) demigod 9. We can add the suffix _______ to the word "brother" to mean "like a brother". -ize -ate -ly a) -ize b) -ate c) -ly 10. We often use the suffix _______ to convert a verb into the person performing the action of the verb. -en -er -tion a) -en b) -er c) -tion Your score is: Correct answers:
