Suffixes

Question

Word Analysis: Suffixes

Suffixes
A suffix is a letter or group

of letters added to the end

of a base or root word to

change its usage, tense,

number, or meaning.

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QUESTION 4


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Look at these words. Each word is missing a suffix. Drag the words to the correct place in the chart.

 Words Missing the Suffix -ible

Words Missing the Suffix -ing

options: retain__, illeg__, tout__, tang__, invest__, contempt__, sever__, ed__

Answer 1

To complete the chart with the correct suffixes, we can analyze the options provided.

Words Missing the Suffix -ible:

• illegible (illeg__)
• tangible (tang__)

Words Missing the Suffix -ing:

• retaining (retain__)
• touting (tout__)
• investing (invest__)
• contempting (contempt__)
• severing (sever__)
• ed__ (not applicable, but could be "edited" if "edit" were the root)

So the completed chart will look like this:

Words Missing the Suffix -ible:

• illegible
• tangible

Words Missing the Suffix -ing:

• retaining
• touting
• investing
• contempting
• severing

Make sure to drag the words to the appropriate sections accordingly!