1. Matching roots and Suffix’s Game
Kelsi Beard

2. Review Question: What suffix would you add to teach to make it a noun?
Answer: -er
Question: What suffix would you add to the root word “love” to make it a verb?
Answer: -ing
Question: What does the suffix “-able” mean?
Answer: able to

3. Rules Match the correct suffix to the root word!
Make sure when the suffix is added to the root it makes the proper form!
Ready?

4. The root “AlteR” with what suffix means to change Repeatedly…
-ate nate er

5. Suffix “er”- which word means the given phrase? quick
Fast Fastest Faster

6. Which root word and suffix together means… having a texture that is smooth to touch
Softer Soft Softest

7. What suffix makes the word “jump” past tense?
-ing ed er

8. Adding the suffix “-er” to the Root “teach” changes the word to a…
verb noun adjective

9. What suffix means a past action?
-tion ly ed

10. Adding the suffix “ing” to a word makes it a…
Past action Action Future Action

11. Answers to the questions… 1. –nate 2. Fast 3. Soft 4. –ed 5. Noun 6
Answers to the questions… 1. –nate 2. Fast 3. Soft 4. –ed 5. Noun 6. –ed 7. Action