Name:_________________________________________________________Period:_________
Final Suffix Test
Read the sentence. Determine the grammatical function and suffix for the underlined word.
Word
1. Old bones can fossilize into rock.
2. Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause cancer.
3. Students should participate in class discussions.
4. She held the delicate flower in her hand.
5. A person is not a possession.
6. We feel humiliation when people laugh at us.
7. I can sense your hostility from across the room.
8. It is hard to understand the magnitude of the universe.
9. The student planned to study journalism in college.
10. My grandfather told horrendous war stories that
frightened me.
11. Dynamite is an explosive material.
12. The orphanage was the only home they ever knew.
13. The valiant heroes rescued the hostages.
14. The fourth floor apartment has a new occupant.
15. The local grocery store is a convenient place to shop.
16. The student was late to class.
17. Some people believe in the existence of alien life.
18. Use the book’s glossary to look up words.
19. The girl was born with a hereditary disease.
20. The dictator terrorized the people with brutality.
Grammatical
Function
Suffix
Name:_________________________________________________________Period:_________
Midterm Suffix Test
Read the sentence. Determine the grammatical function and suffix for the underlined word.
Word
Grammatical
Function
Suffix
1. The joyous laughter filled the room.
2. She is protective of her infant son.
3. Wow! That luggage was heavy!
4. The hideous mutant terrorized the children.
5. The mutant frog can jump high.
6. The needy and dependent always cried for his mother.
7. The President is the leader of our country.
8. A dictionary will provide the definitions of words.
9. Please read the necessary directions before reading the test.
10. Ignorance is bliss.
Name:________________________________________________________Period:_________
Midterm Suffix Test
Read the sentence. Determine the grammatical function and suffix for the underlined word.
Word
1. The joyous laughter filled the room.
2. She is protective of her infant son.
3. Wow! That luggage was heavy!
4. The hideous mutant terrorized the children.
5. The mutant frog can jump high.
6. The needy and dependent always cried for his mother.
7. The President is the leader of our country.
8. A dictionary will provide the definitions of words.
9. Please read the necessary directions before reading the test.
10. Ignorance is bliss.
Grammatical
Function
Suffix