Question

Match each suffix with the effect it has on a word.

Match each suffix with the effect it has on a word.
A. -ism
___makes the word an adjective 1.
B. -ate
___changes an adjective into an adverb 2.
C. -able
____creates an abstract noun 3.
D. -ly
___turns a word into a verb 4.

Answer 1

A. -ism: creates an abstract noun (classicism, romanticism...)
B. -ate: turns a word into a verb (domination - dominate...)
C. -able: makes the word an adjective (objection - objectionable...)
D. -ly: changes an adjective into an adverb (happy - happily...)