Use your knowledge of suffixes to match each word to its meaning.
2.What does the word "invention" mean?
A.the state of being confused
B.something newly created
C.the state of being amazed
D.the feeling of joy
3.Which word means "the way something is treated"?
A.treatment
B.expression
C.excitement
D.improvement
4.Which suffix is used in the word "confusion"?
A.-able
B.-er
C.-sion
D.-ible
5.What does the word "excitement" mean?
A.the act of moving
B.the act of deciding
C.the state of agreeing
D.the state of being excited
6.Which word means "the state of being amazed"?
A.treatment
B.creation
C.amazement
D.enjoyment
7.Which suffix is used in the word "creation"?
A.-tion
B.-able
C.-ly
D.-sion
8.What does the word "action" mean?
A.the state of being excited
B.the process of doing something
C.the act of making better
D.the way something is treated
9.Which word means "the act of making better"?
A.enjoyment
B.agreement
C.treatment
D.improvement
10.Which suffix is used in the word "discussion"?
A.-sion
B.-tion
C.-ful
D.-able
11.What does the word "government" mean?
A.the act of making better
B.the process of learning
C.the state of being confused
D.the system of governing
12.Which word means "the process of learning"?
A.improvement
B.agreement
C.education
D.amazement
13.Which suffix is used in the word "expression"?
A.-ly
B.-sion
C.-ful
D.-tion
14.What does the word "movement" mean?
A.the act of moving
B.something newly created
C.the act of deciding
D.the act of creating
15.Which word means "the feeling of joy"?
A.decision
B.amazement
C.government
D.enjoyment
16.Which suffix is used in the word "decision"?
A.-ment
B.-able
C.-ible
D.-sion
17.What does the word "agreement" mean?
A.the state of agreeing
B.something newly created
C.the state of being confused
D.the system of governing
Standards: L.5.4