11-plus English | Suffixes - group of letters added to end of word

English Quiz - Suffixes (Questions)

A suffix is a small group of letters (an element) which is attached to the end of a word in order to modify (alter) its meaning. For example:

'hard' (adjective) becomes 'hardness' (noun) when the suffix -ness is attached to 'hard'

Incidentally, if the element is added to the front of a word, it is called a prefix. Prefixes and suffixes are not normally words in themselves. Finally, unlike prefixes, suffixes tell you what part of speech a word is, for example:

words ending in '-ness' are nouns; words ending in '-able/ible' are adjectives, and so on

This 11-plus English quiz will give you some practice in identifying what part of speech a particular word is. Don't forget: each part of speech tells you how the word is used.

What is the part of speech represented by word(s) formed with the given suffix(es)? Just in case you were wondering, here are the 8 parts of speech: verb, noun, pronoun, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction and interjection.
-er, -or, -ist

[ ]	adverb
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb

[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb

[ ]	adjective only
[ ]	noun
[ ]	adverb/adjective
[ ]	adverb only

[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb

[ ]	verb
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	noun

[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb

[ ]	noun
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adjective

[ ]	adjective
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	noun

[ ]	verb
[ ]	noun
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb

10.

[ ]	adjective
[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adverb

English Quiz - Suffixes (Answers)

[ ]	adverb
[ ]	adjective
[x]	noun
[ ]	verb

These noun endings are used in job titles, for example: driver, painter, actor, doctor, dentist, journalist, scientist

[x]	adjective
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb

These adjectival endings are used in words such as helpful, gorgeous, childish

[ ]	adjective only
[ ]	noun
[x]	adverb/adjective
[ ]	adverb only

Words with the suffix '-ly' can be either adjectives or adverbs, for example: quickly, slowly, rudely (adverbs); friendly, daily, lovely, deadly (adjectives)

[x]	noun
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb

These nounal endings are used in words such as justice, hardness, revision. Note: some nouns end in '-sion' BUT some end in '-tion' - be careful!

[ ]	verb
[x]	adjective
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	noun

These adjectival endings are used in words such as careless, similar, defensive

[x]	noun
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb

These nounal endings are used in words such as freedom, neighbourhood, friendship

[ ]	noun
[ ]	adverb
[ ]	verb
[x]	adjective

These adjectival endings are used in words such as trivial, different, worthless

[ ]	adjective
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adverb
[x]	noun

These nounal endings are used in words such as advertisement, importance, hostility. Note: some nouns end in '-ance' BUT some end in '-ence' - be careful!

[ ]	verb
[x]	noun
[ ]	adjective
[ ]	adverb

These nounal endings are used in words such as terrorism, revelation, preference. Note: some nouns end in '-ence' BUT some end in '-ance' - be careful!

10.

[x]	adjective
[ ]	noun
[ ]	verb
[ ]	adverb

These adjectival endings are used in words such as logical, fantastic, courageous