1. FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Directions: After reading the question, stop and write your answer. Then click on the
slide for the answer. See if you are correct!
2. FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Question: What suffixes are you familiar with at this time? What are the spelling
rules that pertain to suffixes?
Answer: Students may answer any of the suffixes that have been used in the first
two chapters. If a suffix begins with a vowel, drop the combining vowel; if the
suffix begins with a consonant, keep the combining vowel.
3. FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Question: Which suffixes can be used to make a term into an adjective?
Answer: Suffixes such as -al, -ose, -eal, -ior, and -iac all mean pertaining to. Terms
ending with these suffixes are adjectives.
