Building Vocabulary: Commonly Used Suffixes: Revision Puzzle
SUFFIX = a group of letters added to the end of a root word to make a new word with a different meaning. (e.g. -ful / -less / -ly, etc)
Research indicates that knowledge of only 20 prefix groups and 14 roots can help learners discover the meanings of more than 100,000 words! Many words are made up of prefixes, roots and suffixes, so knowing which ones are most commonly used will significantly increase the size of your vocabulary, making you a better reader, writer and speaker of English!
(When you have finished this exercise, find more practice in the following links:)
Click on the numbers in the crossword to open a hint and text box. Read the hint then enter in the text box a suffix learned in previous activities called 'Building Vocabulary - Suffixes Matching and Revision Quizzes'. (Be careful to spell each suffix carefully.) When you have finished, click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.