What Do These Suffixes Mean?

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What does the suffix 'ism' mean?
- Belief or doctrine
- The act of
- Quality of
- Pertaining to

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Are you a self-proclaimed suffix expert? Take this quiz to find out how knowledgeable you really are when it comes to these word endings.

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What doe the suffix 'ship' mean?
- Condition of
- Position held
- Relating to
- Without
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What does the suffix 'ist' mean?
- A thing
- Condition
- Process of action
- One who does or behaves
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What does the suffix 'or' mean?
- Past tense
- Has qualities of
- Repeated action
- Someone who does
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What does the suffix 'ness' mean?
- Location of
- State of
- Made of
- Full of
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What does the suffix 'ous' mean?
- Characterized by
- Full of
- Without
- Condition
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What does the suffix 'fy' mean?
- To make
- Act of
- Can be done
- One who
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What does the suffix 'logy' mean?
- Study of
- Act of
- Resembling
- More than one
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What does the suffix 'ory' mean?
- Concerned with
- Quality of being
- In a certain way
- A place for
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