Name/ Class: _______________________/__________

Four Noun Suffixes

Suffix From Examples
-ist Greek pianist, humorist
-ance Latin disappearance
-ence Latin existence
-ry Latin dentistry, forestry
-tion Latin creation, transition

PART A:

A B A B
1. Evaporate 11. Differ
2. Act 12. Jewel
3. Philanthropy 13. Relate
4. Audit 14. Insist
5. Chemist 15. Art
6. Column 16. Rival
7. Assist 17. Tour
8. Mimic 18. Minister
9. Persecute 19. Rely
10. Solo 20. Defense

PART B: Add the suffix to the word in parenthesis. Use -ry, -tion, -ist, -ance, or -ence.

1. My brother is a ________________ (art), he draws very well

2. Your ________________ (explain) is wrong

3. This picture is my ________________ (imagine) of the world.

4. My baseball card ______________________ (collect) is very extensive.

5. I received a ____________________ (accept) letter from the academy of arts.

6. A ___________ (bake) box held four small French pastries

7. The cornerback hand pass ___________________ (interfere) on the biggest play of the game.

8. I want to file a ________________ (grieve) against the company that didn't pay me.

9. The schools of medicine, pharmacy and _____________ (dentist) are in Chicago

10. The boy can be an ________________ (annoy) to his sister when he is sad.