Question

Which of the following statements about suffixes is false?

A) You can use suffixes to figure out the meaning of words.
B) A suffix can change the meaning of the root word.
C) A suffix is one or more syllables placed at the end of a root word.
D) A suffix is not considered a word part.

Answer 1

D) a suffix is not considered a word part.

Answer 2

D) A suffix is not considered a word part. (False)

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement above is false because a word can be made up of roots and suffixes. Once a suffix is added to the root of the word, the new word can be dismembered into root and suffixes. For example, the word: unexpensive is made up of the prefix un and the root expensive. However, the whole word is unexpensive. If you look up the word in the dictionary, you will find unexpensive; so it has the category of word.