Question

read the sentence.

from a prior scene, the audience knew that the lead was hysterical because of the contemptible villain.

suffixes help a reader understand the meanings of words. which words in the sentence have suffixes? select three answers.

prior
audience
hysterical
contemptible
villain

Explanation:

Analyze the word structures

• prior: Derived from Latin prior (former). It is a root word in English with no suffix.
• audience: Derived from Latin audire (to hear) + noun suffix -ence (state or quality of).
• hysterical: Derived from the root hysteria + adjective suffix -ical (having the nature of).
• contemptible: Derived from the root contempt + adjective suffix -ible (capable of or worthy of).
• villain: Derived from Anglo-Norman vilein. It is a root word in English with no suffix.

Select the three words with suffixes

The words containing suffixes are audience (-ence), hysterical (-ical), and contemptible (-ible).

Answer:

• prior
• audience (Correct answer)
• hysterical (Correct answer)
• contemptible (Correct answer)
• villain