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Question 5 • HVA 26-27 IM English ELA 11 A

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.

Answer
A
prior
B
audience
C
hysterical
D
contemptible
E
villain

Explanation

Audience has the suffix -ence, hysterical has the suffix -ical, and contemptible has the suffix -ible. These endings are suffixes because they are added to word roots to form words with related meanings or parts of speech. Prior and villain do not contain suffixes in this sentence.

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