Question

determine word meanings using known words and suffixes -ment and -able — quiz — level c
complete the sentences.
“my new puppy is
. i just love
how cute he is!” so
adorable
e only
problem is that he
enjoyment
my stuff,
even if it’s not food. i have to hide
everything
, or he would
destroy it.”

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context and the suffixes:

First Blank:

The sentence describes the puppy as cute, so we need an adjective (since “-able” suffix forms adjectives). “Adorable” (from “adore + -able”) means lovable/cute, fitting the context. “Enjoyment” is a noun (from “enjoy + -ment”), so it doesn’t fit here.

Second Blank (assuming the dropdown is for the second blank, likely needing an adjective with “-able” or a word that makes sense):

The context is about hiding things to prevent the puppy from destroying them. A common phrase here would be “hide everything safely” or using a word with “-able” like “hide everything carefully” – but based on the suffix focus (-able), if we consider a word like “hide everything securely” or (if a word with -able is needed, maybe “hide everything protectable” but more likely, the intended word here, given the suffix theme, could be related to “able” for being able to hide, but more contextually, the first blank is “adorable” and the second blank (if we follow the suffix -able) might be a word like “hide everything safely” but since the options might be related, but from the given options (though the second dropdown isn’t fully shown, but from the first part, the first blank is “adorable”).

Final Answers:

First blank: adorable
(For the second blank, if we assume a word with -able, but since the options aren’t fully visible, but based on the first part, the key fill is “adorable” for the first blank.)

Answer:

First blank: adorable
(Second blank would depend on full options, but first is “adorable”.)