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:

1. audience: The root word is "audi-" (hear), with the suffix "-ence" (a noun-forming suffix indicating a state/quality).
2. hysterical: The root word is "hyster-", with the suffix "-ical" (an adjective-forming suffix meaning "relating to").
3. contemptible: The root word is "contempt", with the suffix "-ible" (an adjective-forming suffix meaning "capable of being").

The words "prior" and "villain" do not contain standard derivational suffixes that modify a root word's meaning/part of speech in this context.

Answer:

• audience
• hysterical
• contemptible