1. Bell Work January 9, 2012 payee employee trainee
Copy the following sentence onto your Bell Work sheet:
The suffix –ee means “the object of an action” or “the person who receives an action.”
Write a definition for each of the following words using the meaning of the suffix –ee in your definition.
payee
employee
trainee

2. Bell Work January 10, 2012 2. dinette 3. leatherette 4. majorette
Copy the following sentence onto your Bell Work sheet:
The suffix –ette/-et means “small” or “female”
or “imitation.”
Write a definition for each of the following words using one of the meanings of the suffix –ette/-et in your definition.
2. dinette
3. leatherette
4. majorette

3. Bell Work January 11, 2012 2. musician 3. Parisian 4. technician
Copy the following sentence onto your Bell Work sheet:
The suffix –ian means “person” as in
“one who ____.”
Write a definition for each of the following words using the meaning of the suffix –ian in your definition.
2. musician
3. Parisian
4. technician

4. Bell Work January 12, 2012 2. election 3. ambition 4. suspicion
Copy the following sentence onto your Bell Work sheet:
The suffix –ion means “state of ___” or
“quality of ____” or “process of ___.”
Write a definition for each of the following words using one of the meanings of the suffix –ion in your definition.
2. election
3. ambition
4. suspicion

5. Bell Work January 13, 2012 2. active 3. negative 4. repetetive
Copy the following sentence onto your Bell Work sheet:
1. The suffix –ive means “inclined to ___.”
Write a definition for each of the following words using the meaning of the suffix –ive in your definition.
2. active
3. negative
4. repetetive