All's Well That Ends Well: A Quiz in Suffixes
Dateline: 04/12/99Do you have a good knowledge of Spanish suffixes? If you've already looked at last week's lesson, why not find out by taking this quiz?
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Select a correct translation from the choices following each Spanish word. Please note that many of the words also have correct translations not listed.
1. pobretón: poor but cute, extremely poor, pretending to be poor
2. hermandad: brotherly, someone like a brother, brotherhood, bully
3. tablón: bulletin board, notepad, children's play table, board room
4. virtuoso: virtual, virtuous, virtuosity, virulent
5. virtuoso: virtual, virtuous, virtuosity, virulent
6. sutileza: subtle, subtlety, extremely subtle, not subtle
7. suspicaz: suspicious, a suspect, suspiciousness
8. sulfúrico: sulfurous, sulfur, sulfuric, pure sulfur
9. tocinería: pork butcher, pork butcher shop, tasty pork, pork rinds
10. tocinero: pork butcher, pork butcher shop, tasty pork, pork rinds
11. danzador: bad dancer, dancer, dance hall, dance competition, a dance
12. bronceador: "bronzed baby shoe, a person with a deep suntan, sunburnt, suntan lotion
13. salsera: sauce container, tasty sauce, bad-tasting sauce, ketchup
14. saltatriz: pole used in pole vault, female acrobat, jumping shoes, puddle for a horse to jump over
15. robustez: strong person, robust, strength
16. periodista: period, periodontist, journalist, long period of time
17. palmetazo: clapping of the hands, palm oil, palm leaf extract, slap on the hand with a ruler
18. cabecera: headline, big-headed person, pig-headed person, pig's head
19. cajón: packet, cardboard box, locker, ticket booth
20. cajetilla: packet, cardboard box, locker, ticket booth
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