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Problem Overview:

The task is to identify the word in each group that contains a suffix. A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning, tense, or form. Common suffixes mentioned in the worksheet include: -er, -or, -ness, -ment, -ion, -ist, -ance, -ence.

Solution Approach:

1. Understand the Suffixes: Familiarize yourself with the common suffixes listed.
2. Analyze Each Group: Look at each group of words and determine which word has a suffix added to it.
3. Circle the Correct Word: Identify the word with the suffix and circle it.

Step-by-Step Solution:

#### 1. roof, roofs, roofing
- roof: Base word.
- roofs: Plural form (no suffix relevant here).
- roofing: Contains the suffix -ing.
- Answer: roofing

#### 2. celebrates, cheer, celebration
- celebrates: Verb form (ending in -s, not a suffix we're focusing on).
- cheer: Base word.
- celebration: Contains the suffix -ation.
- Answer: celebration

#### 3. artist, arts, art
- artist: Contains the suffix -ist.
- arts: Plural form (no suffix relevant here).
- art: Base word.
- Answer: artist

#### 4. brilliant, smart, brilliance
- brilliant: Base word.
- smart: Base word.
- brilliance: Contains the suffix -ance.
- Answer: brilliance

#### 5. exciting, excited, excitable
- exciting: Contains the suffix -ing.
- excited: Contains the suffix -ed.
- excitable: Contains the suffix -able.
- Answer: Any of these could be correct depending on the context, but typically exciting is most common in this format. exciting

#### 6. absence, absent, tardy
- absence: Contains the suffix -ence.
- absent: Base word.
- tardy: Base word.
- Answer: absence

#### 7. big, bigger, large
- big: Base word.
- bigger: Contains the suffix -er (comparative form).
- large: Base word.
- Answer: bigger

#### 8. fertile, fertilization, grow
- fertile: Base word.
- fertilization: Contains the suffix -ization.
- grow: Base word.
- Answer: fertilization

#### 9. back, straight, backward
- back: Base word.
- straight: Base word.
- backward: Contains the suffix -ward.
- Answer: backward

#### 10. telephone, phone, cell
- telephone: Contains the suffix -phone.
- phone: Base word.
- cell: Base word.
- Answer: telephone

#### 11. move, movement, going
- move: Base word.
- movement: Contains the suffix -ment.
- going: Contains the suffix -ing.
- Answer: Either movement or going could be correct, but typically movement is more aligned with the given suffixes. movement

Final Answers:

1. roofing
2. celebration
3. artist
4. brilliance
5. exciting
6. absence
7. bigger
8. fertilization
9. backward
10. telephone
11. movement

Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\text{roofing, celebration, artist, brilliance, exciting, absence, bigger, fertilization, backward, telephone, movement}
}
\]