Chapter 1: Adjective and Plural Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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adjective suffixes mean

A

pertaining to

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adjective suffixes (7)

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ous

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noun suffixes that mean specialist (2)

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-ician, -ist

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noun suffixes that mean condition (3)

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-esis, -ia, -ism

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noun suffix that means medicine/treatment

A

-iatry

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change -is to plural

A

drop -is and add -es

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change -us to plural

A

drop -us and add -i

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change -y to plural

A

drop -y and add -ies

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change -a to plural

A

add -e

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10
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change -um to plural

A

drop -um and add -a

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change -ax to plural

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drop -x and add -ces

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12
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change -en to plural

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drop -en and add -ina

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change -ix to plural

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drop -ix and add -ices

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change -ex to plural

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drop -ex and add -ices

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15
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change -ma to plural

A

add -ta

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16
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change -on to plural

A

drop -on and add -a

17
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ous

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adjective suffixes (7)

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-ician, -ist

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noun suffixes that mean specialist (2)

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-esis, -ia, -ism

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noun suffixes that mean condition (3)

20
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-iatry

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noun suffix that means medicine/treatment