English P1- Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Suffix
A
Modify words to which they are connected and often change the parts of speech of these words
2
Q
Able, ible
A
Able to be
3
Q
Age
A
Forms nouns
4
Q
Al/ial
A
Forms adjectives
5
Q
Ance/ence
A
Forms abstract nouns
6
Q
Ar/er/or
A
Usually refer to careers or occupations
7
Q
Ary/ery/ory/ury
A
Forms nouns or adjectives
8
Q
Ate
A
Forms verbs
9
Q
Dom
A
Form abstract nouns
10
Q
Ed
A
Forms adjectives or verbs
11
Q
En
A
Forms adjectives or verbs
12
Q
Ful
A
Full of or comprising of
13
Q
Fy
A
Forms verbs
14
Q
Hood
A
A state of
15
Q
Ic
A
Forms adjectives
16
Q
Ing
A
Forms adjectives, participles and gerunds
17
Q
Ish
A
Like, having the nature of
18
Q
Ism
A
Forms abstract nouns
19
Q
Ist
A
One is a…(common noun)
20
Q
Ity
A
Forms abstract or collective nouns
21
Q
Less
A
Without
22
Q
Ly
A
Forms adjectives
23
Q
Ment
A
Forms nouns from verbs
24
Q
Ness
A
With or comprising of
25
Ology
Science of
26
Our
Nouns
27
Ous
Forms adjectives from nouns
28
Ship
Position of
29
Sion
Forms nouns
30
Ssion
Forms nouns
31
Tion
Forms nouns
32
Tude
Forms noun or verbs
33
Ward/s
In the direction of
34
Y
Forms adjectives
