Lesson 1 Suffixes

Question 1

-a

Answer 1

State, condition

-forms abstract nouns

Question 2

-ia or -y

Answer 2

State, condition

-forms abstract nouns

Question 3

-sia

Answer 3

Forms abstract nouns: state, condition

Question 4

-y

Answer 4

Forms abstract nouns: state or condition

Question 5

-sis

Answer 5

Abstract nouns: state, condition

Question 6

-ac

Answer 6

Pertaining to, located in

-forms adjectives

Question 7

-iac

Answer 7

Person afflicted with

-forms nouns

Question 8

-iasis

Answer 8

Disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; often used with name of parasitic organism, indicating infestation of body.
-forms abstract nouns

Question 9

-ic -

Answer 9

Pertaining to, located in

-words ending in -ic can be used as adjectives and nouns (as a noun it’s often naming a drug or agent)

Question 10

-in or -ine

Answer 10

Names of substances

Question 11

-ist

Answer 11

Person interested in

Question 12

-itic

Answer 12

Pertaining to inflammation; words ending in -itic can be used as nouns and adjectives (indicating drugs or agents)

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

Forms nouns, indicating an inflamed condition

Question 14

-itides

Answer 14

Plural form for words ending in -itis

Question 15

-ium (-eum)

Answer 15

Forms nouns: membrane, connective tissues

Question 16

-ma

Answer 16

Forms nouns: often abnormal or diseased condition. -mat is the combining form

Question 17

-osis

Answer 17

Nouns: abnormal or diseased condition

Question 18

-Otic

Answer 18

Forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to

Question 19

-tic

Answer 19

Forms adjectives from nouns ending in -sis: pertaining to; words ending in -tic and can be used as both adj. and nouns