Lesson 86 (Suffixes) Flashcards
Coining
Creating
-able
Combines with verbs to form adjectives, it means ‘can be’
-conscious
Combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe people who consider one aspect of their lives especially important
-free
Combines with nouns describing something undesirable to form adjectives to describe nouns without that undesirable aspect
-rich
Combines with nouns (often chemical or organic substances) to form adjectives to describe nouns with a lot of that substance
-led
Combines with nouns and nationality adjectives to form adjectives describing things that are controlled or influenced by the original noun or nationality
-minded
Combines with adjectives or nouns to form new adjectives describing people with particular characters, opinion or attitudes
Like-minded
With similar interests
High-minded
Having high moral standards
-proof
Combines with nouns to form adjectives describing things that can resist the damage or difficulty caused by the noun
-related
Combines with nouns to form adjectives to describe on thing as connected with another
-ridden
Combines with nouns to form adjectives describing people or things with a lot of that noun
Bedridden
A person has to stay in bed because they are ill
-worthy
Combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe people or things that merit whatever the original noun refers to
-ly
is not only an adverb ending, it also forms quite a few adjectives
