Lesson 9 suffixes

Question 1

-able

Answer 1

forms adjectives: capable of (being), able to:

ten-able

dur-able

Question 2

-ation

Answer 2

forms nouns indicating an action or process: the result of (being), something that is:

gest-ation

form-ation

Question 3

-ce

Answer 3

forms nouns: the act of (being), the state of (being):

patien-ce

innocen-ce

Question 4

-cy

Answer 4

forms nouns: the act of (being), the state of (being):

constan-cy

hesitan-cy

Question 5

-ible

Answer 5

forms adjectives: capable of (being):

aud-ible

divis-ible

Question 6

-id

Answer 6

forms adjectives: in a state or condition of:

flu-id

tep-id

Question 7

-ile

Answer 7

forms adjectives: capable of (being), like:

fac-ile

infant-ile

Question 8

-ion

Answer 8

forms nouns: the act of:

tens-ion

correct-ion

Question 9

-ive

Answer 9

forms adjectives: pertaining to:

act-ive

nat-ive

Question 10

-ment

Answer 10

forms nouns: agent or instrument:

liga-ment

instru-ment

Question 11

-or

Answer 11

forms nouns: agent or instrument:

abduct-or

invent-or

Question 12

• orium*
• The suffixes -arium and -ary, with the same meaning as -orium and -ory, are usually found with nouns: sanitarium (sa􏰧nit􏰧as, health), library (liber, book).

Answer 12

forms nouns: place for something:

audit-orium

script-orium

Question 13

• ory* (1)
• The suffixes -arium and -ary, with the same meaning as -orium and -ory, are usually found with nouns: sanitarium (sa􏰧nit􏰧as, health), library (liber, book).

Answer 13

(1) forms adjectives: pertaining to:

exposit-ory

compuls-ory

Question 14

• ory* (2)
• The suffixes -arium and -ary, with the same meaning as -orium and -ory, are usually found with nouns: sanitarium (sa􏰧nit􏰧as, health), library (liber, book).

Answer 14

(2) forms nouns: place for something:

dormit-ory

laborat-ory

Question 15

-ure, -ura

Answer 15

form nouns: result of an action:

fiss-ure, fiss-ura

script-ure