Prefix/Suffix/Root Words Flashcards
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-er
Refer to someone who performs a particular action
-er/-or
Produce/cause
-facient
state or quality of
-cy/-acy or -ance/-ence or -ity/-ty
Place or state of being
-dom
Doctrine or belief
-ism
One who
-ist
Condition of
-ment
State of being
-ness
Position held
-ship
State of being (2)
-sion/-tion
Act or process of
-al
Member of
-ian
Becoming or beginning to show a quality
-scent
Become, e.g., regulate, awaken, civilize
-ate/-en/-ize
Make or become
-ify/-fy
Having the ability to
-ent
Capable of being
-able/-ible
Pertaining to / something is related to / characteristic of a particular subj.
-al
Reminiscent of
-esque
Notable for
-ful
Pertaining to
-ic/-ical
Characterized by; of the nature of
-ious/-ous
Having the quality of
-ish
Having the nature of
-ive
without
-less
Characterized by
-y
Becoming or beginning to show a quality
-scent
