prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
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able/ible
A
able to be
2
Q
er/or
A
a person who
3
Q
ion/tion/ation/ition
A
state or quality/ action process of.
4
Q
ous/ious/eous
A
full of/having the quality of
5
Q
Ment
A
a product ( fragment), or means ( ornament).
6
Q
tive/itive
A
(forming nouns of adjectival origin):
7
Q
ative
A
An example of ative used as a suffix is in the word informative, which means relating to give information.
8
Q
ness
A
A noun ending in ‘ness’ literally means the state of the original adjective.
9
Q
ity
A
“condition or quality of being ______,” from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité and directly from Latin -itatem (nominative -itas),
10
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ence
A
-ence. suffix. indicating an action, state, condition, or quality: benevolence, residence, patience.
