Suffix Flashcards
-able or -ible
Capable: Adjective; Agree -> Agreeable
-age
act of: noun; break -> breakage
-al
relating to: Adjective; function -> functional
-ance or -ence
instance of an action: noun; perform-> performance
-ation
action, process: Noun; liberate -> liberation
-en
made from: adjective, verb; silk -> silken
-ful
full of: adjective; help -> helpful
-ic
relating to, like: adjective; anemia -> anemic
-ical
possessing a quality of: adjective; magic -> magical
-ion
result of, act of: noun; legislate -> legislation
-ish
resembling: adjective, noun; child -> childish
-ism
condition or manner: noun; hero -> heroism
-ist
one who or that which does: noun; anarchy -> anarchist
-ity
quality of or state of: noun; dense -> density
-less
not having: adjective, noun: worth -> worthless
-let
small one: noun; book -> booklet
-ly
like: adjective, adverb; fearless -> fearlessly
-ment
act or process of: noun; establish -> establishment
-ness
possessing a quality: adjective, noun; good -> goodness
-or, -er
one who does a thing: noun; orate -> orator
-ous
state of: adjective; danger -> dangerous
