suffix Flashcards
happiness, sadness
-ness:
(added to adjectives to form (…)) the (…), (…) or character of
nouns
quality
state
-phobe:
someone who (…) or (…) something
dislikes
hates
-phile:
someone who (…) something
likes
-less:
(…). treeless
(…) or (…) something. harmless
without.
not doing
using
childhood
falsehood
-hood:
the (…) or (…).
the priesthood
-hood:
a (…) people of the type mentioned
state
quality of
group of
ownership
friendship
-ship:
the (…) or (…).
musicianship
-ship:
skill or (…).
membership
-ship:
the (…)
state
quality of
ability as
group of
purity
-ity:
(in nouns)
(…) quality or (…) (…)
the
state
of
mountainous
continuous
-ous:
(in (…))
(…) the nature or (…) (…)
adjectives
having
quality
of
passionate
Italianate
-ate:
(in adjectives)
full of or (…) the (…)
having
quality of
masterful
forgetful
-ful :
(in adjectives)
(…) of; (…) the (…) of; (…) to
full
having
qualities
tending
fashionable
comfortable
changeable
-able:
in (…)
(…) the (…)
adjectives
having
quality of
magical
verbal
-al:
(in adjectives)
(…) with
adjectives
connected
explosive
descriptive
-ive:
(in (…) and (…))
(…) to; (…) the (…)
nouns
adjectives
tending
having
nature of
diseased
talented
bearded
-d, -ed:
(in (…))
having; (…) the (…) of
adjectives
having
characteristics
development
-ment:
(in (…))
the (…) or result of
nouns
action
