Suffix Only 25 Flashcards
Ade
Result of action
Ex: blockade
Able, ible
Able, capable
Ex: capable, agreeable, edible, visible
Age
Act of, state of, result
Ex: storage, wreckage, damage
Al
Relating to
Ex: gradual, manual, natural
An, ian
Native of, relating to
Ex: African, riparian
Ance, ancy
Action, process, state
Ex: assistance, allowance, defiance
Ary, ery, ory
Relating to, quality
Ex: aviary, bravery, dormitory
Cian
Possessing a specific
Ex: magician, physician
Cy
Action, function
Ex:hesitancy, prophecy, normalcy
Cule, ling
Very small
Ex: molecule ridicule, animalcule, duckling, sapling
Dom
Quality, realm
Ex: freedom, kingdom, wisdom
ee
One who receives the
Ex: refugee, nominee, lessee
en
Made of, to make
Ex: silken, frozen, wooden
Ence, ency
Action, state of
Ex: difference, confidence, urgency, agency
Er, or
One who, that which
Ex: baker, miller, professor
Escent
In the process of
Ex: adolescent, senescence, putrescence
Ese
A native of, the
Ex: Javanese, Japanese, Balinese
Esis, osis
Action, process
Ex: genesis, hypnosis, neurosis, osmosis
Ess
Female
Ex: goddess, lioness, actress
Et, ette
Small one, group
Ex: midget, baronet, sextet, lorgnette
Fic
Making, causing
Ex: scientific, specific
Ful
Full of
Ex: frightful, careful, helpful
Fy
Make
Ex: beautify, fortify, simplify
Hood
Order, condition
Ex: manhood, adulthood
Ic
Nature of, like
Ex: metallic, acidic, bucolic, simplistic
