Suffixes Flashcards
-s, -es
Meaning: plurals
Examples: assignments, projects, dresses, brushes
-ed
Meaning: past-tense verbs
Examples: waited, exhausted, reminded, devoted
-ing
Meaning: verb form, present particle
Examples: friendly, openly, quickly
-er, -or
Meaning: one who
Examples: teacher, actor, believer, contractor
-ion
Meaning: act, process
Examples: reaction, distraction, action
-ible, -able
Meaning: can be done
Example: likable, edible, reliable, believable
-al, -ial
Meaning: having characteristics of
Examples: final, physical, radical, social, critical
-y
Meaning: characterized by
Examples: funny, blurry, fluffy, prickly, dainty
-ness
Meaning: state of, condition of
Examples: happiness, forgiveness, darkness
-ity, -ty
Meaning: state of
Examples: activity, reality, ability, civility dignity
-ment
Meaning: action or process
Examples: employment, enjoyment, resentment
-ic
Meaning: having characteristics of
Examples: comic, historic, generic, iconic
-ous
Meaning: possessing the qualities of
Examples: serious, mysterious, courageous
-en
Meaning: made of, to make
Examples: brighten, flatten, worsen
-er
Meaning: more
Examples: bigger, smaller, lighter, happier
