Suffixes Flashcards
-age
result of an action, collection
-al
of or pertaining to; having the form of
-cy, -cies
used to form an abstract noun
-ed
past tense
-ent, -ant
an action, condition or causing a specific action
-ful
full of
-hood
state, quality, condition of
-ic
relating to, characterized by
-ice
state or quality of
-ify
to make, to form into
-ity, ty
state of, quality of
-ish
like, having the characteristics of, inclined or tending to
-ist
person who practices or is concerned with
-ive
tending or having to do with
-ize
to make, to cause to become
-less
without
-logy
study of
-ment
for nouns, showing action or state of being
-ous, -eous, -ious
full of characterized by
-some
characterized by a thing, quality, state, or action
-ward
in the direction of