Suffixes Flashcards

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-age

A

result of an action, collection

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-al

A

of or pertaining to; having the form of

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3
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-cy, -cies

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used to form an abstract noun

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4
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-ed

A

past tense

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5
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-ent, -ant

A

an action, condition or causing a specific action

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-ful

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full of

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-hood

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state, quality, condition of

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-ic

A

relating to, characterized by

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-ice

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state or quality of

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10
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-ify

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to make, to form into

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-ity, ty

A

state of, quality of

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-ish

A

like, having the characteristics of, inclined or tending to

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13
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-ist

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person who practices or is concerned with

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-ive

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tending or having to do with

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-ize

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to make, to cause to become

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-less

A

without

17
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-logy

A

study of

18
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-ment

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for nouns, showing action or state of being

19
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-ous, -eous, -ious

A

full of characterized by

20
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-some

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characterized by a thing, quality, state, or action

21
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-ward

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in the direction of