suffixes Flashcards
-able
adorable.
doable.
approachable.
believable
adjective
capable of
EX: agreeable
-age
passage
wreckage
drainage
storage
Noun
act of
EX: breakage
-al
arrival
central
magical
personal
Adjective
relating to
EX: functional
-ance -ence
difference
coincidence
abscence
experience
Noun
instance of an action
EX: performance
-ation
aggrevation
moderation
compilation
duration
Noun
process
EX: liberation
-en
sunken
shaken
wooden
golden
Adjective, verb
made from
EX: silken
-ful
harmful
mouthful
joyful
beautiful
Adjective
full of
EX: helpful
-ic - ical
economical
biological
magical
historical
Adjective
relating to, like
EX: anemic
-ion
subtraction
collection
possession
perfection
Noun
result of
EX: legislation
-ish
sluggish
outlandish
banish
demonlish
adjective noun
resembling
EX: childish
-ism
criticism
realism
journalism
optimism
Noun
condition or manner
EX: heroism
-ist
misogynist
optimist
athiest
racist
Noun
one who
EX: anarchist
-ity
affinity
adversity
disparity
prosperity
noun
state of
EX: density
-less
careless
helpless
pointless
endless
Adjective noun
not having
EX: worthless
-let
streamlet
wavelet
moonlet
notelet
noun
small one
EX: booklet
-ly
accidentally
evenly
frequently
generally
Adjective adverb
like
EX: fearlessly
-ment
confinement
achievement
improvement
excitement
Noun
act or process of
EX: establishment
-ness
tightness
sharpness
sweetness
blindness
adjective noun
possessing a quality of
EX: goodness
-or
tutor
author
dictator
orator
noun
one who does a thing
EX: narrator, professor
-ous
poisonous
enormous
jealous
glamorous
Adjective
state of
EX: dangerous
