suffixes

Question 1

-ABLE, -IBLE

Answer 1

CAPABLE OF
speakable = capable of being spoken
perishable = likely to spoil or decay

Question 2

-ATION

Answer 2

ACTION OR PROCESS
exploration = act of exploring or investigating
hesitation = act of pausing or delay

Question 3

-ISM

Answer 3

DOCTRINE, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY belief
conservatism = doctrine of traditional practices
monotheism = religious belief in a single deity

Question 4

-IST

Answer 4

PRACTITIONER
novelist = writer of novels
scientist = practitioner of science

Question 5

-LESS

Answer 5

WITHOUT
flawless = without any imperfections
regardless = without concern for the situation

Question 6

-NESS

Answer 6

STATE OR QUALITY
happiness = state of being happy
wilderness = uninhabited and uncultivated region

Question 7

-OUS, -IOUS

Answer 7

RESEMBLING, CHARACTERIZED BY
dangerous = involving possible harm
instantaneous = happening in a single moment
ambitious = having a strong desire to succeed
victorious = having achieved a victory

Question 8

-ATE

Answer 8

TO MAKE, BECOME
aggravate = to make bad situation worse
elongate = to extend the length of

Question 9

-DOM

Answer 9

PLACE, STATE
freedom, boredom
kingdom

Question 10

-EN

Answer 10

TO MAKE, BECOME
blacken = to make black

Question 11

-WARD (S)

Answer 11

IN A DIRECTION
forward, backward

Question 12

-STER

Answer 12

ONE WHO DOES AN ACTION
prankster, gangster

Question 13

-ACY

Answer 13

STATE, ACTION
piracy
lunacy

Question 14

-ER, -OR

Answer 14

A PERSON WHO DOES SOMETHING

trainer
investigator

Question 15

-FUL

Answer 15

FULL OF
plentiful
beautiful

Question 16

-IFY, -FY

Answer 16

TO MAKE, BECOME
terrify
satisfy