suffixes Flashcards
-ABLE, -IBLE
CAPABLE OF
speakable = capable of being spoken
perishable = likely to spoil or decay
-ACY
STATE, ACTION
piracy
lunacy
-ATE
TO MAKE, BECOME
aggravate = to make bad situation worse
elongate = to extend the length of
-ATION
ACTION OR PROCESS
exploration = act of exploring or investigating
hesitation = act of pausing or delay
-DOM
PLACE, STATE
freedom, boredom
kingdom
-EN
TO MAKE, BECOME
blacken = to make black
-ER, -OR
A PERSON WHO DOES SOMETHING
trainer
investigator
-FUL
FULL OF
plentiful
beautiful
-ISM
DOCTRINE, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY belief
conservatism = doctrine of traditional practices
monotheism = religious belief in a single deity
-ISH
LIKE, HAVING A QUALITY
childish, selfish
feverish = having or affected by a fever/ marked by intense agitation or emotion
-ITY, -TY
QUALITY OF
honesety = the quality of being honest
serenity = the quality or state of being calm and peaceful
-IFY, -FY
TO MAKE, BECOME
terrify
satisfy
-IVE
HAVING A QUALITY
attentive = full of attention
serenity = the quality or state of being calm and peaceful
-IST
PRACTITIONER, A PERSON WHO…
novelist = writer of novels
scientist = practitioner of science
-LESS
WITHOUT
flawless = without any imperfections
regardless = without concern for the situation
-NESS
STATE OR QUALITY
happiness = state of being happy
wilderness = uninhabited and uncultivated region
-OUS, -IOUS
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
-STER
ONE WHO DOES AN ACTION
prankster, gangster
-WARD (S)
IN A DIRECTION
forward, backward
