Suffixes Flashcards
-Able
Capable of being
-ible
capable of being
-Al
Pertaining to
-esque
reminiscent of
-ful
notable for
-ic
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ious
characterized by
-ous
characterized by
-ish
having the quality of
-ive
having the nature of
-less
without
-y
characterized by
-able
able to be
ac
pertaining to
-acity
quality of
-ocity
quality of
-ade
act/action/process/product
-age
action or process
-aholic
one with an obsession for
-oholic
one with an obsession for
al
relating to
-algia
pain
-an
relating/belonging to
-ian
relating/belonging to
-ance
state or quality of
-ant
a person who
-ar
of or relating to
-ard
a person who does an action
-arian
a person who
-arium
a place for
-orium
a place for
-ary
of or relating to
-ate
state or quality of
-ation
action or process
-ative
tending to
-cide
act of killing
-cracy
rule/government/power
-crat
someone who has power
-cule
making something small
-cy
condition or quality
-cycle
circle or wheel
-dom
state/realm
-dox
belief or praise
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-ed
past tense
-ee
receiver or performer
-eer
associated with/engaged in
-emia
blood condition
-en
makes the word a verb
-ence
action
-ency
condition or quality
-ent
one who performs or causes
-er
more/action or process
-ern
state or quality of
-escence
state or process
