Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-able
Example: habitable
A
able to be
2
Q
-acy
Example: privacy
A
state or quality
3
Q
-al
Example: theatrical
A
act or process of
4
Q
-an (-ian)
Example: American
A
relating to, belonging to
5
Q
-ance, ence
Example: brilliance
A
state or quality of
6
Q
-ant
Example: supplicant
A
a person who
7
Q
-arian
Example: librarian
A
a person who
8
Q
-ate
Example: desolate
A
have or be characterized by
9
Q
-cide
Example: genocide
A
act of killing
10
Q
-cracy
Example: aristocracy
A
rule, government, power
11
Q
-dom
Example: wisdom
A
place or state of being
12
Q
-dox
Example: orthodox
A
belief
13
Q
-en
Example: smarten
A
become
14
Q
-er, -or
Example: lover
A
one who
15
Q
-ese
Example: Japanese
A
relating to a place
