Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-able

A

able to (be)

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2
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-ac / -iac

A

pertaining to

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3
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-acy / -cy

A

state; quality; act of

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4
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-age

A

state, quality, act of

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5
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-al / -an / -ane

A

like; pertaining to

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6
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-an

A

one who

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7
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-ant

A

one who, that which

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8
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-ar / ary

A

like; pertaining to
or
one who

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-ast

A

one who

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-ate

A
to make; to act (to form verbs)
or 
having the quality of 
or
one who, that which
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-ence / -ance / -ency / -ancy

A

state, quality, act of

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12
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-ent

A

one who, that which
or
like, pertaining to

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13
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-er / -yer

A

one who, that which

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-ery / -ry

A

state, quality, act of

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-ety

A

state, quality, act of

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16
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-fy

A

to do, to make, etc.

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17
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-ian

A

one who

18
Q

-ible

A

able to (be)

19
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-ic / -ical

A

like, pertaining to

20
Q

-ice

A

state, quality of

21
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-id / -ile / ine / -ish

A

like, pertaining to

22
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-ism

A

state, quality, act of

23
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-ist

A

one who

24
Q

-ite

A

one who; pertaining to; having the quality of

25
Q

-ity

A

state, quality, act of

26
Q

-ive

A

tending to, having the quality of
or
one who, that which

27
Q

-ize / -ise

A

to make, to act, to subject to

28
Q

-logy / -ology

A

discourse, study

29
Q

-ly

A

like, having the quality of
or
in the manner of

30
Q

-ment

A

that which; state, quality, act of

31
Q

-mony

A

state, quality, result of

32
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-or

A

one who, that which ; state, quality of

33
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-ory

A

like, pertaining to

34
Q

-ory / -orium

A

place where, thing which

35
Q

-otic

A

pertaining to, having the quality of

36
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-ous / -ose

A

having the quality of

37
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-tion / -ion

A

state, quality, act of

38
Q

-tude

A

state, quality, act of

39
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-ty

A

state, quality, act of

40
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-ure

A

state, quality, act, result of

41
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-y

A

state, quality, act, result of