Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
ance/ence
A
act/condion: ambulance, hence
2
Q
cy
A
State/condition: literacy, confederacy
3
Q
er, or
A
Action: investigator, instigator
4
Q
ism
A
Act/manner: symbolism, alcoholism
5
Q
tude
A
State: latitude, longitude
6
Q
ty, y
A
Quality/state: entity, happily
7
Q
ure
A
Act: adventure, literature
8
Q
dom
A
State: freedom, boredom
9
Q
hood
A
State: parenthood, likelihood
10
Q
ness
A
State: manliness, gratefulness
11
Q
able, ible
A
Able/likely: edible, credible
12
Q
ate
A
Having: desperate, federate
13
Q
esque
A
In style of/like: grotesque, oxfordesque
14
Q
fic
A
Making/causing: horrific, colorific
15
Q
ous
A
Marked by: humorous, rigorous
