Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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  • able

- ible

A

able to be X-ed

thinkable

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2
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  • al
  • ial
  • ile
A

relating to X

critical

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  • ance
  • ancy
  • ence
  • ency
A

state or process of doing X or being X

intelligence

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4
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  • ant

- ent

A

doing X

accountant

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5
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  • ar

- ary

A

related to X

solar

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6
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  • ate

- ite

A

formed by doing X or related to doing X

aggregate

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7
Q

-dom

A

state of being X or condition related to X

freedom

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8
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  • er

- or

A

doer of X

speaker

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9
Q

-fic

A

making into X or causing X

horrific

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  • fy

- ify

A

make into X cause X

magnify

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11
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-ful

A

filled with X

artful

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12
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  • ic

- iac

A

relating to X

manic

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13
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-ification

A

process of making into X

ramification

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14
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-ine

A

relating to X

marine

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15
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-ish

A

similar to X

reddish

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16
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-ism

A

system or characteristic of X

capitalism

17
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  • ist

- istic

A

characteristic of X or a person who espouses X

capitalist

18
Q

-ite

A

native or adherent of X

anchorite

19
Q
  • ity

- ty

A

state or quality of being X or doing X

polarity

20
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  • ive

- ative

A

tending toward the action of X

exclusive

21
Q
  • ize

- ise

A

make into X

polarize

22
Q
  • ization

- isation

A

process of making into X

polarization

23
Q

-less

A

without X

harmless

24
Q

-ment

A

state or result of doing X

development

25
Q

-ory

A

characteristic of doing X or a place for doing X

refractory

26
Q
  • ous
  • ious
  • ose
A

characteristic of being X or doing X

carnivorous

27
Q
  • tion
  • ation
  • ion
A

process or result of doing X

pollution

28
Q

-tude

A

state or quality of being X

solitude