Suffixes Flashcards
- able, - ible
Meaning: able; can do (from the Latin suffix ‘-aiblis’, ‘-ibilis’, meaning suitable for the purpose indicated)
‘With this incredible suffix you will be capable of expanding your vocabulary to the extent that you will be considered most able by everyone who comes in contact with you.’
-acy
state or quality of
accuracy
-age
action or state of
breakage
- al, -ial
relating to
abdominal
- an, -ane, -ian
the nature of
Grecian, African
- ance, -ence
quality or action of
insurance, corpulence
- ant
forming adjectives of quality (nouns signifying a personal agent or something producing an effect)
defiant, servant
- arium, - orium
Place for
aquarium, auditirium
- ary
Place for, dealing with
seminary, dictionary
- atable
capable of (fit for)
- ate
cause to be, office of
animate, magistrate
- ation, - ition
action or state of
condition, dilapidation
- cle, -icle
diminutive
icicle
- dom
Condition or control
kingdom
- en
Small
mitten
Quality
golden, broken
- er
Belonging to
farmer, New Yorker
- ess
Feminine suffix
hostess, waitress
- et, - ette
Small
puppet, marionette
- ferous
Producing
coniferous
- ful
Full of
colourful, beautiful
- fy, - ify
Make
satisfy, fortify
- hood
State or condition of
boyhood, childhood
- ia
Names of classes, names of places
bacteria, Liberia
- ian
Practitioners or inhabitants
misician, Partisan
- ic
Meaning: like; nature of (from the Greek ‘ikos’)
‘This suffix often has -ally added to it; a fact which I wish to state emphat-ically!’
Heroic adjective. Like a hero.
‘It was a feat of heroic proportions.’
- id (e)
A quality
acid
- ine
a compound
chlorine
- ion
Condition or action of
persuasion
- ish
a similarity or relationship
childish, greenish
- ism
Quality or doctrineof
realism, socialism
- ist
One who practises
chemist, pessimist
- itis
Inflammation of - (medical)
bronchitis
- ity, - ety, -ty
Meaning: a state of or quality (from the Latin ‘-itas’)
‘The more you develop your verbal ability, the more you will be able to speak with clarity, dignity and authority. No one will ever accuse you of unnecessary ambiguity or verbal absurdity!’
- ive
Nature of
creative, receptive
- ize , - ise
Meaning: to make or become (from the Latin suffix ‘-izare’)
‘This suffix will familiarize you with and acclimatize you to a whol range of words that will help you to emphasize your point!’
- lent
Fullness
violent
- less
Lacking
fearless, faceless
- logy
Meaning: the subject of study; a science (from the Latin ‘logia’)
‘With this new suffix and with your growing knowledge of other suffixes, you are already well on your way to being a philologist!’
- ly
Having the quality of
softly, quickly
- ment
Act or condition of
resentment
- metry, - meter
Measurement
gasometer, geometry
- mony
Resulting condition
testimony
- oid
Resembling
ovoid
- or
a state or action, a person who, or thing which
victor. generator
- osis
Process or condition of
metamorphosis
- ous, - ose
Meaning: full of or having (from the Latin ‘-osus’)
‘With your increased Verbal Intelligence it is obvious that your appetite for learning will be voracious and that others will consider
your verbal skills wondrous!’
- some
Like
gladsome
- tude
Quality or degree of
altitude, gratittude
- ward
Direction
backward, outward
- y
Condition
difficulty
