Suffixes Flashcards
A / IA
(NOUN)
State of, condition of, thing that has the quality of
ABLE / IBLE
(ADJ)
Capable of, worthy of
AGE
(NOUN)
Action or process, amount or rate of, place of
AL / IAL
(ADJ)
Relating to
AN / IAN
(ADJ / NOUN)
ADJ : Relating to
N : One who relates to or is skilled at
ANCE / ENCE / ANCY / ENCY
(NOUN)
State of, action of
ARD
(NOUN)
Person who has a particular quality
ARY
(ADJ)
Relating to
ATE
(ADJ / N / V)
ADJ : Having the quality of
N : One who has a quality
V : To impart or display a quality
CIDE
(NOUN)
Related to killing
CRACY
(NOUN)
Ruling order, system of government
CRAT
(NOUN)
Person who rules or has authority
CY
(NOUN)
State of or quality of
DOM
(NOUN)
State of, realm of
EE
(NOUN)
Person or thing that receives an action
ER / OR
(NOUN)
One who does
ESCENCE
(NOUN)
Process of becoming or process of taking on a quality
ESCENT
(ADJ)
Having a quality, or being in the process of becoming or taking on a quality
ESE
(ADJ / N)
ADJ : Relating to a place or language
N : The language of a nation
ESQUE
(ADJ)
Having or being in the style of, resembling, imitating
ETIC
(ADJ)
Relating to, tending to, or having the quality of
ETTE / ET / LET
(NOUN)
Diminutive: makes small
FUL
(ADJ)
Having the quality of
HOOD
(NOUN)
State of or quality of, place with or group of people with a specific quality
IAL / IAN / ARIAN
(ADJ / N)
Relating to or characterized by
IC / ICAL
(ADJ)
Relating to, having the quality of
IFY
(Transitive VERB)
To make something into something else
ISH
(ADJ)
Resembling, being related to, having the quality of
ISM / ASM
(NOUN)
Action of; state of being; state of having a quality, doctrine, or religion; bias or hatred
IST
(NOUN)
Someone who does
ITE
(NOUN)
Someone who has a trait, person who adheres to a school of thought
ITIS
(NOUN)
Inflammation of, condition resembling a disease
ITY
(NOUN)
State of, quality of
IVE
(ADJ / N)
ADJ: Having a quality of or tending to
N: A person or thing with the quality of
IZE
(Transitive/Intransitive VERB)
Cause to become, treat a certain way
LESS
(ADJ)
Without, lacking
LOGY
(NOUN)
The study of
LY
(ADV)
- Makes a word into an adverb
MENT
(NOUN)
Action of, state of being
NESS
(NOUN)
State of being, condition, or quality
NOMY
(NOUN)
Rules, system of law or order, field of study
OID
(ADJ / N)
ADJ : Resembling
N : Something that resembles something else
OSIS
(NOUN)
Act of, or disease of
OUS / IOUS
(ADJ)
Having the quality of; causing a feeling or concern
TION / SION / ION
(NOUN)
Act or process; result of a process; state or condition
TIVE
(ADJ)
Having a quality or tendency
TUDE
(NOUN)
State of being
ULAR
(ADJ)
Of, relating to, or resembling
URE / EUR
(NOUN)
Action of, condition of
WARD
(ADV)
In the direction of
Y
(ADJ)
Having, having a quality of, or resembling
