Suffixes Flashcards
-able, -ible:
able to be
mem: comfortable, tolerable
-acy
state or quality
mem: privacy , accuracy
-age
several meanings
including process, the
outcome of & relationship
mem: coverage ; breakage
-al, -ial
pertaining to,
having the character of
mem: natural , actual , accidental
-ance, -ence
state or quality of
mem: acceptance, clearance
-ant, -ent, er, or
one who
mem: accountant ; contestant
correspondent ;dependent
driver, worker
doctor, crea tor
-ary
pertaining to,
connected with
mem: elementary ,honorary
-en
forms verbs from
nouns or adjectives or
adj. from nouns
mem: lengthen, shorten
-ful
full of
mem: joyful, fearful
-fy
to make
mem: magnify, petrify
-ic, -ac, -il, -ile
of,like, pertaining to
mem: comic,historic
cardiac,civil, fragile, docile
-ish
like, pertaining to
mem: english. spanish. childish , bookish
-ist
one who makes or
does
mem: artist , dentist
-ity
state or condition
mem: ability , activity , generosity
-ive
having the nature of
mem: active , creative