Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
What is a suffix?
A
Word endings
2
Q
Able, ible
A
Able to be
3
Q
Age
A
Forms nouns
4
Q
Al/ial
A
Forms adjectives
5
Q
Ance/ence
A
Forms abstract nouns
6
Q
Ar/er/or
A
Usually refers to careers and occupations
7
Q
Ary/ery
A
Forms nouns or adjectives
8
Q
Ate
A
Forms verbs
9
Q
Dom
A
Forms abstract noun
10
Q
Ed
A
Forms adjective or verbs
11
Q
En
A
Forms adjectives or verbs
12
Q
Ful
A
Full of
13
Q
Fy
A
Forms verb
14
Q
Hood
A
A state of
15
Q
Ic
A
Forms adjective
16
Q
Ing
A
Forms adjectives
Forms participles
Forms gerunds
17
Q
Ish
A
Like, having the nature of
18
Q
Ism
A
Forms abstract nouns
19
Q
Ist
A
One is a
20
Q
Ity
A
Forms abstract or collective noun
21
Q
Less
A
Without
22
Q
Ly
A
Forms adjective
23
Q
Ment
A
Forms nouns from verbs
24
Q
Ness
A
With/comprising
25
Ology
The science of
26
Our
Nouns
27
Ous
Forms adjectives from nouns
28
Ship
A position of
29
Sion
Forms nouns
30
Ssion
Forms nouns
31
Tion
Forms nouns
32
Tude
Forms abstract nouns
33
Ture
Forms nouns or verbs
34
Ward/s
In the direction of
35
Y
Forms adjectives
