suffixes that form nouns Flashcards
Learn common suffixes that form Nouns
meaning
examples
acy-state or condition
democracy, intimacy
age-result of action
marriage, drainage
al-action
denial, rebuttal
ance/ence-state or quality of
maintenance, preference
ant-ent-performer of action
occupant, superintendent
tion-action;state result
expectation, transformation
dom-condition; domain
boredom, kingdom
ee-receiver of action
employee, trainee
neer=one involved in activity
auctioneeer, mountaineer
or-performer of an action
competitor, investor
ful=amount
cupful, mouthful
hood-state of condition of
childhood, widowhood
ism=doctrine; system; belief
Buddhism, imperialism
ist-one who does or follows
organist, physicist
ity-quality; state; condition
absurdity, reality
ness-state or condition
cleanliness, deafness
ship-position; quality; state
fellowship, leadership
sion/tion-state of being or action
digression, transition
tude-quality or state
gratitude, multitude
sure-act; means; result
exposure, pleasure
y-quality; action; condition
jealousy, inquiry