Sufixes Flashcards
able
Meaning: capable of
Example: affordable
Type: adjective
ant
Meaning: tendency to
Example: dominant
Type: adjective
ative
Meaning: tendency to
Example: innovative
Type: adjective
ent
Meaning: tendency to
Example: persistent
Type: adjective
etic
Meaning: relating to
Example: symphatetic
Type: adjective
ful
Meaning: full of
Example: harmful
Type: adjective
ible
Meaning: capable
Example: discernible
Type: adjective
ical
Meaning: relating to
Example: identical
Type: adjective
less
Meaning: without
Example: harmless
Type: adjective
ous
Meaning: full of
Example: famous
Type: adjective
ness
Meaning: a quality of being
Example: kindness
Type: adjective
ry
Meaning: ocuppation
Example: ministry
Type: adjective
ship
Meaning: condition or state
Example: citizenship
Type: adjective
some
Meaning: tendentecy to
Example: bothersome
Type: adjective
y
Meaning: a quality of being
Example: arbitrary
Type: adjective
ary
Meaning: place
Example: library
Type: noun
ation
Meaning: process
Example: population
Type: noun
cule
Meaning: small
Example: minuscule
Type: noun
dom
Meaning: state of being
Example: wisdom
Type: noun
er
Meaning: one who does
Example: teacher
Type: noun
ery
Meaning: occupation
Example: dentistry
Type: noun
hood
Meaning: state of being
Example: manhood
Type: noun
ist
Meaning: one who does
Example: geologist
Type: noun
less
Meaning: without
Example: careless
Type: noun
ly
Meaning: like, similar to
Example: mainly
Type: noun
ment
Meaning: state of being
Example: contentment
Type: noun
ness
Meaning: state of being
Example: happiness
Type: noun
ous
Meaning: full of
Example: enormous
Type: noun
ship
Meaning: state of being
Example: citizenship
Type: noun
ly
Meaning: the way
Example: predictably
Type: adverb
ways
Meaning: the way
Example: sideways
Type: adverb
wise
Meaning: the way
Example: otherwise
Type: adverb
ade
Meaning: process of
Example: persuade
Type: verb
ate
Meaning: to make
Example: accentuate
Type: verb
en
Meaning: to make
Example:broaden
Type: verb
er
Meaning: process of
Example: shelter
Type: verb
ize
Meaning: to make
Example: emphasize
Type: verb