Vocab: Suffixes Flashcards
-ful
* graceful, thankful
filled with; CHARACTERIZED by; marked by
-ure
the act or process of or rank
-age
a collection, set, or group; action or process of
-ty
multiples of 10
what does adding -s or -es do?
changes a word to plural
what does adding -ed to a word do?
changed verb tense to past
what does added- er or -est to a word do?
changes a word to comparative or superlative, respectively
-ly
like or manner of
-ship
office, state, quality, skill, position
-able
capable of being
-ish
* churlish, childish
suggesting, like
-less
lacking, without
-ation
* occupation, starvation
action, state, result
-ist
* monopolist, socialist
worker, follower, person who practices
-fy
* glorify, fortify
make, cause to have
-ate
to cause to be; having; showing
-ic
* melodic
having the characteristic or form of; make; cause; pertaining to
-ize
* characterize
to cause or show to be; treat with
-ness
* kindess
having the quality of being in the state of
-ology
* biology
the study of
-ous
* porous
having the characteristic of; marked by
-penia
deficiency
-ism
movement or set of principles aka belief, doctrine
-ious
having
-ward
direction
-arium
a place for
