Vocab: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ful
* graceful, thankful
A
filled with; CHARACTERIZED by; marked by
2
Q
-ure
A
the act or process of or rank
3
Q
-age
A
a collection, set, or group; action or process of
4
Q
-ty
A
multiples of 10
5
Q
what does adding -s or -es do?
A
changes a word to plural
6
Q
what does adding -ed to a word do?
A
changed verb tense to past
7
Q
what does added- er or -est to a word do?
A
changes a word to comparative or superlative, respectively
8
Q
-ly
A
like or manner of
9
Q
-ship
A
office, state, quality, skill, position
10
Q
-able
A
capable of being
11
Q
-ish
* churlish, childish
A
suggesting, like
12
Q
-less
A
lacking, without
13
Q
-ation
* occupation, starvation
A
action, state, result
14
Q
-ist
* monopolist, socialist
A
worker, follower, person who practices
15
Q
-fy
* glorify, fortify
A
make, cause to have
