Word Knowledge (Suffixes) Flashcards
Suffix: able, ible
Meaning: able, capable
Examples: visible
Suffix: age
Meaning: act of, state of, result of
Examples: wreckage
Suffix: al
Meaning: relating to
Examples: gradual
Suffix: algia
Meaning: pain
Examples: myalgia
Suffix: an, ian
Meaning: native of, relating to
Examples: riparian
Suffix: ance, ancy
Meaning: action, process, state
Examples: defiance
Suffix: ary, ery, ory
Meaning: relating to, quality, place
Examples: aviary
Suffix: cian
Meaning: processing a specific skill or art
Examples: physician
Suffix: cule, ling
Meaning: very small
Examples: sapling, animalcule
Suffix: cy
Meaning: action, function
Examples: normalcy
Suffix: dom
Meaning: quality, relam
Examples: wisdom
Suffix: ee
Meaning: one who receives the action
Examples: Nominee
Suffix: en
Meaning: made of, to make
Examples: silken
Suffix: ence, ency
Meaning: action, state of, quality
Examples: urgency
Suffix: er, or
Meaning: one who, that which
Examples: professor
Suffix: escent
Meaning: in the process of
Examples: adolescent, senescence
Suffix: esis, osis
Meaning: action, process, condition
Examples: genesis, neurosis