Suffixes

advertisement
Suffixes
1.
Suffix
-able, ible
2.
-al, ial
3.
-ed
4.
5.
6.
7.
-en
-er
-er, -or
-est
8.
9.
10.
11.
-fy, -ify
-ful
-ic
-ing
12.
-ism
13.
-ist
14.
15.
-ion, -tion, -ation,
-ition
-ity, -ty
16.
-ive, -ative, -itive
17.
-less
18.
-logue, -log
19.
-ly
20.
-logy
Meaning
able to;
can be done
having characteristics of
past-tense verbs;
sometimes an ending on an
adjective
made of
compares 2 people or things
a person who does
compares more than 2 people or
things
to make
full of
having characteristics of
verb form/
present participle
the act, practice, or process of
doing something
a person who does a specified
action or activity;
a person who makes or produces
something specified;
a person who plays a specified
musical instrument
the act of;
the process of
state of
Performing or tending toward a
certain action
(adjective form of a verb)
without
a particular kind of speaking or
writing
characteristic of
study of;
science of
OR
A way of speaking
Key Word(s)
comfortable
flexible
personal
sacrificial
hopped
wooden
higher
worker, actor
biggest
simplify
careful
graphic
running
Catholicism
plagiarism
environmentalist
novelist
guitarist
occasion
attraction
faulty
individuality
abusive
descriptive
fearless
homeless
prologue
dialogue
quickly
bravely
Biology
mythology
apology
Over 
21.
-ment
action or process
22.
-ness
23.
24.
-ous, -eous, -ious
-s, -es
25.
-ship
state of;
condition of
possessing the qualities of
added to a noun to mean more
than one
OR
Added to a verb third person
singular present tense
the art or skill of
26.
-tude
the state of
27.
-y
characterized by
Enjoyment
involvement
kindness
happiness
joyous
books
boxes
makes
friendship
ownership
gratitude
attitude
happy
snowy
Over 
Download