Suffix Study Guide
Name: _________________________________
Suffix – a word part added to the ________ of a ____________ word.
A suffix changes the ___________ of the _______________ word.
SUFFIX
SUFFIX MEANING
EXAMPLE
-ful
full of
Hopeful
-able, -ible
capable of being, able to be
understandable, edible
-ness
state of, condition of being
Kindness
-less
without, not having, free from
fearless, homeless
-y, -ly
in a certain manner, characteristic
of, full of
rainy, softly
-ous, -eous, -ious
possessing the qualities of, full of
poisonous, spacious
-en
made of
Wooden
-en
to cause to have, to cause to be
Strengthen
-ment, -ion, -tion
state of being, act or process of
entertainment, rotation
-er, -or, -ist
person connected with
actor, artist
-ic
having the characteristics of
Artistic
-ent
to form, someone or something
that causes
existent, absorbent,
dependent