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Suffixes and Their Meanings |
| In this flashcard activity you will find the prefixes listed on page 463 through 465 of The Writer's Craft. You will match the prefix with the meaning. The words in parenthesis might assist you. |
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| -able (unbelievable) | adj. "able to" |
| -acious (spacious) | adj. "full of" |
| -al (rental) | adj. "relating to" |
| -ic (heroic) | adj. "like" |
| -ical (economical) | adj. "pertaining to" |
| -ive (descriptive) | adj. "pertaining to" |
| -ant (triumphant) | adj. "relating to" |
| -ful (wonderful) | adj. "full of" |
| -ible (convertible) | adj. "able to" |
| -ish (stylish) | adj "relating to" |
| -less (senseless) | adj. "without" |
| -like (lifelike) | adj. "like" |
| -most (topmost) | adj. "at the extreme" |
| -ous (furious) | adj. "full of" |
| -ular (cellular) | adj. "pertaining to" |
| -ate (activate) | verb "to make" |
| -en (lengthen) | verb "to become" |
| -fy (simplify) | verb "to make" |
| -ize (crystalize) | verb "to become" |
| -ly (quickly) | adv. "manner" |
| -ward (skyward) | adv. "toward" |
| -wise (clockwise) | adv. "like" |
| -ant (commandant) | noun "one who does something" |
| -eer, -ier (auctioneer) | noun "one who does something" |
| -er, -or (counselor) | noun "one who does something" |
| -ist (theorist) | noun "one who does something" |
| -ician (statistician) | noun "one who does something" |
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