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09 Common Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Suffixes page 1 of 2
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| -able/-ible | able to be; capable of being: ex. intelligible, probable, inevitable |
| -ade | action or process: ex. blockade, escapade, parade |
| -age | action or process: ex. marriage, pilgrimage, voyage |
| -al/-ial | of; like; relating to; suitable for: ex. potential, musical, national |
| -ance | act; process; quality; state of being: ex. tolerance, alliance, acceptance |
| -ant | one who: ex. assitant, immigrant, merchant |
| -ary | of; like; relating to: ex. customary, honorary, obituary |
| -ate | characterstic of; to become: ex. officate; consecrate, activate |
| -cle/-icle | small: ex. cubicle, particle |
| -cy | fact or state of being: ex. diplomacy, privacy, relevancy |
| -dom | state or quality of: ex. boredom, freedom, martyrdom |
| -ence | act or state of being: ex. occurrence, conference |
| -er | one who; that which: ex. boxer, rancher, employer |
| -ery | place for; act, practice of: ex. surgery, robbery |
| -esque | like: ex. picturesque, statuesque |
| -ess | female: ex. goddess, heiress, princess |
| -ful | full of: ex. careful, fearful, joyful, thoughtful |
| -ic | relating to; characterstic of: ex. comic, hisoric, poetic, public |
| -ify | to make; to cause to be: ex. modify, glorify, beautify, pacify |
| -ion | act, conditon, or result of: ex. calculation, action, confederation |
| -ish | of or belonging to; characterized by: ex. tallish, amateurish, selfish |
| -ism | act, practice, or result of; example: ex. barbarism, heroism, altruism |
| -ity | condition; state of being: ex. integrity, sincerity, calamity, purity |
| -ive | of; relating to; beloging to; tending to: ex. inquisitive, active, creative |
| -ize | make; cause to be; subject to: ex. jeopardize, standardize, computerize |
| -less | without: ex. ageless, careless, thoughtless, tireless |
| -let | small: ex. islet, leafelet, owlet, rivulet, starlet |
| -like | like; characteristic of: ex. childlike, waiflike |
| -logy | study or theory of: ex. biology, ecology, geology |
| -ly | every: ex. daily, weekly, monthly, yearly |
| -ent | doing; having; showing: ex. fraudulent, dependent, negligent |
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