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Suffixes
Eighth Grade Language Arts
Term | Definition |
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Able | Can do (Agreeable) |
Al | Of, like (Optical) |
Ful | Full of (Helpful) |
Ic | Like, having to do with (Symbolic) |
Ily | In some manner (Happily) |
Ish | Somewhat like or near (Childish) |
Ism | Characteristic of (Heroism) |
Less | Without (Careless) |
Ly | In some manner (Calmly) |
Ology | Study, science (Biology) |
Ward | In the direction of (Westward) |
Er | Comparing two things (Faster) |
Est | Comparing more than two (Fastest) |
Ing | The result of (Painting) |
Ion | Act of, state of (Perfection) |