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Most Common Suffixes
Match the suffix with it's meaning
Term | Definition |
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able, ible | can be done |
acy | state or quality of |
al | act or process of |
al, ial | pertaining to |
ate | become |
dom | place or state of |
ed | past tense |
el, er, or | one who |
en | become |
er | comparative |
ess | female |
ful, ous | full of |
ic, ical | pertaining to |
ify, fy | make or become |
ing | present participle |
ion, tion, ation | act, process of |
ish | somewhat like or near |
ism | characteristic of |
ist | one who |
ity, ty | quality of |
ize, ise | make or become |
less | without |
ly | characteristic of |
ment | act of, result of |
ness | state of |
ology | study, science |
s, es | more than one, plural |
ship | position held |
ward | in the direction of |
y | having the quality of |