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suffixes
suffixes and meaning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| able,ible | can be done |
| al,ial | having characteristics of |
| ed | past-tense verbs |
| en | made of |
| er | comparative |
| er, | one who |
| est | comparative |
| ful | full of |
| ic | having characteristic of |
| ing | verb form/present participle |
| ion,tion,ation,ition | act,process |
| ity,ty | state of |
| ive,ative,itive | adjective form of a noun |
| less | without |
| ly | characteristic of |
| ment | action or process |
| ness | state of,condition of |
| ous,eous,ious | possessing the qualites of |
| s,es | more than one |
| y | characterized |