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Suffixes
Suffixes and their meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -able,-idle | can be done |
| -al,-ial | having characteristices of |
| -ed | past-tense verbs |
| -en | made of |
| -er | comparative |
| -er, | one who |
| -est | comparative |
| -ful | full of |
| -ic | having characteristics of |
| -ing | verd form/present participle |
| -ion,-tion,-ation,-ition | act,process |
| -ity,-ty | state of |
| -ive,-ative,-itive | adjective form of a noun |
| -less | with out |
| -ly | characteristic of |
| -ment | action or process |
| -ness | state of,condition of |
| -ous,-eous,-ious | possessing the qualities of |