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Chapter 11
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | capable of being, lovable |
| -age | related to, marriage |
| -al | act of, industrial |
| -ance | quality of, accpetance |
| -dom | genreal conditon, freedom |
| -en | to become, redden |
| -er | one who, actor |
| -ful | full of, cheerful |
| -hood | state of, neighborhood |
| -ify | to make, magnify |
| -ish | having quality of, foolish |
| -itis | inflammation, arthritis |
| -itive | having the nature of, talkative |
| -ize | cause to be, emergize |
| -ly | in a like manner, |
| -less | without, thoughtless |
| -logy | study of, biology |
| -ment | condtion, contentment |
| -ness | degree, neatness |
| -ous | condition, nervous |
| -ship | full of, realtionship |
| -tion | action, construction |
| -ure | to a given, venture |
| -ward | destination, homeward |