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Suffix Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -s examples: chairs, students | more than one, plural |
| -ed played, jumped | past tense (happened in the past) |
| -ing example: swimming, listening | present tense (happening now) |
| -er 1st definition examples: taller, happier 2nd definition examples: teacher, painter | 1st definition: comparing 2 things 2nd definition: one who (a person) |
| -es examples: boxes, dresses | plural, more than one for words that end in -x or -s |
| -est examples: tallest, heaviest | comparing 3 or more things |
| -or examples: actor, visitor | a person, one who |
| -ist Examples: artist, violinist | one who, a person |
| -ian or -ician Examples: librarian, musician, veterinarian | one who, a person |
| -ent or -ant Examples: President, participant | one who, a person |
| -eer Examples: engineer, volunteer | one who, a person |
| -ee Examples: employee, referee | one who, a person |
| -ness Examples: happiness, darkness | state of - makes a word a noun For example, a person who is happy is in a state of happiness. |
| -ment Example: friendship, membership | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -ship Example: friendship, relationship | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -tion Examples: location, vacation | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -sion Examples: permission, decision | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -ure and ture Examples: failure, fracture | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -ance Examples: guidance, ignorance | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -ence Examples: silence, absence | state of - makes a word a noun |
| -ful Examples: hopeful, careful | full of |
| -less Examples: helpless, fearless | without A person without hope is hopeless. |
| -ic Examples: athletic, energetic | having the qualities of (makes a word an adjective) |
| -y Examples: salty, lucky | having the qualities of (adjective) Example: Food that has a lot of salt is salty. |
| -ous and -ious Examples: famous, dangerous, nutritious, infectious | having the qualities of (adjectives) Someone who has fame is famous. |
| -al and -ial Examples: electrical, bacterial | having the qualities of (adjectives) |
| -ive and -ative Examples: supportive, talkative | having the qualities of (adjective) |
| -able and -ible Examples: lovable, flexible | having the qualities of (adjective) |
| -ly Examples: quickly, barely | Tells how something is done (adverbs) |
| -ish Examples: foolish, stylish | having the qualities of (adjectives) |
| -age Examples: package, percentage | state of or an amount (for nouns) |
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jupdegraff