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Suffixes Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible (readable, visible) | capable of being |
| -al (musical) | related to |
| -ance, -ence (performance, difference) | state or quality of |
| -dom (freedom) | state, condition, or domain |
| -er, -or (teacher, actor) | one who; a person who does something |
| -ful (helpful) | full of |
| -less (fearless) | without |
| -ism (realism) | belief, practice, or ideology |
| -ist (artist) | one who practices or believes |
| -ity, -ty (clarity, safety) | state or quality of |
| -ment (enjoyment) | action or process |
| -ness (kindness) | state, quality, or condition |
| -ous, -eous, -ious (dangerous, courageous, curious) | full of; having the qualities of |
| -ship (friendship) | state, condition, or skill |
| -sion, -tion (expansion, creation) | state or act of |
| -ate (activate) | to make or cause |
| -en (darken) | to make or become |
| -ify (magnify) | to make or become |
| -ise, -ize (organize) | to make or become |
| -ward (forward) | in the direction of |
| -wise (clockwise) | in the manner of; regarding |