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In this lesson we will examine suffixes and their meanings.
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Noun Suffixes |
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Suffix |
Meaning |
Examples |
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-age |
state or act of |
blockage, tutelage |
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-an, -ian |
native of, related to |
American, New Orleanian |
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-ance |
state, act, nature |
distance, allowance |
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-ant |
performer of |
deviant, agent |
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-cy |
function |
diplomacy, prophecy |
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-dom |
state of being |
wisdom, freedom |
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-er |
one who |
baker, player |
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-escent |
in the process of |
adolescent |
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-esis |
process, condition |
mimesis, photosynthesis |
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-hood |
state of being |
brotherhood |
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-ice |
state of |
justice |
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-ion |
state, act, result of |
derision, contagion |
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-ism |
manner, system |
capitalism, neologism |
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-ist |
one who |
atheist, linguist |
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-ite |
nature of |
dynamite, electrolyte |
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-ity |
condition, quality |
flexibility |
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-ment |
act, result |
confinement, raiment |
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-ness |
state |
happiness, soreness |
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Adjective Suffixes |
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Suffix |
Meaning |
Examples |
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-able |
able to |
portable, manual |
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-al |
relating to |
global, natural |
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-en |
made of |
silken, wooden |
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-fic |
making, causing |
horrific |
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-ful |
full of |
suspenseful |
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-ic |
like |
horrific, metallic |
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-ine |
having the nature of |
masculine |
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-ish |
resembling |
foolish, modish |
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-ive |
tending toward |
restive, selective |
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-less |
without |
homeless, fruitless |
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-ous |
full of |
lecherous, mischievous |
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-y |
having |
hairy, messy |
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Verb Suffixes |
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Suffix |
Meaning |
Examples |
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-ate |
cause, make |
habitate, segregate |
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-en |
make |
enliven, deaden |
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-fy |
make |
rectify, simplify |
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-ize |
make |
globalize |
The only adverb suffix, –ly, is one you probably already know. Keep in mind that the suffixes in these tables represent the rule and that there are exceptions.
What part of speech is the word neophyte?