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Suffixes. 7 th Grade. -able. Meaning: Able to. Example: Driveable , believeable. - ary. Meaning: Related to. Example: planetary , honorary. - ful. Meaning: Full of, characterized by. Examples: Playful, watchful. - ic. Meaning: Characteristic, relating to. Examples:
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Suffixes 7th Grade
-able Meaning: Able to Example: Driveable, believeable
-ary Meaning: Related to Example: planetary, honorary
-ful Meaning: Full of, characterized by Examples: Playful, watchful
-ic Meaning: Characteristic, relating to Examples: Mythic, magnetic
-ile Meaning: Of, relating to Examples: Bibliophile, docile
-ish Meaning: In the manner of, relating to Examples: Childish, selfish
-ity Meaning: State, qualify Example: creativity
-ive Meaning: Performs an action Example: creative, inventive, expressive
-ly Meaning: In the manner of Example: happily, lovely
-logy/ology Meaning: The study of Example: biology, geology,
-ance Meaning: State, action Example: resistance, assurance
-ant Meaning: Agent, receiver Example: defendant, disinfectant
-ation, ion, -tion Meaning: State, process, result Example: creation, situation, meditation
-cracy Meaning: Rule of Examples: democracy
-er Meaning: Comparison, one who does something Example: runner, player, maker
-graphy Meaning: Writing of Example: geography, biography