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Common Suffixes

Common Suffixes. Suffixes appear at the end of a word You may even see a pattern. Common Suffixes. -able, - ible. Able to be; Capable of being Intelligible, probable, inevitable. - ade , -age . Action or Process Blockade, escapade, parade Marriage, pilgrimage, voyage.

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Common Suffixes

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  1. Common Suffixes Suffixes appear at the end of a word You may even see a pattern.

  2. Common Suffixes

  3. -able, -ible • Able to be; Capable of being • Intelligible, probable, inevitable

  4. -ade, -age • Action or Process • Blockade, escapade, parade • Marriage, pilgrimage, voyage

  5. -al, -ial, -ary • Of; Like; Relating to; Suitable for • Potential, musical, national • Customary, honorary, obituary

  6. -ance, -ence = RED • Act, Process, Quality, State of Being • Tolerance, Alliance, Acceptance • Occurrence, Conference

  7. -ant • One who • Assistant, Immigrant, Merchant

  8. -ate = RED • Characteristic of; to become • Officiate, consecrate, activate

  9. -cle, -icle, -let • Small • Corpuscle, cubicle, particle • Islet, leaflet, owlet, rivulet, starlet

  10. -cy = RED • Fact or State of Being • Diplomacy, privacy, relevancy

  11. -dom = RED • State or Quality of • Boredom, freedom, martyrdom

  12. -ent • Doing; Having; Showing • Fraudulent, dependent, negligent

  13. -er • One who; That which • Boxer, rancher, employer

  14. -ery Surgery Robbery • Place for; Act, Practice of • Surgery, Robbery

  15. -esque • Like • Picturesque, statuesque, arabesque

  16. -ess • Female • Goddess, heiress, princess

  17. -ful • Full of • Careful, fearful, joyful, thoughtful

  18. -ic = RED • Relating to; characteristic of • Comic, historic, poetic, public

  19. -ify • To Make; To Cause to Be • Modify, glorify, beautify, pacify

  20. -ion • Act; Condition or Result of • Calculation, action, confederation

  21. -ish = RED • Of or belonging to; Characterized by • Tallish, amateurish, selfish

  22. -ism • Act, Practice, or Result of; Example • Barbarism, heroism, altruism

  23. -ity • Condition; State of Being • Integrity, sincerity, calamity, purity

  24. -ive = RED • Of; Relating to; Belonging to; Tending to • Inquisitive, active, creative

  25. -ize • Make or Cause to be; Subject to • Jeopardize, standardize, computerize

  26. -less • Without • Ageless, careless, thoughtless, tireless

  27. -like • Like, Characteristic of • Childlike, waiflike

  28. -logy • Study of or Theory of • Biology, ecology, geology

  29. -ly • Every • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly

  30. -ly • Like, characteristic of • In (a specified manner; to a specified event) • Fatherly, queenly, deadly • Officially, sincerely, kindly

  31. -ment = RED • Action or process • State or quality of • Product or thing • Development, government • Amusement, amazement, predicament • Fragment, instrument, ornament

  32. -ness, -tude = RED • State or quality of being • Kindness, abruptness, happiness • Solitude, multitude, aptitude

  33. -or • One who • Actor, auditor, doctor, donor

  34. -ous = RED • Having; full of; characterized by • Riotous, courageous, advantageous

  35. -ship = RED • State or quality of being • Censorship, ownership, governorship

  36. -some • Tending to be; like • Meddlesome, bothersome, noisome

  37. -y = RED • Characterized by • Thrifty, jealousy, frequency, sticky

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