suffixes
TRANSCRIPT
SUFFIXES
SUFFIXESone or more syllables placed at the end of a base word or a
root.
Suffixes change the function as well as the meaning of a
word. When a SUFFIX is added, the spelling of the BASE WORD
or ROOT may change.
SUFFIXES that
FORMNOUNS
-ACY-MEANING: stateEXAMPLE:
Original Word: LITERATENew Noun: LITERACY
-CY-MEANING: condition
EXAMPLE:Original Word: LENIENTNew Noun: LENIENCY
-AGE-MEANING: result , process
EXAMPLE:Original Word: SHORTNew Noun: SHORTAGE
-AL-MEANING: actionEXAMPLE:
Original Word: RENEWNew Noun: RENEWAL
-AN-MEANING: person fromEXAMPLE:
Original Word: ASIANew Noun: ASIAN
-IAN-MEANING: person belonging to
EXAMPLE:Original Word: CUSTODYNew Noun: CUSTODIAN
-ANCE- and -ENCE-MEANING: state or quality
EXAMPLE:Original Word: ACCEPT
DIFFERNew Noun:
ACCEPTANCE DIFFERENCE-ANT- and -ENT-
MEANING: agent or doerEXAMPLE:
Original Word: COMMAND
PRESIDENew Noun:
COMMANDANT PRESIDENT
-ATION-MEANING: action, stateEXAMPLE:
Original Word: COMBINENew Noun: COMBINATION
-ITION-MEANING: result
EXAMPLE:Original Word: IGNITENew Word: IGNITION
-ION-MEANING: action or process of ; result of ;
condition or state of beingEXAMPLE:Original Word: AFFECTNew Noun: AFFECTION
-EE-MEANING: one receiving, action
EXAMPLE:Original Word: HONORNew Noun: HONOREE
-ER- or -OR-MEANING: doer or makerEXAMPLE:
Original Word: CREATENew Noun: CREATOR
-HOOD-MEANING: state or condition
EXAMPLE:Original Word: CHILDNew Noun: CHILDHOOD
-ISM-MEANING: system or practice
EXAMPLE:Original Word: HERONew Noun: HEROISM
-IST-MEANING: doer or follower
EXAMPLE:Original Word: ESSAYNew Noun: ESSAYIST
-ITY-MEANING: state or quality
EXAMPLE:Original Word: REALNew Noun: REALITY
-MENT-MEANING: action or result
EXAMPLE:Original Word: GOVERNNew Noun: GOVERNMENT
-NESS-MEANING: quality or state
EXAMPLE: Original Word: GOODNew Noun: GOODNESS
-SHIP-MEANING: state or condition
EXAMPLE:Original Word: INTERNNew Noun: INTERNSHIP
-URE-MEANING: act or result
EXAMPLE:Original Word: SEIZENew Noun: SEIZURE
-Y-MEANING: result or action
EXAMPLE:Original Word: PHOTOGRAPHNew Noun: PHOTOGRAPHY
SUFFIXES
that form
VERBS
-ATE-MEANING: become , form
EXAMPLE:Original Word: ILLUMINENew Word: ILLUMINATE
-EN-MEANING: make , cause , to be
EXAMPLE:Original Word: SHORTNew Noun: SHORTEN
-FY- or –IFY-MEANING: cause or make
EXAMPLE:Original Word: ELECTRICNew Noun: ELECTRIFY
-IZE-MEANING: make , cause , to be
EXAMPLE:Original Word: MODERNNew Noun: MODERNIZE
SUFFIXESthat form
ADJECTIVES
-ABLE-MEANING: able , capable
EXAMPLE:Original Word: MANAGENew Noun: MANAGEABLE
-AL-MEANING: characteristic of
EXAMPLE:Original Word: REMOVENew Noun: REMOVAL
-EN-MEANING: made of , likeEXAMPLE:
Original Word: WOODNew Noun: WOODEN
-FUL-MEANING: full of
EXAMPLE:Original Word: BEAUTYNew Noun: BEAUTIFUL
-IC- or -ICAL-MEANING: characteristic of
EXAMPLE:Original Word: HERO
HISTORYNew Noun: HEROIC
HISTORICAL
-ISH-MEANING: like , characteristic
EXAMPLE:Original Word: FOOLNew Noun: FOOLISH
-IVE-MEANI NG: tending toEXAMPLE:
Original Word: CREATENew Noun: CREATIVE
-LESS-MEANING: without
EXAMPLE:Original Word: THOUGHTNew Noun: THOUGHTLESS
-LIKE-MEANING: similarEXAMPLE:
Original Word: CHILDNew Noun: CHILDLIKE
-LY-MEANING: likeEXAMPLE:
Original Word: WOMANNew Noun: WOMANLY
-OUS-MEANING: full of , marked by
EXAMPLE:Original Word: GLORYNew Noun: GLORIOUS
-Y-MEANING: like , showing
EXAMPLE:Original Word: SHINENew Noun: SHINY
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Submitted by:
Roda Villamor