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