| Suffix | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -able, -ible | Capacity | Edible |
| Repairable | ||
| -ance | Action | |
| State | Importance | |
| Acceptance | ||
| -dom | State of being | Boredom |
| Freedom | ||
| -er | Person who | Teacher |
| Driver | ||
| -ish | Having the quality of | Childish |
| Selfish | ||
| -ity | Quality of | Activity |
| Serenity | ||
| -less | Without | Endless |
| Effortless | ||
| -ment | Condition of | Punishment |
| Argument | ||
| -ship | Position | |
| Relation | Internship | |
| Partnership | ||
| -y | Characterized by | Smelly |
| Dirty |
Identify the two words that doesn’t exist in the next group of words
Greasy / Timeless / Activement / Closedom / Malicious
| Suffix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -age | a condition | leakage, bondage, marriage |
| -al | an action | denial, removal, approval |
| -ar | one who performs the action | beggar, liar, scholar |
| -cy | state | |
| quality | urgency, emergency, fallacy | |
| accuracy, decency, lunacy | ||
| -dom | place | |
| state of being | kingdom, dukedom, earldom | |
| boredom, freedom, stardom | ||
| -ee | one who performs an action | interviewee, internee, employee, nominee |
| -er | one who performs an action | reader, driver, maker, painter |
| -hood | state of being | boyhood, childhood, manhood |
| -ion | condition | union, opinion |
| -ism | doctrine or belief | Marxism, Sufism, egotism |
| -ist | one who is something | dentist, chemist, Marxist, atheist |
| -ice | the result of an action | service, cowardice |
| -logy | theory | biology, geology, ecology |
| -ment | the condition of an action | acknowledgement, punishment, agreement |
| -on/en/an | doer | artisan, citizen, surgeon |
| -ness | state of being | sadness, happiness, rudeness, business |
| -nce | state | |
| quality | abundance, absence, presence | |
| brilliance, endurance, obedience | ||
| -or | one who performs the action | creator, supervisor, sailor |
| -ship | position held | internship, partnership, kinship |
| -sion | state of being | illusion, inclusion, extension |
| -tion | state of being | creation, information, confirmation |
| -tude | result of an action | fortitude, magnitude, servitude |
| -ty | quality | |
| state | flexibility, sensibility, frailty | |
| serenity, safety, reality |
Write an example using every suffix
| Suffix | Example |
|---|---|
| -age | package |
| -al | arrival |
| -ar | titular |
| -cy | conspiracy |
| -dom | filmdom |
| -ee | trainee |
| -er | dancer |
| -hood | womanhood |
| -ion | infection |
| -ism | altruism |
| -ist | artist |
| -ice | justice |
| -logy | biotechnology |
| -ment | achievement |
| -on/en/an | electrician |
| -ness | goodness |
| -nce | sequence |
| -or | author |
| -ship | membership |
| -sion | diversion |
| -tion | destination |
| -tude | latitude |
| -ty | beauty |