Unit 2 Suffixes
Suffixes introduced in Unit 1 are colored gray.
Suffix | Definition |
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–able | capable of |
–al | pertaining to |
–ance | to give |
–ant | state of being |
–ar | pertaining to |
–ary | pertaining to |
–ed | word ending creating past tense |
–emia | present in blood, indicating disease |
–ent | state of being |
–gen | arising from |
–ia | disease |
–iac | pertaining to |
–ial | pertaining to |
–ic | pertaining to |
–ical | pertaining to |
–ile | pertaining to |
–ing | verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process) |
–ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–ior | having a state |
–is | anatomical structure |
–ity | turns a noun into a state of being |
–ive | to go |
–ized | turns a noun into a verb |
–logist | one who studies |
–logy | study of |
–olus | diminuitive suffix |
–or | pertaining to |
–ory | pertaining to |
–ous | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
–tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
–tive | to go |
–y | disease |