Unit 2 Suffixes
Suffixes introduced in Unit 1 are colored gray.
| Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| –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 |
| –iasis | presence of an abnormality |
| –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 |
