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  • Commonly Used Suffixes

    PrefixMeaningExample

    -able
    -ible

    can be done

    moveable, doable
    divisible, eligible

    -age

    a collection or condition

    coverage, shortage

    -ance
    -ence

    state or condition

    appearance, brilliance
    difference, dependence

    -ant
    -ent

    promoting

    applicant, defendant
    accident, different

    -ation
    -ion
    –tion
    -ition

    action or process

    separation, starvation
    union, creation
    relation, temptation
    expedition, extradition

    -ed

    past tense verbs

    cleaned, screamed

    -er
    -or

    one who

    painter, teacher
    juror, tailor

    -er

    comparative

    faster, happier

    -es
    -s

    more than one

    dishes, wishes
    pans, rocks

    -est

    comparative

    fastest, happiest

    -ful

    full of

    wonderful, harmful

    -ician
    -ist

    one who practices

    magician, physician
    artist, novelist

    -ing

    verb form/present participle

    dancing, running

    -ive

    a tendency towards

    detective, creative

    -ize

    to become

    sterilize, itemize

    -less

    without

    fearless, flawless

    -ly

    characteristic of

    frankly, timidly

    -ment

    action or process

    refreshment, advancement

    -ness

    state of, condition of

    darkness, kindness

    -ous
    -eous
    -ious

    possessing the qualities of

    joyous, poisonous
    righteous, courteous
    hilarious, religious

    Worksheets:

    Suffix 'ing', Suffix 'ly', Suffix 'ful', Suffix 'er', Suffix 'est'

    Memory Game:

    Match Prefix to its Meaning, Match Suffix to its Meaning
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