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English Suffixes for Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
English Suffixes that Indicate Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
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10th Grade
11/22/2010

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Term

-ate

Definition

Verb: cause to be

 

graduate : to give a degree to, to pass from one stage to the next

Term

 

-ed

 

Definition

 

Verb: past tense

 

attained : something that has been reached or grasped

 

Term

-en

Definition

Verb: to cause to become

 

moisten : to cause to become moist or damp

Term

-er, -or

Definition

Verb: action

 

ponder : to think about

clamor: to make noise, to call for loudly

Term

-ify

Definition

Verb: cause

 

specify : to name or indicate in detail

Term

-ing

Definition

Verb: present participle

 

Depicting : showing, describing with images or pictures

Term

-ize

Definition

Verb: cause

 

fantasize : to dream about something, to create images in the mind

Term

-ure

Definition

Verb: act

 

conjecture : to come to a conclusion by supposition or guesswork

Term

-able, -ible

Definition

Adjective: worth, ability

 

solvable : able to be explained

incredible: not able to be believed, amazing

Term

-al, -ial, -ical

Definition

Adjective: quality, relation

 

structural : physical make up

territorial: related to nearby areas

categorical: absolute

Term

-ant, -ent, -ient

Definition

Adjective: kind of agent, indication

 

important : marked by worth

Dependent : relying upon something convenient : at hand, easy to use

Term

-ar, -ary

Definition

Adjective: resembling, related to

 

spectacular : eye-catching / amazing

unitary : related to units 

Term

-ate

Definition

Adjective: kind of state

 

inviolate : not disturbed, pure

Term

-ed

Definition

Adjective: having the quality of

 

terraced : having terraces or steps

Term

-en

Definition

Adjective: material

 

silken : made from silk, a fiber produced by worms

Term

-er

Definition

Adjective: comparative

 

brighter : more light

Term

-est

Definition

Adjective: superlative

 

strongest : having the most strength

Term

-ful

Definition

Adjective: having, giving, marked by

 

fanciful : marked by imagination

Term

-ic

Definition

Adjective: quality, relation

 

generic : related to a whole group

Term

-ile

Definition

Adjective: having the qualities of

 

projectile : something thrown with an outside force

Term

-ing

Definition

Adjective: activity

 

cohering : the act of sticking together

Term

-ish

Definition

Adjective: having the character of

 

newish : modern, recent

Term

-ive, -ative, -itive

Definition

Adjective: having the quality of

 

festive : having the quality of a party

cooperative : able or willing to work with another person or thing

sensitive: easily felt

Term

-less

Definition

Adjective: without, missing

 

speechless : missing the ability to speak

Term

-ous, -ose

Definition

Adjective: having the quality of

 

adventurous : seeking new things

verbose: more words than needed

Term

-y

Definition

Adjective: marked by, having

 

hungry : having hunger, marked by a desire

Term

-fold

Definition

Adverb: in a manner of, marked by

 

fourfold : being four times as great

Term

-ly

Definition

Adverb: in the manner of, marked by

 

silently : marked by no noise, silence

Term

-ward

Definition

Adverb: in a direction or manner

 

westward : toward the west

Term

-wise

Definition

Adverb: in the manner of, with regard to

 

timewise : with regard to time

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