111 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is the suffix that indicates ‘the act or process of’?
-al
Examples: refusal, recital
-ance, -ence
denotes ‘state or quality of’?
Examples: maintenance, existence
-er, -or
-er, -or
one who’?
Examples: doctor, trainer
Which suffix signifies ‘doctrine or belief’?
-ism
Examples: skepticism, communism
What suffix means ‘one who’ in a scientific context?
-ist
Examples: chemist, biologist
-ness
indicates ‘state of being’?
Examples: happiness, heaviness
-able, -ible
‘capable (of being)’?
Examples: credible, presentable
What suffix denotes ‘notable for’?
-ful
Examples: doubtful, hopeful
What does the suffix ‘-ous, -ious’ characterize?
characterized by
Examples: dubious, nutritious, momentous
What suffix indicates ‘without’?
-less
Examples: endless, childless
What does the suffix ‘-logy’ signify?
study of
Examples: dermatology, biology
What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-ectomy’?
surgical removal of
Examples: appendectomy, hysterectomy
Ate
-
the state or quality of’?
Examples: affectionate, passionate
What does the suffix ‘-emia’ refer to?
blood condition
Examples: anemia, leukemia
What suffix indicates a ‘very small’ size?
-cule /-ling
Examples: molecule, sapling
What does the suffix ‘-tude’ signify?
state or condition of
Examples: attitude, altitude
What suffix indicates ‘in the direction of’?
-ward
Examples: eastward, westward
What does the suffix ‘-nomy’ refer to?
law
Examples: autonomy, astronomy
What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-ive’?
causing or making
Examples: exhaustive, corrosive
What does the suffix ‘-ile’ indicate?
relating to, suited for, capable of
Examples: juvenile, agile
What does the suffix ‘-fic’ mean?
making, causing
Examples: scientific, prolific
-Some
-some
indicates ‘like, apt, tending to’?
Examples: worrisome, wholesome
What does the suffix ‘-ure’ signify?
state of, act, process, rank
Examples: literature, horticulture
What is the meaning of the suffix ‘-tion’?
act, result, or state of
Examples: cancellation, formation
