SUFFIXES
Suffix Definition Examples
Able Capable of, worthy of Workable, respectable, manageable, valuable
Acity Quality of Capacity, tenacity
Acy Condition of Lunacy, democracy, accuracy
Ade Furnished with, made from Colonnade, lemonade
Age Act of Marriage, breakage, stoppage
Al Relating to Floral, vital, sentimental, naval
An Relating to Urban, human, American, comedian
Ance State of Process of Arrogance, importance, attendance Continuance, resistance
Ant Characterized by One who Resistant, extravagant, observant Applicant, attendant, supplicant
Ar Related to One who Circular, popular, solar, lunar Scholar, registrar, exemplar
Ard One who goes to excess Drunkard, dullard, coward
Arium Place for Aquarium, sanitarium, solarium
Ary Relating to Place for Connected with Evolutionary, solitary, monetary Sanctuary, aviary, dictionary Missionary, military, secretary
Ate Make, do Having Operate, create, appreciate Affectionate, passionate, moderate
Ation Cause to be, act of, state of being Moderation, creation, beautification, explication
Ative In the nature of Imitative
City Quality of Scarcity
Cle Diminutive Spectacle, particle, cuticle
Cule Diminutive Molecule, ridicule, miniscule
Ee Receiver Refugee, payee, employee, referee
Eer One who Engineer, mountaineer, volunteer
En To make Past tense Made of Plural of Lengthen, strengthen, widen Driven, eaten, bitten, fallen Earthen, waxen, golden Children, women, men, oxen
Ence State of Quality of Existence, conscience, science Intelligence, excellence, eminence
Ency State of Dependency, fluency, competency
Ent That has or does Person that Confident, insistent, consistent Correspondent, dependent, agent
Er Something that One who More Binder, stapler, timer, drawer Builder, baker, leader, teacher Finer, larger, whiter, uglier
Escence In process Convalescence, adolescence
Escent In process Effervescent, crescent, convalescent
Ess Feminine Waitress, princess, actress
Est Most Coldest, meanest, kindest, driest
Et Diminutive Starlet, piglet
Ette Diminutive Majorette, cigarette, diskette
Ful Full of Graceful, harmful, joyful, careful
Fy Make, cause Beautify, falsify, horrify, certify
Hood Condition of Childhood, adulthood, likelihood, motherhood
Ial Pertaining to Initial, partial, official
Ian Follower, doer Belonging to Christian, seminarian, vegetarian Canadian, Freudian
Ible Capable of Legible, permissible
Ic Connected with Scenic, historic, volcanic, graphic
Ical Related to Like Political, physical, vertical Comical, tropical, whimsical
Ine Characterized by Saline, divine, feminine, marine
Ion Act of State of Election, reaction, recreation Condition, suspension, elation
Ish Similar to Foolish, devilish, feverish, childish
Ism Act, practice Belief Result of Baptism, egotism, capitalism Communism, socialism, optimism Vandalism, isolationism, fascism
Ist One who Artist, hypnotist, novelist
Ite Inhabitant Product Suburbanite, Bryanite Dynamite, cryolite
itis inflammation Appendicitis, tonsillitis, hepatitis
Ity Condition Curiosity, verbasity, humidity
Ive Having quality of One who Creative, sensitive, definitive Executive, native, captive
Ize Cause, make Publicize, civilize, sterilize
Less Without Helpless, worthless, careless
Logue Speech, word Dialogue, prologue, epilogue, monologue
Logy Study of Geology, psychology, ecology, technology
Ly Like In this manner Lonely, kindly, elderly, manly Quickly, abruptly, terribly
Ment Result Argument, management, impeachment
Ness Condition Sadness, elusiveness, business, happiness
Or One who Visitor, editor, advisor, actor
Ory Used for Auditory, sensory, preparatory
Ous Full of Luxurious, dangerous, treacherous
Ry Place of Result of action Quality of Bakery, distillery, winery Forgery, bribery, adultery Drudgery, poetry
Ship State of Rank of Ownership, worship, authorship Kingship
Tion Act of Condition of Addiction, prescription, creation Duplication, irritation, inflation
Tive In the nature of Selective, sensitive
Tude State of Magnitude, attitude, solitude
Ty Quality of State of Beauty, falsity, brevity Anxiety, liberty, solemnity
Ure Result of action Agent Exposure, signature, expenditure Legislature, picture
Ward Direction Forward, homeward, wayward
Wise In this manner Clockwise, sidewise, otherwise
Y Full of Possessing Healthy, dirty, windy, tricky, bony Shiny, sticky, weary, buttery