Konu: Suffixes

O


-or
Noun: condition or activity
valor : bravery, courage
val + or
-ory
Noun: place for, serves for
territory : an area around a place
territ + ory




S


-ship
Noun: status, condition
relationship : the state of being related or connected to something or someone
re + lat + ion + ship






U


-ure
Noun: act, condition, process, function
exposure : the condition of being exposed or unprotected
pos + ure




Y


-y
Noun: state, condition, result of an activity
society : companionship
soci + et + y
victory: the result of winning something
vict + or + y

VERBS

Verbs make statements about nouns, ask questions, give commands, or show states of being. Verbs can be active or passive. Verbs also show tense or time of action.

INDEX: A E I U

A


-ate
Verb: cause to be
graduate : to give a degree to, to pass from one stage to the next
gradu + ate




E


-ed
Verb: past tense
attained : something that has been reached or grasped
at + tain + ed
-en
Verb: to cause to become
moisten : to cause to become moist or damp
moist + en
-er, -or
Verb: action
ponder : to think about
pond + er
clamor: to make noise, to call for loudly
clam + or




I


-ify
Verb: cause
specify : to name or indicate in detail
spec + ify
-ing
Verb: present participle
depicting : showing, describing with images or pictures
de + pict + ing
-ize
Verb: cause
fantasize : to dream about something, to create images in the mind
fant + as + ize




U


-ure
act
Verb: conjecture : to come to a conclusion by supposition or guesswork
con + ject + ure








ADJECTIVES

Adjectives describe or modify nouns. Adjectives tell the reader more about the noun used in the sentence.

INDEX: A E F I L O Y

A


-able, -ible
Adjective: worth, ability
solvable : able to be solved or explained
solv + able
incredible: not able to be believed, amazing
in + cred + ible
-al, -ial, -ical
Adjective: quality, relation
structural : related to the physical make up of a thing
struct + ure + al
territorial: related to nearby or local areas
territ + or + ial
categorical: related to a category, aboslute
cate + gor + ical
-ant, -ent, -ient
Adjective: kind of agent, indication
important : marked by worth
im + port + ant
dependent: determined or relying upon something else
de + pend + ent
convenient: at hand, easy to use
con + ven + ient
-ar, -ary
Adjective: resembling, related to
spectacular : related to something that is eye-catching or amazing
spectac + ul + ar
unitary : related to units or single groups representing quantities
unit + ary
-ate
Adjective: kind of state
inviolate : not disturbed, pure
in + viol + ate




E


-ed
Adjective: having the quality of
terraced : having terraces or steps
terrac + ed
-en
Adjective: material
silken : made from silk, a fiber produced by worms
silk + en
-er
Adjective: comparative
brighter : more light
bright + er
-est
Adjective: superlative
strongest : having the most strength
strong + est




F


-ful
Adjective: having, giving, marked by
fanciful : marked by imagination
fanci + ful




I


-ic
Adjective: quality, relation
generic : related to a whole group
gener + ic
-ile
Adjective: having the qualities of
projectile : something thrown with an outside force
pro + ject + ile
-ing
Adjective: activity
cohering : the act of sticking together
co + her + ing
-ish
Adjective: having the character of
newish : modern, recent
new + ish
-ive, -ative, -itive
Adjective: having the quality of
festive : having the quality of a festival or party
fest + ive
cooperative : being able or willing to work with another person or thing
co + oper + ative
sensitive: easily felt, responsive to the senses
sens + itive




L


-less
Adjective: without, missing
motiveless : a reason for someone to do something
mot + ive + less




O


-ous, -eous, -ose, -ious
Adjective: having the quality of, relating to
adventurous : characterized by the desire to seek new experiences or risks
ad + vent + ur + ous
courageous : characterized by courage, brave
cour + ag + eous
verbose: having more words than needed
verb + ose
fractious: characterized by being difficult or troublesome
fract + ious




Y


-y
Adjective: marked by, having
hungry : having hunger, marked by a desire
hungr + y

ADVERBS

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

INDEX: F L W

F


-fold
Adverb: in a manner of, marked by
fourfold : being four times as great
four + fold




L


-ly
Adverb: in the manner of
fluently : marked by ease of movement, effortlessly smooth
flu + ent + ly




W


-ward
Adverb: in a direction or manner
homeward : toward home
home + ward
-wise
Adverb: in the manner of, with regard to
timewise : with regard to time
time + wise

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