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Suffixes
7th Grade
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-able
Meaning:
Able toExample:Driveable, believeable
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-aryMeaning:Related to
Example: planetary,
honorary
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-fulMeaning:Full of, characterized by
Examples:Playful, watchful
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-icMeaning:Characteristic, relating to
Examples:Mythic, magnetic
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-ileMeaning:Of, relating to
Examples:Bibliophile, docile
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-ishMeaning:In the manner of, relating to
Examples:Childish, selfish
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-ityMeaning:State, qualify
Example: creativity
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-iveMeaning:Performs an action
Example: creative, inventive, expressive
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-lyMeaning:In the manner of
Example: happily, lovely
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-logy/ologyMeaning:The study of
Example: biology, geology,
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-anceMeaning:State, action
Example: resistance, assurance
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-antMeaning:Agent, receiver
Example: defendant, disinfectant
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-ation, ion, -tionMeaning:State, process, result
Example: creation, situation, meditation
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-cracyMeaning:Rule of
Examples:democracy
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-erMeaning:Comparison, one who does something
Example: runner, player, maker
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-graphyMeaning:Writing of
Example: geography, biography