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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