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-able (tending to, able to)

conquerable

enjoyable

lovable

payable

perishable

readable

reliable

washable

-age (state of being) (place of, result of)

anchorage

orphanage

parsonage

personage

shrinkage

wastage

-al (relating to)

commercial

electrical

residential

technical

theatrical

-ance, -ence (state of being)

allowance

attendance

difference

excellence

importance

-ary, -ery (that which, place where)

bakery

cannery

creamery

dictionary

forgery

nursery

revolutionary

-en (having nature of)

ashen

broken

earthen

fallen

golden

molten

spoken

swollen

wooden

woven

 

-en (to make or become)

blacken

fatten

flatten

lengthen

roughen

shorten

straighten

whiten

widen

-er (one who, that which)

baker

carpenter

cleanser

foreigner

grocer

jumper

preacher

runner

teacher

worker

-er (more "in degree")

faster

fatter

lighter

nicer

sicker

shorter

slower

smarter

stronger

taller

 -est (most "in degree")

cleanest

deepest

easiest

farthest

latest

longest

loudest

skinniest

tightest

widest

-ful (characterized by, full of)

awful

beautiful

graceful

helpful

masterful

akillful

successful

thankful

wonderful

 

-fy (make or form into)

clarify

glorify

horrify

identify

justify

modify

notify

qualify

simplify

testify

-hood (state of rank)

adulthood

boyhood

brotherhood

childhood

falsehood

maidenhood

manhood

neighborhood

priesthood

womanhood

-ic (pertaining to, like)

angelic

artistic

athletic

atmospheric

classic

critic

dramatic

historic

volcanic

-ive (having nature of quality of, given to)

active

corrective

destructive

effective

explosive

festive

impressive

inventive

protective

-ity, -ty (state of being)

acidity

purity

reality

sovereignty

 

-ish (having nature of)

bluish

childish

clownish

fiendish

foolish

sickish

sixish

whitish

-less (without)

ageless

childless

fatherless

graceless

helpless

hopeless

merciless

penniless

priceless

witless

worthless

-ly (in the manner of)

actively

attentively

happily

justly

patiently

quietly

rapidly

sadly

silently

swiftly

-ment (resulting state, action or process)

amazement

commitment

employment

movement

payment

placement

punishment

refinement

settlement

treatment

 

-most (most "in degree")

 

aftermost

bottommost

foremost

furthermost

hindmost

innermost

northernmost

outermost

topmost

 

 

 

-or (person who, state of quality)

actor

auditor

creditor

debtor

executor

supervisor

 

 

-ure (act, process)

adventure

composure

enclosure

failure

pleasure

 

 

-ous (state or condition, having quality of)

 

courageous

dangerous

humorous

joyous

prosperous

 

 

-ship (office, profession, art, or skill)

championship

fellowship

friendship

hardship

horsemanship

marksmanship

partnership

penmanship

relationship

sportsmanship

 

-tion, -ion (act, process, state)

action

attraction

collection

correction

dictation

education

election

narration

protection

rejection

 

 

 

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