Suffix Baseline

What does the suffix -able mean?

• able to

• most

• full of

• to make

What does the suffix -age mean?

• origin, nature, or resembling

• quality, realm, office, or state

• relating to or having characteristics of

• collection, mass, or relationship

What does the suffix -al, -ial mean?

• collection, mass, or relationship

• relating to or having characteristics of

• origin, nature, or resembling

• one who receives the action

What does the suffix -dom mean?

• state or quality of (adjective); or to make (verb)

• quality, realm, office, or state

• one who or that which

• one who receives the action

What does the suffix -less mean?

• to make

• able to

• most

• without

What does the suffix -ate mean?

• state or quality of (adjective); or to make (verb)

• relating to or having characteristics of

• quality, realm, office, or state

• one who receives the action

What does the suffix -ed mean?

• past tense

• full of

• without

• to make

What does the suffix -ee mean?

• one who performs the action

• one who or that which

• one who receives the action

• one who wanted the action

What does the suffix -en mean?

• to leave

• to make

• able to

• full of

What does the suffix -ish mean?

• relating to or having characteristics of

• one who performs or causes

• quality, realm, office, or state

• origin, nature, or resembling