PIE Review- Suffixes

What is a suffix?

• a word part that goes at the end of a word and changes the meaning

• a word part that goes at the beginning of a word and changes the meaning

What does -able mean?

• full of

• a state or condition

• able to

What does -er mean?

• able to

• without

• a person who

What does -er mean?

• most
  (compares 3 things)

• more

  (compares 2 things)

• able

• full ot

What does -less mean?

• a person who

• a condition

• without

• with

What does -ful mean?

• able to

• more

• a person who

• full of

What to suffixes mean "full of?"

• ist and ful

• er and able

• ous and ful

What does -tion mean?

• the action or result of

• a state of being

• most

• without

What does -ship mean?

• a person who

• the state or quality of

• the science or study of

• to do something

What does -ment mean?

• able

• more

• a person who

• the act of doing something