Suffixes Lesson Word Part Wednesday

able/ible

​able to

• legible (able to read writing)

• credible (having support)

• tangible (real)

• dependable

• comparable

ate

the state or quality of

• duplicate (more than one)

• esitmate (quess)

• affectionate (being emotional)

• approximate (guess of amount)

esque

in the style of

• picturesque (beautiful)

• gigantesque (huge)

• grotesque (gross/morbid)

er, or, ist

one who does

• tourist (someone visiting somewhere new)

• terroist

• teacher

• preacher

• author

ify, fy, ize

the make, cause, or become

• rectify (to fix)

• qualify

• nulify (to cause to cancel)

• dignify (to give dignity)

• identify

• hospitalize

ism

a state, quality, or belief

ness

the quality of

• sharpness

• blindness

• witness

• deafness

• sweetness

ology

the study or science of

• biology

• dermatology

• zoology

• ecology

• cardiology

ous

full of, or having the qualities of

• jealous

• serious

• glamorous

• courageous

tude

the state of

• aptitude