Suffixes

The suffixes -ible, -able mean (ex. measurable)

• can be done

• later

• trust

The suffix -acy means (ex. privacy)

• making

• state or quality of

• without

The suffix -al means. (ex. survival)

• having

• without

• act or process of

The suffixes -al, -ial mean (ex. denial)

• pertaining to

• away from

• before

The suffix -ate means (ex. animate)

• without

• become

• only

The suffix -dom means (ex. freedom)

• without

• many

• place or state of

The suffix -ed means (ex. danced)

• present

• future

• past tense

The suffixes -el, -er, -or mean (ex. sailor)

• without

• one who

• past tense

The suffix -er means (ex. older)

• comparative

• without

• making of

The suffix -en means (ex. broken)

• become

• without

• one who