Suffixes

What does -s and -es mean?

• more than one

• one who

• can be done

• action or process

What does -ed mean?

• more than one

• doing

• like, pertaining to

• in the past

What does -ing mean?

• more than one

• one who

• can be done

• present tense verb, doing

• past tense verb

What does -ly mean?

• more than one

• resembling, like

• action

• condition of

What is -er or -or?

• one who

• can be done

• like, pertaining to

• past tense verb

What is like, pertaining to ?

• -ial or -al

• -ing

• -ed

• -ness

What does -ion, -tion, -ation, and -ition mean?

• can be done

• action

• like, pertaining to

• state of

What do -able and -ible mean?

• can be done

• like, pertaining to

• process

• resembling

What does -y mean?

• action or process

• like, full of

• like, pertaining to

• resembling

What does -ness mean?

• condition of, state of

• plural

• in the past

• doing