Suffix Drill Practice

-able, -ible

Adjective

Example: Collectable, Gullible

• Is; can be

• Having characteristics of

• Adjective form of noun

• State of being; act of

-age

Noun

Example: Manage, acreage

• Act; condition of

• Act; process

• To make, have, become

• Result of an action; collection

-al, -Ial

Adjective

Example: Circumstantial, seasonal

• The most

• Like; similar

• Having characteristics of

• The person who is_____

-an

Noun

Example: American, electrician

• More than one

• One having a certain skill; relating/belonging to

• State of

• Characterized by

-ate

Verb

Example: Differentiate, Duplicate

• Verb forms; present participles

• To make, have, become

• Act; process

• Science of; study of

-ed

Verb/Adjective

Example: Accomplished, Accepted

• Past these verbs; adjectives

• Is; can be

• Having characteristics of

• Made of

-en

Noun/Adjective

Example: Hydrogen, Mistake

• Plural, more than one

• Having qualities of

• How something is

• Made of

-ence, -ance

Noun

Example: Excellence, importance

• Adjective form of noun

• Act; condition of

• The person who is _____

• The state of being something

-ent, -ant

Noun

Example: Student, Contestant

• Act; process

• Without

• State of

• An action; condition; causing a specific action

-er, -or

Noun

Example: Teacher, Boxer

• The most

• State of; condition of

• One who; action or process; more

• Like; similar