Common Suffixes with Examples

-ion, -tion, -ation, and -ition are common suffixes that mean act or process. What word means the act of watching or listening carefully?

• hospitalization

• information

• instrumentation

• observation

What suffix means an act or process?

• -ity

• -ive

• -less

• -tion

-ity and -ty are suffixes that mean a state of. What word means a set of qualities and ways of behaving that makes one person different from another?

• captivity

• hostility

• personality

• possibility

What suffix means a state of?

• -ion

• -ity

• -less

• -ly

-ive, -ative, and -itve are suffixes that turn nouns into adjectives. What word means willing and able to talk to people?

• communicative

• informative

• innovative

• negative

What suffix can turn a noun into an adjective?

• -ative

• -less

• -ly

• -ment

-less is a suffix that means without. What word means not showing concern for the needs and feelings of others?

• fearless

• humorless

• needless

• thoughtless

What suffix means without?

• -ity

• -less

• -ment

• -ous

-ly is a suffix that means characteristic of. What word means having hope about the future or expecting good things to happen?

• carefully

• mindfully

• narrowly

• optimistically

What suffix means characteristic of?

• -iv

• -ly

• -ness

• -ous