9th Grade LF Suffixes Student Master List 

-ability able to do/receive action (-able + -ity) excitability, reliability, variability N.

-able, -ible able to, worthy of doable Adj.
-ableness -able + -ness reasonableness N.
-ably -able + -ly enjoyably, probably, reasonably Adv.
-age action or process marriage, voyage, pilgrimage N. or V.
-al action or process rehearsal, reversal N.
-al, -ial, -ual relating to or characterized by fictional, oval, rival Adj.
-ally -al + -ly basically, normally, usually Adv.
-alty -al +ty casualty, penalty N.
-an, -ean, -ian related to American, Eruopean, comedian Adj.
-ance state or quality of resistance, annoyance N.
-ancy state or quality of (-ance + -y) buoyancy, truancy N.
-ant, -eant, -iant, -uant one who servant, truant, suppliant, miscreant N.
-ant, -eant, -iant, -uant inclined to tolerant, nauseant, brilliant, pursuant Adj.
-ary person/thing connected to literary, mercenary, Adj.
-ate state or quality of fortunate Adj.
-ate to make activate V.
-ation state or quality of (-ate + -tion) concentration N.
-ative inclined to (-ate + -ve) talkative Adj.
-ator one who (-ate + -or) navigator, radiator N.
-atory pertaining to (-ate +-or + -y) circulatory, mandatory, preparatory Adj.
-cle, -cule small cubicle N.
-e makes vowel in syllable long state, evade V.
-ed past tense walked V.
-ed Adj. parked Adj.
-ence action or process diligence, violence N.
-ency state or quality of (-ence + -y) consistency N.
-ent one who resident N.
-ent inclined to different Adj.
-er more, rather bolder, quicker, swifter, wider Adj.
-er one who/that which; action/process driver, keeper, miner, writer; murder N.
-esce to be come quiesce, effervesce V.
-escence state of becoming (-esce- + -ence) obsolescence, pubescence N.
-escent beginning (-esce- + -ent) adolsecent, crescent, quiescent Adj.
-est most, very quickest, swiftest, toughest, wisest Adj.
-ic, -que related to aquatic, poetic, public Adj.
-ical related to (-ic + -al) poetical Adj.
-ically related to (-ic + -al + -ly) academically, radically Adv.
-ics Subject; characteristic action or quality genetics, phonics; acrobatics N.
-ify to make amplify, glorify, terrify, verify V.
-ile state or quality of fragile, hostile, mobile, agile Adj.
-ine related to feminine Adj.
state or quality of; result or thing;
-ion, -tion action or process completion; imagination; prevention N.
-ism state or quality of; doctrine Racism; capitalism N.
-ist one who biologist N.
-ity state or quality of necessity N.
-ive inclined to, tending to active, furtive, permissive Adj.
-ively -ive + -ly actively, furtively, permissively Adv.
-iveness -ive + -ness permissiveness, effectiveness N.
-ivity -ive + -ity permissivity, radioactivity N.
-ization state or quality of (-ize + -ate + -ion) civilization N.
-ize to make standardize V.
-izer One who or that which makes equalizer N.
-ology, -logy Study of biology
-or one who; state or quality of actor, conductor; terror N.
-ose full of jocose, ramose, setose,V.ose Adj.
-osely -ose + -ly jocosely, morosely Adv.
-oseness -ose + -ness moroseness, verboseness N.
-osis process, action, condition Metamorphosis, hypnosis, halitosis N.
-osity -ose + -ity curiosity, generosity, monstrosity N.
-ous full of adventurous, joyous, numerous Adj.
-ously -ous + -ly adventurously, joyously Adv.
-ousness -ous + -ness adventurousness, joyousness N.
out-ure action or process; product or result Failure; creature N.
-ure action or processs procure, endure, censure V.
-y state or quality of meaty, tasty Adj.
-y product or result inquiry, entreaty, treaty N.