“Adjective Suffixes “

  “Adjective Suffixes “

One way to increase your vocabulary is to learn to reoganize and to use suffixes.

An Adjective suffix:  When you add these suffixes to a root , you change the root to an adjective. You also change the meaning of the root

Adjective suffixes  Mean “ Full of  “

Suffix          Example              Meaning

 -ous            furious                 full of fury

   

 -ose            verbose        wordy / full of words

 

-acious       vivacious      full of vivacity

-ful                harmful      full of harm  

Adjective suffixes  Mean “ Relating to  “  or “ Pertaining to “

Suffix                      Example                                            Meaning

 -al               musical                 relating to music

   

 -ant             triumphant        relating to triumph 

-ic                   heroic                  pertaining to  hero

-ical             economical   pertaining to economy

-ative           talkative         relating to talk

-ish               childish          relating to a child

-ive                active              pertaining to action

   Adjective suffixes  Mean What they say

Suffix                      Example                                            Meaning

 -able               readable                 able to be read 

   

 -ible             convertible            able to be converted 

-most                topmost              being at the very top

-less               senseless                  without sense 

-like                 lifelike                   like life 

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REMEMBER !!!!!!

CHANGE OF SUFFIX  =    CHANGE  IN MEANING

                              -IBLE = SENSIBLE

SENSE                 LESS = SENSELESS

                              - ITIVE = SENSITIVE

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