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Endings that make nouns and adjectives

14 suffixes. Read them through, then practice: a question on each, then words to take apart and build. 18 questions, about 5 minutes.

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The suffixes and what they mean

-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-oid
resembling
-genic
producing, causing, or originating in
-genesis
formation, origin
-cyte
cell
-ia
condition
-ism
condition, state
-iasis
abnormal condition