n. a letter or syllable or group of syllables added at the end of a word
A suffix comes at the end of a word.
A suffix comes at the end of a word.
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The suffix -able in readable indicates that something is able to be read.
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The suffix -ful in painful indicates that something is full of pain.
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The noun criticism comes from adding the suffix ism to critic.
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The suffix -ward in backward indicates moving in the direction towards the back.
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The suffix -ship in friendship indicates the state of being a friend.
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What suffix is the poet writing about in the poem, Another Nautical ?
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Climatology is the study of climate. Climatology uses the suffix ology.
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The suffix -hood in manhood indicates the state of being a man.
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The word ment is a suffix of nouns.
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The suffix -ment in enjoyment indicates the state of enjoying.
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A dog would find it dreadfully dull. What is the suffix in the word dreadfully.
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"The silver person unhooked a trapeze swing." What is the suffix in unhooked?
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The suffix -ness in greatness indicates the state of being great.
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The suffix -ize in fossilize indicates making into or being made into a fossil.
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affix; postfix;ending
prefix
2 syllables
suf-fix
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