Suffixes

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Suffixes

• By Anabel

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-able

• Changeable- able to change
• Erasable- able to erase
• Acceptable- able to accept
• Noticeable- able to notice
• Valuable- worth a great deal of money

These rings have a valuable diamond
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-Ize

• Realize- to make real
• Finalize- to make it final
• Memorize- to put it in memory

This girl made it to the finalize
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-Ian

• Egyptian- one who comes from Egypt
• Politician- one who works in politics
• Canadian- one who comes from Canada

King Tut is Egyptian
George Washington is a politician
They are Canadians
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-Ible

• Forcible- able to be forced
• Edible- able to be eaten
• Fallible- able to get stuff wrong

The pancakes are edible
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-cious

• Delicious- with an appealing or enjoyable taste
  or smell
• Precious- worth a great deal of money
• Ferocious- very fierce or savage
• Spacious- roomy and containing ample in scope

This cake is very delicious
This kid is very ferocious
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-tious

• Fictitious- not true or genuine and intended to
  deceive
• Infectious- capable of affecting the emotions and
  attitudes of others
• Nutritious- containing minerals, vitamins, and
  other substance that promote health
• Cautious-to be careful

This is a caution sign
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-gram

• Telegram- a message sent by telegraph
• Hologram- the image produced by a hologram
• Cryptogram- a symbol with a secret meaning or
  significance
• Diagram- a simple drawing showing the basic
  shape, layout, or working of something

This writing is called cryptogram
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-graph

• Radiograph- X-ray
• Autograph- to write your signature on something
  such as a book or photograph
• Photograph- picture writing

This is a radiograph
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-ment

• movement- act of moving
• Instrument- something that has music inside
• Argument- debate or discussion about something

This is a instrument
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-ic

• Historic- it is related to history
• Allergic- having allergy
• Gigantic- enormous, huge, colossal
• Realistic- it is related to real life

This photograph is realistic
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-ist

• Dentist- someone who practice general dentistry
• Artist- somebody who creates art, especially
  paintings
• Scientist- someone who studies science

He is a dentist
Sara is a artist
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-sion

• Television- to see from a distance
• Permission- to allow someone to do something
• Division- to be divided
• Discussion- the state of talking

This is a television
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-tion

• Attention- care, tending
• Direction- the way in which somebody goes,
  points, or faces
• Location- the site or position of something
• Caution- to be aware of something

The directions to Holiday Inn
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-ous

• Enormous- full of size
• Famous- full of fame
• Humorous- full of humor
• Poisonous- full of poison

The hippo is enormous
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-er

• Traveler- somebody on a journey
• Speaker- a person who speak
• Swimmer- someone who swims

The elephant is a swimmer
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-or

• Actor- performer in plays
• Sailor- somebody who works on ships
• Doctor-dentist, veterinarian, or osteopath

Popeye is a sailor