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Suffixes

Suffix Meaning Examples Sentence Sentence

-ward In the direction of skyward, The balloon drifted The wagon rolled backward
homeward, inward, slowly skyward. down the hill.
upward, backwards
-ful Full of, hopeful, peaceful, I was hopeful that the I am becoming so forgetful
characterized by, forgetful, resentful, rain would end and we lately that I could not find my
or tending to tearful, resourceful would be able to have keys this morning.
our picnic.
-ish Relating to or like childish, devilish, It is very childish to My dog was in a devilish mood
foolish throw a temper this morning and tore up the
tantrum in class. newspaper.
-less Without senseless, The situation The man was cranky and very
motionless, appeared hopeless to humorless when the clown
ceaseless, the lost child. approached him.
worthless
-like Resembling; catlike, lifelike, The painting was so
having the childlike well done that the
characteristics of child appeared
lifelike.
-en Made of or like golden, earthen, Regular exercise
ashen, silken, helps strengthen your
sharpen, body and sharpen
strengthen your mind.
-ize To make or to legalize, The town committee The magician snapped his
cause to be materialize voted to legalize fingers, and a large rabbit
parking on certain seemed to materialize out of
streets. nowhere.
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-y Having the quality messy, mousy, Her hair was no longer

of runny, sticky golden, but a mousy
(added to nouns & shade instead.
adjectives)
-er someone who or teacher, lawyer, It is safer to lock the The lawyer argued the case in
something that surveyor, farmer, door when home front of the Supreme Court.
does, provides, or safer, alone.
is involved with.
(added to a verb)