Suffixes - Twenty Most Used in Printed School English

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DIRECTIONS: Choose the suffix which fits the meaning of the word.

1. If a believer possesses the qualities of having joy, the believer is joy -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
2. If a computer has a defect, then it is defect -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
3. If a computer program is characterized by having faults, the program is fault -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
4. If a fraction can be reduced, the fraction is reduc -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
5. If a ladder can be extended, the ladder is extend -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
6. If a magnet performs the act or process of attracting something, then the magnet has an attract -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
7. If a mineral is tested for the condition of being hard, a geologist is testing for hard -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
8. If a person is without a home, the person is home -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
9. If a student is in the process of being enrolled in school, the student is completing his enroll -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
10. If an action has the character of being quick, it was performed quick -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
11. If someone has more than one dog, that person has dog -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
12. If the jewelry is made of gold, the jewelry is gold -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
13. If worshipers are in the state of being solemn, they are demonstrating solemn -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
14. If you achieve the best score in the class, your scores are the high -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
15. If you are full of hope, then you are hope -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
16. If you are in the state of being kind, you are showing kind -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
17. If you are one who instructs, you are an instruct -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
18. If you have less than another person, you have few -ible-able-al-ed-en-er--or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
19. If you made a jump in the past, you jump -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
20. If you walk at the present time, you are walk -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
21. If your clothing has the characteristics of a polite form, your clothing is form -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.
22. If your writings have the characteristics of those of a poet, your writings are poet -ible-able-al-ed-en-er-or-est-ful-ic-ing-ion-ity-ive-less-ly-ment-ness-ous-s-y.