SAT Suffixes

-able/-ible

able to be

ex. visible

-al

related to

ex. natural

-er/-or

one who

ex. teacher, actor

-ful

full of

ex. hopeful

-ism

belief, practice

ex. capitalism

-ist

one who practices

ex. artist

-ity/-ty

state of

ex. activity

-less

without

ex. fearless

-ment

action, process

ex. development

-ness

state of being

ex. happiness

-ous/ -ious

full of

ex. curious

-tion/-sion/-ion/-ation,/-ition

act, process

ex. creation, tension

-ed

past-tense verbs

ex. hopped

-en

made of

ex. wooden

-er

one who

ex. worker, actor

-est

comparative

ex. biggest

-ic

having characteristics of

ex. linguistic

-ing

verb form/ present participle

ex. running

-ive, -ative, -itive

adjective form of a noun

ex. plaintive

-ous, -eous, -ious

possessiong the qualities of

ex. joyous

-s, -es

more than one

ex. books, boxes

-y

characterized by

ex. happy