–ive /–ative /–itive forms adjectives from nouns Meaning A: having the characteristics or nature of the noun this suffix is attached Corrosive = Corrosion (noun) + –ive (having the nature of) = having the nature of corrosion/the process of corroding Meaning B: tending to … Talkative = Talk (noun) + –ative (tending to) = tends to talk often –en Forms verbs from adjectives and nouns Meaning: to create, increase, or develop Widen = Wide (adjective) + –en (increase) = increase wideness Heighten = Height (noun) + –en (increase) = increase height sion /–tion forms nouns Take the verbs Act, Complete, Persuade, and Invade. To create the noun form, or make these words function as nouns in a sentence, we only need to add the –sion/ -tion suffixes to the end of the words: acTION, compleTION, persuaSION, invaSION. –ify/–fy forms verbs Meaning A: “the making of” or “the process of making into” Notify: the process of making notification Meaning B: “expressing a sense of cause” Horrify: to cause horror Meaning C: making a state or condition defined by an adjective Amplify: in this case, our adjective is “ample” and we add –ify to create our verb Amplifyable /–ible: can be done, capable of: comfortable, livable, noticeable –age: action (leverage); result of action (wreckage); a number of (baggage, percentage); cost of use (postage) a place (village) –er /–ier: designating persons from the occupation usually by the object involved (plumber), group (New Yorker), or characteristic (runner) –ology: the study of..: Psychology (the study of the psyche), Theology (the study of the nature of God [theos]) –less: without: Heartless, Homeless, Hatless, –oid: resembling (asteroid) or characterized by (paranoid) –ose /–ous /–ious /–eous: full of, tending to have: verbose (full of words, more than needed); boisterous (full of noise, cheer); obnoxious (full of unpleasantness); curvaceous (tending to have curves or to be full of curves); Nervous System (full of nerves, tending to have nerves) –ic /–tic: having the characteristics of: terrific, fantastic, sulfuric, economic –ness: the state or condition of: happiness, kindness, freshness Often combined with –ly ending adverbs: friendly + ness = friendliness; lovely + ness = lovliness –ism: action, result of an action, movement, state or condition: Fascism, Racism, Naturalism, Modernism, Rheumatism, Nepotism, Favoritism –ist: a person who practices or is concerned with something: activist, optometrist, ventriloquist –ize: to render, to make, to convert into...: tenderize, symbolize, prioritize, fantasize –ian: of or relating to...: Presbyterian, Unitarian, American, Canadian, –ician: expresses occupation or specific skill set in...: technician, electrician, politician, musician
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