Can you name the Most Common Suffixes in the English Language?

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  • Source: Scholastic Reading Study
  • *Most frequent. The four most frequent suffixes account for 97 percent of suffixed words in printed school English.
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MeaningSuffix
Can be done
Having characteristics of
Past tense verbs*
Made of
Comparative or one who
Comparative
Full of
Having characteristics of
Present participle verb form*
Act, process
MeaningSuffix
State of
Adjective form of a noun
Without
Characteristic of*
Action or process
State of, condition of
Possessing the qualities of
More than one*
Characterized by
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Common Suffixes Quiz

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  • Created Jul 7, 2010 in Language
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