Appendix A 8th Grade Suffixes (Alphabetical) en: made of source of material: wooden, golden, ashen, oaken make past tense: taken, happen, frighten, frozen, lighten, tighten, heighten, listen, darken, sweeten, enlighten, beaten, lighten, bitten, stolen, forgotten, loosen, forgiven, proven, smitten, fasten, harden, lengthen, heighten, ess: female feminine nouns: actress, princess, goddess, lioness, governess, seamstress, abbess, empress, deaconess (going toward more gender-neutral nouns such as poet, author, actor...) ish: origin, nature, resembling origin: Irish, Swedish, British, Jewish nature: selfish, squeamish resembling: foolish, clownish near or about: fiftyish, bluish, smallish, finish, addicted to: bookish, freakish, fetish ism: system, manner, condition System of: communism, capitalism, federalism Adherence/devotion: Darwinism, barbarism, despotism, plagiarism, alcoholism, Mormonism, Catholicism prejudice: racism, ageism, sexism condition/manner: heroism, organism, optimism, autism, terrorism, realism, symbolism ize: to make, to render, to convert makes a verb: realize, organize, recognize, harmonize, criticize, theorize, baptize, hospitalize, terrorize, actualize, sterilize, fossilize let: little a diminutive: booklet piglet, coverlet, pamphlet, tablet, singlet, bracelet, ringlet, piglet, coverlet, booklet, Chiclets, hamlet, towelette, droplet, couplet, eaglet, sixlet, wallet article of attire: armlet, bracelet, anklet, eyelet, singlet, aglet other: ballet, omelet, outlet, triplet, goblet, pallet, pellet, mallet, gaunlet, skillet, mullet, ness: state of, quality of greatness, kindness, carelessness, softness, darkness, happiness, preparedness, ous: full of, having various, dangerous, glorious, perilous, enormous, gracious, gorgeous, generous, joyous, spontaneous, luscious, precious, mischievous, mysterious, contagious, anxious, religious, delicious, continuous, nervous, wondrous, obvious, stupendous, atrocious, spacious ship: state of, condition, quality, skill state/condition: friendship, relationship craft or skill: marksmanship, workmanship, horsemanship, scholarship, penmanship rank/position: stewardship, lordship, apprenticeship, companionship tude: state of, condition of multitude, gratitude, solitude, beatitude, attitude, altitude, servitude, latitude, plentitude
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