Suffixes
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30 questions
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-able, -ible (respectable, legible)
-able, -ible (respectable, legible)
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-age (average, wreckage)
-age (average, wreckage)
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-al, -ial (additional, editorial)
-al, -ial (additional, editorial)
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-ance (brilliance, annoyance)
-ance (brilliance, annoyance)
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-ant [noun] (attendant, deodorant)
-ant [noun] (attendant, deodorant)
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-ant [adjective] (compliant, resistant)
-ant [adjective] (compliant, resistant)
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-ate (affectionate, complicate)
-ate (affectionate, complicate)
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-ed (vented, whisked, yelled)
-ed (vented, whisked, yelled)
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-ee (attendee, retiree)
-ee (attendee, retiree)
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-en (awaken, soften)
-en (awaken, soften)
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-ence (absence, negligence, inconvenience)
-ence (absence, negligence, inconvenience)
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-ent (correspondent, absorbent)
-ent (correspondent, absorbent)
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-er, -or [noun] (skater, inventor, trader)
-er, -or [noun] (skater, inventor, trader)
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er- [adjective/adverb] (hotter, faster)
er- [adjective/adverb] (hotter, faster)
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-ess (lioness, hostess)
-ess (lioness, hostess)
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-est (cheapest, greatest)
-est (cheapest, greatest)
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-ful (forgetful, graceful)
-ful (forgetful, graceful)
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-fy, -ify (putrefy, testify)
-fy, -ify (putrefy, testify)
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-ic (empathetic, historic)
-ic (empathetic, historic)
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-ile (versatile, volatile)
-ile (versatile, volatile)
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-ing (swimming, running)
-ing (swimming, running)
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-ion, -sion, tion (union, delusion, adoption)
-ion, -sion, tion (union, delusion, adoption)
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-ism (organism, journalism)
-ism (organism, journalism)
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-ist (cardiologist, idealist)
-ist (cardiologist, idealist)
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-ity, -ty (calamity, loyalty)
-ity, -ty (calamity, loyalty)
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-ive (cumulative, informative)
-ive (cumulative, informative)
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-less (limitless, hopeless)
-less (limitless, hopeless)
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-ly (nationally, oddly)
-ly (nationally, oddly)
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-ment (placement, augment)
-ment (placement, augment)
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-ness (brightness, fullness)
-ness (brightness, fullness)