change'ful mourn'ful skill'ful fan'ci ful fright'ful woe'ful will'ful pit'i ful spite'ful wrath'ful aw'ful du'ti ful
Lesson 148.
The termination less gives a negative meaning to the derivative; as graceless, without grace.
brain'less sight'less friend'less worth'less cease'less soul'less head'less house'less guile'less friut'less guilt'less noise'less
The affix age signifies the pay for, a state of being, or composed of; as cartage, the pay for carting.
mar'riage fer'ri age vag'a bond age herb'age her'mit age dis ad van'tage wharf'age pat'ron age es'pi on age
Lesson 149.
The suffix al signifies relating to; an signifies pertaining to; ant and ent, in many instances, signify the agent or doer.
tid'al com'ic al me dic'i nal ur'ban pub'li can di oc'e san claim'ant as sist'ant i tin'er ant a'gent pres'i dent cor re spond'ent
Able and ible signify that may be, capable of being, fit or worthy to be, or capacity.