1. able, ible—able to be, fit to be
Readable, fit to be read.
2. al, eal, ial—relating to, having to do with
3. ant, ent—being, inclined to
4. ate—having the quality of, inclined to
5. ic—like, relating to
6. ive—relating to, of the nature of, belonging to
7. ory, ary—relating to
8. ous—full of, abounding in

Verb Suffixes

1. ate—to make
2. fy, ify—to make
3. ise, ize—to make

Noun Suffixes

1. age—condition, act, collection of
2. ance, ancy, ence, ency—state of being
3. ary, ory—one who, place where, that which
4. ant, ent—one who
5. ist, ite—one who
6. ion, sion, tion—act of, state of being
7. ity, ty—quality of being
8. ment—that which, act or state of being
9. or, er, ar—one who
10. try—state of
11. tude, itude—condition of being
12. ure—condition of being, that which

Exercise 51

The following is a list of the more commonly used Latin prefixes:

1. a, ab—away from16. intro—toward the inside
2. ad—toward17. mono—one
3. ante—before18. non—not
4. anti—against19. ob—in the way of, against
5. bi—two, twice20. per—through
6. circum—around21. pre—before
7. con—together with, against 22. post—after
8. contra—against23. pro—before
9. de—from, apart from, down from 24. re—again, back
10. dis—apart, not25. semi—half, partly
11. dia—through26. se—away from
12. ex—out of27. sub—under, below
13. in, en—into28. super—above, more than
en—to cause to be29. trans—across
14. in, un—not30. uni—one
15. inter—between

Exercise 52

Analyze the following words, telling prefix, root, suffix, part of speech, and meaning: