{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/la-suffixes",
 "id": "la-suffixes",
 "title": "Suffixes",
 "category": "language-arts",
 "subject": "English",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "Word endings that change meaning or part of speech.",
 "tags": [
  "suffixes",
  "word parts"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Suffix",
 "backLabel": "Meaning and examples",
 "cards": [
  [
   "-s / -es",
   "More than one: cats, boxes"
  ],
  [
   "-ed",
   "Happened in the past: jumped, walked"
  ],
  [
   "-ing",
   "Happening now: running, playing"
  ],
  [
   "-er",
   "One who or more: teacher, taller"
  ],
  [
   "-est",
   "Most: tallest, fastest"
  ],
  [
   "-ly",
   "In a way: quickly, gladly"
  ],
  [
   "-ful",
   "Full of: helpful, joyful"
  ],
  [
   "-less",
   "Without: hopeless, careless"
  ],
  [
   "-able",
   "Can be done: readable, washable"
  ],
  [
   "-ible",
   "Can be done: edible, flexible"
  ],
  [
   "-ness",
   "State of being: kindness, sadness"
  ],
  [
   "-ment",
   "Act or result: enjoyment, movement"
  ],
  [
   "-tion",
   "Act or state: action, invention"
  ],
  [
   "-sion",
   "Act or state: tension, vision"
  ],
  [
   "-ation",
   "Act or result: celebration, education"
  ],
  [
   "-ity",
   "State or quality: ability, activity"
  ],
  [
   "-ous",
   "Full of: famous, dangerous"
  ],
  [
   "-ious",
   "Full of: curious, furious"
  ],
  [
   "-ive",
   "Tending to: active, creative"
  ],
  [
   "-al",
   "Relating to: musical, national"
  ],
  [
   "-ial",
   "Relating to: social, special"
  ],
  [
   "-ic",
   "Relating to: heroic, artistic"
  ],
  [
   "-y",
   "Characterized by: sunny, rainy"
  ],
  [
   "-ish",
   "Somewhat like: childish, reddish"
  ],
  [
   "-en",
   "Make or made of: darken, wooden"
  ],
  [
   "-ify",
   "Make: simplify, purify"
  ],
  [
   "-ize",
   "Make or become: modernize, memorize"
  ],
  [
   "-ate",
   "Make or become: activate, create"
  ],
  [
   "-ence",
   "State or quality: patience, absence"
  ],
  [
   "-ance",
   "State or quality: importance, performance"
  ],
  [
   "-ant",
   "One who or being: assistant, elegant"
  ],
  [
   "-ent",
   "One who or being: student, different"
  ],
  [
   "-ism",
   "Belief or practice: heroism, tourism"
  ],
  [
   "-ist",
   "One who does: artist, scientist"
  ],
  [
   "-or",
   "One who does: actor, doctor"
  ],
  [
   "-ee",
   "One who receives: employee, trainee"
  ],
  [
   "-ship",
   "State or skill: friendship, leadership"
  ],
  [
   "-hood",
   "State or time of: childhood, neighborhood"
  ],
  [
   "-dom",
   "State or realm: freedom, kingdom"
  ],
  [
   "-ward",
   "Direction: backward, homeward"
  ],
  [
   "-wise",
   "In the manner of: clockwise, otherwise"
  ],
  [
   "-ology",
   "Study of: biology, geology"
  ],
  [
   "-phobia",
   "Fear of: claustrophobia"
  ],
  [
   "-ette",
   "Small: kitchenette, cigarette"
  ],
  [
   "-let",
   "Small: booklet, piglet"
  ],
  [
   "-ling",
   "Young or small: duckling, gosling"
  ],
  [
   "-some",
   "Tending to: awesome, tiresome"
  ],
  [
   "-ery",
   "Place or practice: bakery, bravery"
  ],
  [
   "-th",
   "State or number: strength, fourth"
  ],
  [
   "-ty",
   "Quality: safety, loyalty"
  ],
  [
   "-cy",
   "State: accuracy, democracy"
  ],
  [
   "-ure",
   "Action or result: pressure, closure"
  ],
  [
   "-age",
   "Action or result: package, damage"
  ]
 ]
}