The Prisoner
1907
by
Evelyn De Morgan
(British, 1850-1919)
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Suffixes for Making Nouns:
(State of Being, Condition,
Quality)
Based on
Lessons in English: Higher Course
Pupil's Edition. New York: William
H. Sadlier, 1893
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Suffixes that denote the
state
of being, or the condition, the quality, are:
| -ness |
Happiness, the state of being happy. |
| -ity, -ty, -ety |
Scarcity, frailty, the state of being scarce, frail. |
| -th |
Health, the state of being healthy. |
| -tude |
Promptitude, the state of being prompt. |
| -ice |
Justice, the state of being just. |
| -ce |
Silence, the state of being silent. |
| -cy, -acy |
Accuracy, the state of being accurate. |
| -y |
Honesty, the state of being honest. |
| -mony |
Acrimony, the state of being acrid or sour. |
| -hood |
Childhood, the state of a child. |
| -ship |
Friendship, the state of a friend. |
| -dom |
Kingdom, the state of a king. |
| -ry, -y |
Beggary, the state of a beggar. |
Form nouns by means of the above suffixes.
| true |
truth |
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loyal |
loyalty |
| free |
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hard |
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| deep |
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obstinate |
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| green |
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strong |
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| anxious |
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apt |
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| vain |
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merry |
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| special |
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boy |
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| quiet |
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modest |
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| gay |
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young |
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| false |
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warm |
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| noisy |
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wise |
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| brave |
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equal |
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| solid |
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coward |
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| benefit |
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delicate |
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| ample |
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prudent |
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