4th Grade Vocabulary List 3 - Suffixes

Suffix: -ment (result of an action) Word: achievement a·chieve·ment noun Definition: the act of achieving, to get by effort Example: Reaching your AR goal is a wonderful achievement Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -ful (full of) Word: beautiful beau·ti·ful adjective Definition: very nice to look at Example: We saw a beautiful painting at the museum this weekend. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -able (ability) Word: capable cap·able adjective Definition: to be able to do something well Example: You are all capable of earning a perfect score on your vocabulary test Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -ology (study of) Word: ecology e·col·o·gy noun Definition: the study of the relationship of living things and their environment Example: In college, some student focus their studies on ecology. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -ness (condition, state) Word: friendliness friend·li·ness noun Definition: the quality of being friendly Example: She was so full of friendliness, she wanted to say “Hello” to everyone at the show. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -ary (related to) Word: library li·brary noun Definition: a place where books, magazines and records are kept for use, but not sale. Example: We went to the library to check out books. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -tion (the action of) Word: obligation ob·li·ga·tion noun Definition: something you must do because it is the law or your duty Example: You have an obligation to attend school every day. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -ize (cause) Word: emphasize em·pha·size verb Definition: to say or show that something is important Example: We use our highlighters to emphasize parts of the text. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -ic (of or relating to) Word: realistic re·al·is·tic adjective Definition: showing things as they are in real life Example: The special effects in the movie were so realistic, I had a hard time telling the difference. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Suffix: -less (without) Word: senseless sense·less adjective Definition: happening or done for no good reason or with no purpose Example: Writing on the ball wall was a senseless act of vandalism. Visual / Picture: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________