Dr. Judith M. Newman

Spelling Patterns in English

 

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DERIVATIONAL SUFFIXES
ADJECTIVES

WORD LISTS

-ous -ant, -ent -ive -ish -ic

generous
curious
delicious
precious
rigorous
ingenious
simultaneous
previous

distant
radiant
apparent
permanent
decadent

extensive
positive
negative
defensive
relative
formative
informative
conservative

stylish
selfish

basic
automatic
comic
cosmic
electric
specific
concentric
electric
elastic

-ful -al -ary -able -ible

careful
fearful
tearful
shameful
dreadful

exceptional
typical
individual
critical
essential
visual
experimental
comical
social

momentary
necessary
ordinary
secondary
primary

capable
available
reasonable
avoidable
acceptable
perceptable

reversible
divisible
possible
flexible