Verbs
Verbs make
statements about nouns, ask questions, give commands, or show states of being.
Verbs can be active or passive.
Verbs also show tense or time of action.
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Suffixes
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meanings
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Examples
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-ate
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cause to be
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graduate: to give a degree to, to
pass from one stage to the next
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-ed
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past tense
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attained: something that has been
reached or grasped
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-en
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to cause to become
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moisten: to cause to become moist
or damp
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-er, -or
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action
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ponder: to think about
clamor: to make noise, to call for
loudly
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-ify
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cause
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specify: to name or indicate in
detail
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-ing
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present participle
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depicting: showing, describing with
images or pictures
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-ize
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cause
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fantasize: to dream about
something, to create images in the mind (fant+as+ize)
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-iure
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act
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conjecture: to come to a conclusion
by supposition or guesswork (con+jec+ture)
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