Suffixes
by Julie Combes
Suffix: -ous
Part of speech: adjective
Words in bold are the more commonly used.
Some, but not all, are derived from nouns.
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NOUN | SAMPLE PAIRS |
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anxious |
anxiety |
anxious mother |
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adventurous |
adventure | |
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ambitious |
ambition |
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dangerous |
danger | dangerous sport |
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delicious |
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delicious |
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cautious |
caution | |
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enormous |
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envious |
envy |
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famous |
fame |
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glorious |
glory | |
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gracious |
(grace) | |
| horrendous | horror | |
| luscious | ||
| malicious | malice | |
| marvelous | marvel (also verb) | |
| miraculous | miracle | |
| mischievous | mischief | |
| mountainous | mountain | |
| nauseous | nausea | |
| obvious | ||
| ominous | ||
| pompous | (pomp) | |
| precious | ||
| previous | ||
| ridiculous | ridicule (also verb) | |
| serious | ||
| spacious | (space) | |
| studious | study |
Match other adjectives with these nouns:
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child |
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actor |
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| recovery (healing) | |
| dessert | |
| palace | |
| dinosaur | |
| jewel | |
| administration | |
| story | |
| problem | |
| feeling |
