ist est Suffixes



The suffix -ist is often used to make nouns by adding it to stems ending with the suffixes -al or -ic. The suffixes -ist, -ic, and -al combine in many different ways.
The suffix -ist can make nouns with the meaning one that works with or is connected with. The suffix -est adds the meaning most to short adjectives and adverbs - as in calmest, which means most calm.
Since both suffixes sound like [ist] or [əst], they can be easily confused when you are trying to spell them. You have to remember not just how they sound, but also what they mean.

Examples

Words that end with the suffix -ist always contain the meaning one that works with or is connected with":
cartoonist = one who draws cartoons novelist = one who writes novels
Words that end with the suffix -est always contain the meaning most":
coldest = the most cold steepest = the most steep

Review

Analyze each of the following words into its stem and two suffixes. Suffix #1 will always be either -al or -ic. All of the words go together by simple addition.

Word = Stem + Suffix #1 Suffix #2
1. capitalist = capit + al + ist
2. classicist = + +
3. vocalist = + +
4. socialist = + +
5. physicist = + +
6. journalist = + +
7. publicist = + +
8. environmentalist = + +
9. nationalist = + +
10. realist = + +
Combine the stems and suffixes you are given below to make new words:
Stem + suffixes = Word
11. capit + al + ist + ic + al + ly = capitalistically
12. journ + al + ist + ic + al + ly =
13. character + ist + ic + al + ly =
14. agriculture + al + ist =
15. colony + al + ist =
16. fate + al + ist + ic + al + ly =
17. nature + al + ist =
18. re + al + ist + ic =
19. nation + al + ist + ic + al + ly =
20. mechan + ic + al =
21. muse + ic + al + ly =
Below you are given some definitions. Your job is to spell the words that are being defined. Watch especially for -ist and -est.


Definition Word
22. A person who writes novels
23. Most stubborn
24. One who is on a tour
25. Most real
26. One who is on vacation
27. One who sells drugs
28. Most cloudy
29. Most nice
30. One who believes in realism
31. One who raises an orchard
32. Most pure
33. One who believes that things should be pure
34. One who rides a bicycle
35. Most mean
36. One who plays the violin

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