The ISM suffix is used to take action nouns and convert them into verbs. It is used to indicate an action, a condition, a characteristic, or behavior. Here is a good list of ISM suffix words you are probably familiar with.
Absenteeism
Accidentalism
Alcoholism
Americanism
Antagonis
Athleticism
Baptism
Barbarism
Charisma
Colloquialism
Despotism
Exorcism
Favoritism
Heroism
Journalism
Mannerism
Mechanism
Nazism
Nihilism
Plagiarism
Quakerism
Realism
Romanticism
Stoicism
Terrorism
Totalitarianism
Here is a great example for using ism words as captured in the following video and how to create simple sentences with them on the spot.
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Keith Miller has over 25 years of experience as a CEO and serial entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, he has founded several multi-million dollar companies. As a writer, Keith's work has been mentioned in CIO Magazine, Workable, BizTech, and The Charlotte Observer. If you have any questions about the content of this blog post, then please send our content editing team a message here.
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